My hanging baskets?

Have been a little disappointing this year as they look pathetic to say the least. Living in Scotland I always plant mine up a few weeks later that elsewhere in the UK so normally the flowers are still in full bloom at this time of year. But not this year. So I would like to ask could it be the type of compost I used (I think so)! And also what compost do you use for your planters , hanging baskets and wall baskets.





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My hanging baskets?
Perhaps its maybe because it seems to have been a lot warmer up here this year (I live in Scotland too) so the baskets could have dried out faster. Its often best to line them with something to hold in the water (obviously with drainage). Another option is that you haven't fed them enough. I plant my baskets using a growbag and then I regularly feed them with tomato food. Another really good option if you live near the coast is to get a few strings of seaweed, really wash it well to remove the salt, and then cut this up and plant it amongst your flowers. Really good and economical way to keep them well fed!


Hope this helps....
Reply:they watering
Reply:feed them with plant food once a week
Reply:Usually one of three things will make your hanging baskets all droopy looking; fertilizer, water, sun.


Of the three, the one that is most important is the one causing your problems. If your baskets are in various locations, both shady and sunny, then it is water or fertilizer. If the plants are nice and green looking, just wilted, it is not fertilizer. That leaves water.


If your plants are root bound, or pot bound, where the roots have basically taken over the space of the soil, then they suffer from a lack of water renention to hold them until the next watering. If that is the case, bigger pots, or breaking up the amount of plants per container will help. If you have begun using a different type soil/compost than previously, then it could be a combination factor, water retention and fertilizer for the roots to take up.


The best way to determine what is the problem or reason, spread out some newspapers, or a cloth and dump out the plant and soil mixture and inspect the plant's root system. You can tell at a glance if you have a plant struggling with a small pot, or just one that dislikes what you used to plant it in. Most hanging baskets will begin to fill up your hanging baskets with roots about the time the flowering is finished, just in time to either dump them, or repot for fall growth.


Good luck with what you find :)


...jj
Reply:Sorry but isn't hanging baskets a euphemism for something or am i totally confused again.
Reply:Earth worm casings (poop). In my wire baskets with coconut liners I always place a small plastic drip tray in the bottom before i place in the dirt, this prevents all the water from running out the bottom, i also after the flowers start to take root spray the outside of the basket (liner) with a product called "wilt proof" this helps hold in the moisture. I fertilize every 10 days with general purpose liquid, and if all goes right they are fabulous.
Reply:your hanging baskets look good from where i am standing.
Reply:i use normal potting compost, and don't give them too much water


once a fortnight try a little fertilizer (liquid)
Reply:What kind of flowers were in your baskets? Do you pop off the dead blooms so that the plants don't go to seed? I use Miracle Grow plant food and potting soil here in America and have wonderful luck. I think we are approximately at the same latitude. I am wondering if you have the same product or something comparable?



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