Learning how to water plants to increase growth in pots, container or garden - especially how to water roots and tubers. Specialities: root growth or tuber growth of lawns, fuchsias, geraniums, dahlias and begonias.

16 September 2010

More Cutbacks

triphylla fuchsia in full flowerThis was the lovely Gartenmeister Bonstedt triphylla fuchsia a few days ago (as you can see, it's grown somewhat since we got it in May.



after cutting back

And this is how it looks now.

Do you think I might have overdone it? We shall soon see - it's kill or cure, once more.

The idea is to get more new shoots to spring up from the base.

What I have actually done is trimmed off the outside roots and the root base to sink the plant nearly 5 cm (2 inches) deeper into its pot, then covered the surface and sides with new compost.

P.S. As insurance, I've taken lots of cuttings.

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