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fuschia care


Question
I have four fuschias which I wintered over and have a lot of new growth, yet no buds on them.  I added some bloom food about 10 days ago and still waiting. Again they seem healthy with a lot of new green leaves.  Two are upright and two are hanging. It's nearly mid July and I would have thought they would have buds by now.

Answer
Hi Janet,
Thanx for your question.  Fuchsias benefit from a good pruning in late winter while they are semi-dormant.  I have a webpage for you here from the University of Minnesota which shows how to prune the plant.  Your blooms will come from vigorous new growth.  I hope this helps.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h114fuchsia.html

Tom  

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