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Fuchsia
Hi, I've just got a giant fuchsia that was my dad's it's over ten years old but hasn't done very well over the last couple of years, it's in my greenhouse and has survived the winter I would like to know what I can do to give it a new lease of life as I don't want to lose it please help
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When you see new shoots, cut it back to about two inches from the soil, repot, knocking some of the old compost off, look for vine weevils, then repot in a pot just a little bit bigger than its in now. You can start to feed with a tomato feed when you see flowers buds appear. don't feed before, there's enough in the new compost and it will just run riot with green.
My only proviso with Lyn's advice would be if it's a standard - if so don't cut it back to two inches from the soil!!!
An idiot who thought he knew best nipped the tops out of some special fuchsia cuttings I was growing for standards - that was nearly 40 years ago and I've still not forgiven him
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I remember you saying that before Dove, three leaved cuttings are not that easy to come by.
It's a standard, don't cut that down to two inches then unless you want a bush.
i should have asked.
I would like to say a bigThankyou for all your help ????