Little fuchsia blog

it always ammazes me how some plants look to be total goners and then recover lazarus style. well done on its progress so far.

Having just got in to the whole 'gardening thing', I have been convinced that I have 'lost' plants, left right and centre.....and then....BAM! They come back better than before.

Ali keeps saying, 'they're a life form and anything living will fight to keep living!' Guess she's right.

Well done Richard....good save!

It always amazes me too how they perk up quite quickly after watering.

Seaburngirl - Thanks I thought it was a gonner too.
Thanks OB, Ali has a good outlook on life !
True Bobg - Thanks -its amazing what a little water can do (especially if its hot and has a tea bag in it :-) )

Lucky you, this is what mine looks like its going in the shed shortly as long as you keep them damp not to let dry out, they do not need light in winter time, I was given these instructions a few years ago by a gardener who was an expert on them he use to show his. told me with my other fuchsias place them all in a large pot, put 50% of peat with good compost and leave them in shed at 45% they will be ok and so far they have been.

Nice to see the fuchsia happy again... I did the same with a hydrangea the other day... the plant had become too dry, but it revived when given a good dose of rainwater. :o)

the first picture is how I look if I miss out on my morning cup of tea hehe

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Oh, I know that look Mookins.. Lol.

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its a sad day for anybody who sees me before this major cup Terra hehehe

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I have a cup of tea by the side of me as I am writing Mookins mmm lovely lol.
We have a hydrangea in the garden TT a friend bought it for us about eight years ago. I have taken a few cuttings of it this year and they have taken ok. I gave a cutting to the friend who gave it us and she was delighted -surprised we still had it.
Hi Morgana- I will need to keep my fuchsia's over winter in the same way as you, but I've not got any heating in the shed so will need to look out for frosts and bring them in I suppose when it gets too cold.

Moonkins thats me aswell.

its even the fist thing I do before I plug you lot in of a morning ...dadadadaduhhhhhh!!!
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naughty richard forgetting water, you should be ashamed lol. but it came back so just keep an eye on it now, its coming on great so would be a shame to loose it now, cant wait to see next year :o)

A tip for the stem of standard fuchsias - pipe insulation, the foam stuff for your central heating pipes opens out and pops round the stem easily.

Thank you Wagger for that information good idea, I will try it.

Thats a good idea Wagger I hadn't thought of using that, I'll have to get some ready for the winter I see that you will be using it also Morgana.
Yes I was lucky Sandra I watered it again today just to make sure and I put one of those 'water signals' in the pot which shows you when it is getting too dry -lol :-)

lol thats if you remember to look at that he he ha ha

hee hee thats a good one Morgana--lol I'll have to set my alarm clock to remind me:-)

lmao I can just see you the alarm clock will go off you will forget what for and then forget about the water as you are wondering what the alarm was for he he ha ha

so funny morgana lol

Shame when senial dementia sets in lmao is nt it Sandra

I'll have to keep a notepad by the side of the alarm clock Morgana to remind me about the watering lol

Oh I thought the note pad would of been to take dinner orders haha , or you could try writing on your forehead water me, then each time you looked in the mirror you would nt forget. I have writtem message on a mans forehead in perminent marker pen, but it was nt water me lol leave it to your imagination. lmao

why you asking me richard lol, im still alert thankyou heheheh

Asking you what Sandra?..lol :-)

---OOOOO you sound lethal with that marker pen Morgana !

:o)))) lmao, I certainly am, I thought I would remind him of what he was lol lots of other things too which would make your hair stand on end he he the girls know especially Milky she has seen the pictures by email lol

"shame when senial dementia sets in isnt it sandra "
sounded like you were asking me cause im like that lmao :o))

No I was asking you it was intended for Richard lol

yes i know morgana but richard said as above in my msg, so i said oh lol never mind lmao heheheh

lol :o))))

Richard, I've kept several standard Fuchsias on my balcony without any particular protection. They stand all winter on a table in the most sheltered corner of the balcony inside an enormous plastic bag. Even with this terrible winter we have had they are still alive! Other plants that I normally keep on the table have died, especially the Geraniums. The heads of the standards poke above the bag which is nearly a metre high. Both standards are exactly one metre high to where they start to form a head, this is so that they are above the balcony railings during the summer. If they didn't grow above the railings I wouldn't have room for them.