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Title: Trailing varieties
Post by: nippie on July 18, 2006, 15:10:59

Can anyone tell me why my "trailing" begonias and petunias don't trail  ::)
Spent a fortune on trailing begonia corms ( or what ever they are called) and all they do is climb ever upwards, same for the petunias.
What is going wrong?

Title: Re: Trailing varieties
Post by: robkb on July 18, 2006, 15:15:13

I wish I knew! I bought two sorts of trailing petunia, some white and some purple - the purple ones are trailing across the ground like they're pretending to be squashes, but the white ones are very compact. I'm beginning to wonder if the labels were wrong...

Cheers,
Rob ;)

Title: Re: Trailing varieties
Post by: nippie on July 18, 2006, 15:24:40

Hi Rob, hehehehe glad I am not alone. Still they are all very pretty.

Title: Re: Trailing varieties
Post by: Tee Gee on July 18, 2006, 15:32:30

Years ago I suffered the same problem so I experimented and I find if you put 'tallish' plants in the bottom layer (see picture 1) they will naturally form a 'U' shape and grow upwards (see picture 2) and add width to your basket.

Newly planted;

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Misc.Photos/Pics/Wall%20basket%20(2days.JPG)

Approx 5-6 weeks later

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Misc.Photos/Pics/Wallbasket.JPG)

Title: Re: Trailing varieties
Post by: nippie on July 18, 2006, 15:44:36

Beautiful TeeGee, mine are nowhere as pretty as yours. The begonias are stunning, but not "trailing" which is what peeves me