Saturday, November 19, 2011

My morninglory plants are wilted and haven't bloomed? I give the plant food and plenty of water and full sun?

what can i do to help them get healthy and bloom?

My morninglory plants are wilted and haven't bloomed? I give the plant food and plenty of water and full sun?
They may be wilting from the heat of the sun. Do they recover after the heat of the sun is off? You might want to turn the soil a bit so the water is able to get to the roots. Too much plant food will encourage more leaf growth than flowers. Morning Glories really don't need plant food, just a bit of water. They are tough plants that can survive almost anything.
Reply:you may be giving them too much water
Reply:They should only be fed once or twice in the late summer.





They flower starting in summer until late frost. They like well-drained soil.





They tend to get spider mites, white blister, rust, fungal leaf spots, stem rot, and thread blight, all of which could effect blooming.


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