Losing my bedding plants

Post by **Jonathan** » 01 Aug 2011, 21:36

Hi all,

I have some Bizzie Lizzie's in pots in my back garden, and they are usually very reliable right through to October. However, during the last couple of weeks they are beginning to look as though it is already November!

My mum has lost all of hers too, and the huge displays of Bizzies in Northampton town centre are looking pretty miserable, too.

Is anyone else experiencing the same. Also, in general, it seems to have been a really baaaaad year for bedding all round. Anyone else?

Jonathan

Post by **murf** » 01 Aug 2011, 22:15

My petunias are looking good but many plants have been screwed by the weird weather this year.

Many actually looking good for a while but all too briefly then dying back. Blame having summer in April.

Post by **grob** » 01 Aug 2011, 22:30

I've not got any busy lizzies this year,but like murf,my petunias are flourishing.

The early fine weather at least provided us with a bumper crop of strawberries this year.

Post by **Jonathan** » 01 Aug 2011, 22:45

I know a year or so ago bizzies had a national lurgy

I stopped growing petunia's a while ago because I was fed up with the wet summers and they go a bit mulchy when it rains. Trailing geraniums seem to have forgotten they need to flower, and my pansies are being eaten again by some kind of whitefly. I give up

Post by **sted** » 01 Aug 2011, 23:26

My Lobelia and Gernaiums are having a good year.

Petunias are touch and go.

Tomatoes are doing well outside funnily enough.

There is so much variety across the UK at the moment I think it's impossible to forecast what will grow well depending upon where you are....plant lots of stuff and be ruthless in sacrificing early.

Plus have a BB gun for the slugs and snails ( not very efficient but loads of fun)

FISO