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Wed, Jul 14, 10 at 10:56
| I started my morning glory's from seed this year. I planted them at the end of April. They are climbing like crazy, but havent bloomed once! What can i do? Will they come back next year? |
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- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Wed, Jul 14, 10 at 14:54
| delayed blooming is usually caused by to much fertilizer ....."flowering signals the end of growth" other causes to much water to little water etc..... the morning glory is a annual & will only come back if there are seed in the soil |
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- Posted by started_with_bean Zone 5--MA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 15, 10 at 9:40
| MG's like it dry and infertile, so back off on the watering! The ones growing on the fence in my yard never get watered and bloom nicely in mid-summer for us. They like hot dry weather. Even if they look all wilted in mid day sun, resist watering them. I've notice the ones growing at a nearby abandoned gas station flowering nicely, but their foliage looks awful. MG's like abuse for some reason. Ignore them for a while, and they might surprise you!! |
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- Posted by earthchild86 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 19, 10 at 14:26
| Thank you! i have been watering them just as much as my other plants. Ignoring in process! |
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- Posted by keriann_lakegeneva 5B WI/IL border (My Page) on Wed, Jul 21, 10 at 7:27
| Yep, just ignore them and they will do wonderfully. As stated above they may wilt in the hot mid-day sun, but that is natural as they wilt to conserve moisture. Be careful what you wish for, I planted MG's 5 years ago and I gave never planted them again, but I do pull out 30-100 seedlings every year to keep it 'neat'. Happy Gardening! Keriann~ |
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- Posted by trytryagain 7b NC (My Page) on Tue, Aug 3, 10 at 13:53
| Morning Glories do best in full sun, especially morning sun. Do you have too much shade? Also, I have grown morning glories that bloomed like crazy in Texas clay, but living in a place with cooler nights and sandy soil resulted in stunted growth and sparse bloom. Not sure if it was the temperature or soil type which caused the difference. |
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