Question
I'm somewhat worried about one of the potted Fuchsias I have. The one I'm worried about gets watered every day for about 10 minutes. About a month ago this plant was growing very well, then all of a sudden it's lost all of it's leaves and buds, have I killed this plant? I also need to know when is the best time to prune Fuchsias?
Ritch
Hayward
Answer
Is it that your Fuchsia still has no leaves after a month? And you are still watering it everyday? If this is the case, I think that your Fuchsia may be dead. Watering everyday, especially when the weather is hot will cause root rot. This is probably what happened to your plant initially. If you scrape the bark on the main stem of the plant, you should see some green, if the plant is still viable. If you see green, cut the plant back now by 60-80% and stop watering until it begins to grow again. If you don't see any sprouting by the end of 3 weeks, the plant will most likely not come back. As far as the best time to prune healthy Fuchsias, we suggest late February.
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