Help. my geraniums are not blooming at all the way they were 1st month. some leaves are yellowish too?

are on south porch in hanging plastic pots. get 1 1/2 cups water daily. did spray all leaves good w/bug killer for flowers 2 wks ago.
Help. my geraniums are not blooming at all the way they were 1st month. some leaves are yellowish too?
Since they are in hanging pots try this...put your hand under the pot and lift up. If the pot feels heavy, the plants are saturated and do not need any water...but if the pot feels light the water has been running off and not getting to the roots.

(Yellow leaves can indicate both to much and to little water. )



If the pots are heavy do not water again until they begin to feel light.



If the pots feel light take them down and soak them overnight in the kitchen sink. You should only have to do this once, however if the pots should feel really light again, do it again. It won't hurt if you do this once every 6 or 7 days.



Next, remove any yellow leaves - as they will never turn back to green and they make the plants look bad.



Follow that by removing every dead flower on the geraniums. You will need to keep the dead and/or dying ones picked off so that energy goes to making new blooms - not trying to keep the dying ones alive.



Finally, give them a little fertilizer with every watering - about every 5 or 6 or 7 days. (remember to check to see if the pot is light) Mix up the fertilizer and keep it in a large jar with a lid (a 2 litter soda bottle works fine). When you buy the fertilizer get the one where the 2nd # is the highest. )The first # is for top growth (leaves), the second for blooms, the third for root development.)



Sometimes the roots are to far gone and no matter how well you begin to take care of them, they die. I hope yours recover and you have beautiful blooms the rest of the season. :)
Reply:too much water.... wet soil good every three or four days
Reply:Hi ; Have you been giving plant food?Is it in an pot or in the ground?If it,s in a pot Flush it with water at least 3 times.It may have salt from the water.Your leaves should get greener....JW
Reply:Be sure you removing the dead clusters (pinch where stem of cluster meets main stem).



This encourages new growth.
Reply:i would use miracle grow and watera little bit more often. also deadhead anyn finished flowers.
Reply:Your watering them to death. Water only every three days or so , when they feel dry, with some plant food in the water each time to keep them blooming.
Reply:Its good you explained your garden positions, but to tell you the truth, like a disease in humans, it is best to isolate one thing at a time till you are able to diagnosis the problem.



Yellowish leaves can be pinpointed towards several factors. Where on the flower top/mid/bottom is the yellowing starting? from the tips or the middle veins....



I want to tell you that yellowing is usually a lack of Nitrogen, although every location/grower can be unique therefore before you try to go to your local store, and purchase fertilizer, do not come to hasty decisions.







I would suggest you do several things, if you see that the flower is truly wilting at an increased pace.









1. Re-pot the whole thing - if you see incredible rate of wilt - (if the bottom of the plastic pot gives off sewage odors, or too swampy, your roots were probably dying because of lack of oxygen)

1a. Repot the whole thing, %26amp; only moisten your roots when you replant

1b. Feed your plants/ or foliar feed @ around sunrise %26amp; around sunset







2. Usually if you live in "non-extreme" climates, you should just mimic the weather. Sometimes it pours, sometimes it dries, when extended dry periods happens then you could help out, or when you see uniform yellowing or lack of fertilizers.



3. Do not use bug killers, usually the chemical/synthetics you using may not kill plants, but perhaps it has accumulated on the bottom of the pot, making it a bit salty %26amp; swampy stink. Especially in plastics, not really terracotta.You can kill most bugs by seeing them.



4. If the bottom of the pot is dry, and your soil dry, then examine the yellowing of the leave. If it is yellowing from the middle (vein) not the sides.



4a. Go collect some Nitrogen/minerals by not wasting your URINE, yes urine. Make sure you eat healthy foods, not just some junk protein %26amp; fats, your urine will reflect your habits.



Take a gallon jug, and attempt to start by mixing (natural) Nitrogen/fertilizer in as small amount as possible. Start with 1/4 fl ounce to a gallon as a start. Do not pour it directly on the stem %26amp; leaves or soil yet. Shake up the gallon bottle as much as possible (enrich with oxygen for roots), then pour/drench it in the dry soil, as if it was a raining day. Soak it - then don't water it until you are sure you it dries out then water with tap water is fine.



REMEMBER start at diluted levels, and as your Geri's grow, its intake level will correspond in relations to its growth, like a teenager. Feed maybe one every two weeks or one a week. Do not over feed fertilizers, or you will have to re-pot often







5. put some worm casting or worms in your pot







End note - Your urine %26amp; feces is quite shunned upon in society today, and I understand this fact. You can buy cow poop at Home Depot I noticed, for quite a sum of money...........



if you bury your poop, under soil, flies are unable to lay eggs %26amp; organic decomposition produces the essential diets for your plants. Some fertilizers from stores are not easily broken down in soil and not easily taken up by plants.



Think about it. You are basically feeding your plants, what you consume, if you don't eat fast food everyday.



Do not over fertilize, or you will have yellowing of your plant.











Successful botany, is much like a balancing act of patience. You don't want to be too extreme of anything. And after several experiences, and not quitting after failures, I am sure you will began to get the hang of it.