View Full Version : What causes petunia leaves to turn brown?
sjh1955
Jun 5, 2010, 09:27 AM
I have five petunia double peppermint hanging baskets, They lookd ice but now they are wilting ,the leaves are brown on the edges and even the small leaves are brown . I called the nursery where I bought them and they told me I watered them too much or fertilized too much or I have a bug in tthem . I have only had them about a week and a half. I was talking to another grower of flowers and he told me that you can't over water or over fertilize petunias . I don't know who to believe and I don't know what to do for these plants. I have spent more on these plants than I have ever paid for hanging baskets .And I have had a lot. And it is very depressing. Please Help! Thanks in adavance for your advice.
Just Dahlia
Jun 5, 2010, 01:26 PM
1. If your pot drains, then you are OK with water, no one wants to be
Sitting in murk.
2. I have never fertilized Petunias:confused: they just grow
3. The only problem I have had with them is bugs. Do you have a
Insect/decease spray?
4. If you can't return them, you can always cut them down and they will
Come back. I have some from last year just starting to bloom.
5. I always buy from a store that I can return to, not sure where you are
From but Home Depot and Lowe's guarantee their plants for a year
(with a receipt) I have returned many things constantly, sometimes
Every week.
Do you deadhead your petunias? I do this daily to mine to increase flower production. If I go two days without deadheading they all look wilted.