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Post by floydie on Feb 11, 2011 11:23:58 GMT
We have a lovely fuchsia towards the bottom of the garden. Its very brown and woody at the moment and will need chopping back. (or is it totally dead if its all brown?) Wen's the best time to do it? and how can i tell what variety it is? Ive read some need chopping back to the ground. (just realised i missed the c out of fuchsia )
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 11, 2011 11:28:25 GMT
My fuschia is in the same condition. It should show growth at the base of the plant when spring/summer arrives. Soon as it's growing niceley i cut back the woody bits then. However, don't know if it was designed to survive -20c.
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Post by floydie on Feb 11, 2011 11:33:00 GMT
Fingers crossed they made it through the cold, I'll hang fire and hope i see new growth. I have alot of dead looking plants in the front too problem is i don't know what I'm pulling up (if they are really dead or not) Ive dug up my little choisya and threw it out as it was brown/woody too but they are supposed to give colour all winter arnt they?
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Post by steve on Feb 11, 2011 11:39:09 GMT
The old brown twiggy growth will help protect it from any more frosts so don't cut back yet..like Scrumpy says who knows after an exceptional December though, we got -15 and I have one in a border that was about 8' high last year
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 11, 2011 13:11:02 GMT
None of my fuchsias are showing new growth yet. it is still early days so still time yet. Also there are hardy and hardy fuchsias. ie some are not so so hardy and will not make it through a BAD winter . Most of them can be cut back hard when you can see where the new growth is. I have some over 6' tall and never cut back much except straggly growth.
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Post by Geranium on Feb 11, 2011 13:33:56 GMT
My fuchsias are always late showing new growth, so be patient. I don't cut them back until the new shoots are there. The magellicana types shoot from the old wood. 'Mrs Popple' shoots from the base, so don't do anything until you see the signs.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 11, 2011 17:50:37 GMT
I cut one of mine back today, it might have survived the winter but it didn't survive being tangled in my hair
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Post by Geranium on Feb 11, 2011 18:13:54 GMT
Awwww...poor Fuchsia! ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 11, 2011 18:16:54 GMT
Poor hair, my plants should have learnt by now ;D
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Post by Geranium on Feb 11, 2011 19:12:30 GMT
I admit that I have several that don't know how to behave - my Berberis in particular! OUCH!
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Post by floydie on Mar 21, 2011 12:22:30 GMT
it still looks dead, is any of yours showing growth?
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Post by steve on Mar 21, 2011 12:42:31 GMT
Scrape away a bit of the bark down near ground level is it green underneath?
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Post by Rosie on Mar 21, 2011 12:51:07 GMT
My Magellanica Alba isn't sprouting yet either Floydie, but it is green under the bark, as Steve says, it's a good test to scrape some bark back near the base and see if it's still green and alive
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 21, 2011 18:04:42 GMT
One of mine in the garden has some tiny shoots at the base. I had a couple of hardy ones in pots in the greenhouse, I thought they were dead but they have just started shooting from below the soil level. Don't give up on yours yet floydie
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Post by floydie on Mar 21, 2011 20:02:10 GMT
Ok I'll check it tomorrow .
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