Monday, May 11, 2009

Why are my hibiscus flowers smaller than usual and shaped funny?

I have lots of blooms and most of them are opening, but they are about half the normal size. They are also oddly shaped. Can anyone help me out on this?

Why are my hibiscus flowers smaller than usual and shaped funny?
Either you need more fertilizer, Miracle Gro works or anything high in Nitrogen (the number in the middle) Miracle Gro Is 15-30-15. Or you might be overwatering or not enough drainage in your dirt. Also adding minerals to the soil works. Whenever you grow anything, fruits, vegies flowers, anything, it sucks the nutrients out of the soil, so as time goes by whatever you're growing gets smaller %26amp; less healthy. I don't know if all the garden shops carry minerals,which are different from fertilizers. Farmers use minerals, you might have to go to commercial vendors. The better you take care of your soil the happier your plants will be!
Reply:Yes, it sounds like bugs to me. Could be aphids. Any common insectiside should work. Use one of the insecticidal soap products if you don't want strong stuff.





Good luck :-)
Reply:check the back of your leaves, for white spots there called mealy bugs looks like cotton, you can use sevin spray or the natural way is crushed garlic in water this works well if you don't mind the odor start with 2 cloves and move up if needed.


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