How Do You Care For Trailing Fuchsia Plants?
Trailing fuchsia is an elegant plant with colorful, delicate blooms that will cascade gracefully over the edges of a hanging basket or patio container. Trailing fuchsia prefers cool, summer climates, and won’t do well in extreme heat or in hot afternoon sunlight. Be sure to use a container with good bottom drainage to prevent the roots from becoming too wet. Purchase trailing fuchsia starts at a garden center or nursery. Choose healthy, green fuchsia starts with no evidence of brown or black spots. Fill a pot or hanging container with commercial potting mixture, and mix in a handful of all-purpose granular fertilizer and about a cup of compost. Plant the trailing fuchsia deeply in the soil, up to half the height of the plant. This will allow the plant to grow sturdier roots. Water the plant well after it’s planted. Water trailing fuchsias when the top of the soil is dry to the touch. Cut back on watering in autumn to prepare the fuchsia for winter. Feed trailing fuchsias an all-purpose
