dead hanging basket

 


Hi,

Does any one have any tips on how to perk up a dead hanging basket?! I
forgot to
water it for a couple of days and its not looking very good!
Im a bit of a
novice gardener...

Thank you!




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Lyndsey55

 



It's either not looking very well, or it's dead. If it's dead it's dead.
Empty it out and put it away for next year. If it's just droopy, you need to
get water into it. Just watering on top won't be enough, most runs
off/through. If it's possible, hang it up in a tank of water to soak up as
much as poss. Otherwise, water it several times, and site it out of the sun.

Steve

 



I should also have said, remove any flowers which have gone over and are
trying to set seed. This will make the plants produce more flowers.

Good luck
Steve

 

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:02:35 +0100, "shazzbat"


If it's over-dry, it's likely that the compost has crusted on the top.
If you think there's a chance of saving it, and you can get in between
the plants with something (a stick would do), try to break up the
surface of the compost a bit - this will allow more water to soak in
rather than run off. Then water gently and frequently (a little every
hour or so) for a day and it should rehydrate.

Cheers
Jake

 


Lyndsey55;899165 Wrote:

forgot to water it for a couple of days and its not looking very good!

> Im a

bit of a novice gardener...

Take it down, fill a washing up bowl with water and put the basket in so
the
root ball gets properly soaked. Keep it out of the sun while you do
this. You
could also spray the foliage with water. Foliage should stop
being limp and
start parking up within 24 hours or so. After 24 hours
take the basket out of
the water and let excess water drain off. Some
plants will recover others won't,
so you may have to do a bit of
emergency replanting.




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kay