Comments on: Why I Hate Petunias & Love Impatiens

By: Joe Kraynak

Joe Kraynak — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:33:59 +0000

I tried petunias again, most in a pot as Cheryl suggested. Full sun, water every other day, and they’re looking great. The petunias in the hanging basket look awful. They seem to need more room for their roots than a hanging basket allows, but I’ve seen some great petunia hanging baskets around. There must be a secret to keeping petunias looking good all summer.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:15:01 +0000

I absolutely hate petunias!!! My mother loves them. I can tell you from twenty years of gardening experience, forget trying to grow them in pots: they become so heavy they actually pull their root system out of the soil. If you must have them, flower beds are the only way to go. They have a short “pretty” cycle of a few weeks, except for some of the new varieties with small blooms that I have seen succeed in planters. Give me a begonia anytime, and the heck with petunias!

By: Joe Kraynak

Joe Kraynak — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:53:21 +0000

Hi, Cheryl

Thanks for sharing your observations. I’m going to try a couple in pots and see whether that makes a difference. My daughter is trying to convince me to give petunias a second chance in pot arrangements. I may still be a bit too lazy to dead-head, though.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:21:08 +0000

I’m with you! I bought a beautiful basket of purple double petunias two weeks ago. They are so scraggly and ugly now. But planted some in a pot around my day Lillys and they are georgous. I can’t figure out what happens to the baskets!