Comments on: Why I Hate Petunias & Love Impatiens http://joekraynak.com/gardening/why-i-hate-petunias-love-impatiens.html Freelance Writer Wed, 16 May 2012 21:09:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joe Kraynak http://joekraynak.com/gardening/why-i-hate-petunias-love-impatiens.html/comment-page-1#comment-2572 Joe Kraynak Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:33:59 +0000 http://joekraynak.com/blog/?p=724#comment-2572 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. 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 http://joekraynak.com/gardening/why-i-hate-petunias-love-impatiens.html/comment-page-1#comment-2570 Rich Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:15:01 +0000 http://joekraynak.com/blog/?p=724#comment-2570 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! 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 http://joekraynak.com/gardening/why-i-hate-petunias-love-impatiens.html/comment-page-1#comment-2517 Joe Kraynak Mon, 10 May 2010 20:53:21 +0000 http://joekraynak.com/blog/?p=724#comment-2517 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. 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 http://joekraynak.com/gardening/why-i-hate-petunias-love-impatiens.html/comment-page-1#comment-2516 Cheryl Mon, 10 May 2010 19:21:08 +0000 http://joekraynak.com/blog/?p=724#comment-2516 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! 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!

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