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My 2 dianthus have lost all their blooms and was wondering what I did wrong. It's been very dry in florida and i've been watering every other day.

Thanks

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tarantino,

Welcome to our House here on gardenhelper.

Not positive, but I think Dianthus is a cool weather plant......Dont think your doing a thing wrong...It disappears when the temperatures climb.
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dodge

tarantino.... I have dianthis just about year round,, I deadhead the spent blooms and cut off any browning/yellow leaves and occasionally Stir the top soil up a bit as they like good air circulation around the stems and I fertilize with super blooms in the spring. there have been times when I have completely cut off all blooms and start all over tho I leave the follage it always brings back blooms..

MissJamie

Your correct......
THE ONLY STUPID QUESTIONS ARE , THE ONES NOT ASKED.........

HORRAY HORRAY..

DODGE

thanks angel,

When will the blooms come back if at all ?....I needed to cut off allot of the dead.

JUST WONDERING ......
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF SHADE......I KNOW FLORIDA IS HOTTTTTTTTTTTTT.
PUT A LITTLE NETTING ABOVE IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS....
I HAVE 2 WINTERED OVER IN THE SNOW..JUST COMING ALIVE.....i REFUSE TO TOUCH THAT ......THEY COME BACK FROM THE ROOTS IS ALL i KNOW..
ANGEL YOUR QUESTION..

DODGE:O)

IT just takes time but they DO come back I have mine in dappled sun most of the day with early morning full sun. If you haven't already fertilized I would do it now. However I just use greenlight superbloom 12-55-6 and use 1/2 recommended ratio to water. You can even sprinkle a little epsom salt in the soil and water it in and doesn't hurt when you fertilize. Do you have it in full shade or full sun?? I have found mine do best in dappled sun . TOOO much water can cause yellow leaves as well ..and try not to get the foliage wet water at the base of the plant.. I hope this helps just remember once you cut off the brown/yellow foliage and deadhead spent blooms patients is required for it to regenerate itself to produce more blooms

Sorry what does that mean>>>>and try not to get the foliage wet water at the base of the plant....

Also, how much watering should I do ? It's been very dry here, and I've been doing an every other day watering. I've read that I might be over-watering.

Thanks

ed

Tell Appleblossom your having a run off..???

;o)

dodge

What I meant was... when you water it don't 'spray the entire plant! Just water at the base (the soil line) and don't get the leaves wet as far as watering schedule goes water when the top third of soil is dry. Is yours in a container or in the ground?? what kind of soil is it in???

WHAT ABOUT DEAD LEAVES AT THE BASE? THEY ARE HARD TO GET TOO, BUT ALLOT OF DEAD AT THE BASE.

ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IMPATIENTS. tHEY ARE LOSING THEIR BLOOMS.

THANKS

THE SOIL IS A MIXTURE OF GARDEN SOIL FROM HOME DEPOT AND NATIVE SOIL, THEY ARE ALL IN GROUND.

tHANKS