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Posted By: chefmomof3 geraniums - June 8th, 2005 at 01:12 AM
i have geraniums planted around my mailbox in the full sun. They slow dying. they have yellow/black dots all over them. when i planted then i used potting soil and a jerry baker tonic for geraniums. i don't understand what's going on with them and how i can help them come back. i dead head all the time. please help!
Posted By: weezie13 Re: geraniums - June 9th, 2005 at 04:19 AM
Chefmomof3,
Boy can I relate to your name....LOL!!!

Anyhow, questions.... the potting soil...
What was the name of it??
And what was in it???

Some newer potting soils have the polymer
crystals for absorbing water and it holds the
water in the general area for the plant to use..

But sometimes, it's not needed...because of
different things, too much rain, or clay under
it to hold the water in... too much mulch on top
to hold too much moisture in..
And could also be the time of day you water...
What time of day do you water???

Also, the new potting soil have extra nitrogen in
them...sometimes, the extra in the soil and then
the extra you put in with the Jerry Baker formula
over did it...

Let me know what kind of dirt you used..
And what was in the Jerry Baker formula..
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