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May
Climate
May is the last month in the first half of the year to enjoy magellanica
types. Some magellanica types begin to wilt in June with the increase in
temperatures.
Fuchsias need to be watered twice a day, and have to be moved into the shade. In the evening it is necessary to water fuchsias from the top using a fine rose and to water the balcony floor, too, to cool down.
Fuchsias need to be watered twice a day, and have to be moved into the shade. In the evening it is necessary to water fuchsias from the top using a fine rose and to water the balcony floor, too, to cool down.
Fuchsias in May
Mini Rose and Machu Picchu (May 4)
Mini Rose produces a compact plant covered with many small flowers.
Individual flowers drops quite quickly, but new ones unfold one after another.
Machu Picchu is one of the best performers among my fuchsias.
Mini Rose produces a compact plant covered with many small flowers.
Individual flowers drops quite quickly, but new ones unfold one after another.
Machu Picchu is one of the best performers among my fuchsias.
Vincent van Gogh (May 25)
This lax, self-branching cultivar also starts flowering early in the season.
This lax, self-branching cultivar also starts flowering early in the season.
Lower leaves of triphylla hybrids are beginning to yellow.
Gartenmeister Bonstedt (May 5)
Bottom leaves are yellowing. The yellowing progresses upward, as the months go by.
Bottom leaves are yellowing. The yellowing progresses upward, as the months go by.
I've feeding one coffee spoon of Epsom salt diluted with 1.5 liter of water
once a week, but this doesn't appear to be effective enough.
Edit 2009: I have reached a conclusion that high temperature contributes a lot to this problem and it's almost impossible to maintain lower leaves in our outdoor climate.
Edit 2009: I have reached a conclusion that high temperature contributes a lot to this problem and it's almost impossible to maintain lower leaves in our outdoor climate.
Tip/s I keep in mind is/are to:
- Keep fuchsias in shade or part shade. The direct sunlight in May is too strong.
- Daily feed fuchsias in bloom with a balanced fertilizer diluted to a quarter of the recommended strength. I apply plain water once a week to wash the soil of excessive nutrients.
- Resist the impulse to purchase fuchsias now. Fuchsias in a garden center can already be damaged by high temperatures. It is important to carefully examine the plant before purchasing.
- AmeDAS - Automatic Meteorological Data Acquisition System installed by the Japan Meteorological Agency. A total of 13,000 AmeDASs are installed across Japan (as of January 2007). The measurement data are accessible via the Internet.
AprilMonth
- December (2006)
- January (2007)
- February - 1
- February - 2
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October - 1
- October - 2
- November
The fuchsia year shows year-round care of my fuchsias, from Dec. 2006 through to Nov. 2007
as an example.
The original articles were written in Japanese language for fuchsia growers in Japan.
Temperature averages in May 2007:
Daily high:24.4oC
Daily low:14.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
The original articles were written in Japanese language for fuchsia growers in Japan.
Temperature averages in May 2007:
Daily high:24.4oC
Daily low:14.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
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