New Wave Petunias wilting?
Question:Hi, I planted 2 beds of New Wave Petunias this spring. They are new beds, this is the first year to have New Wave Petunias in them. They are flower beds next to each other in front of our sunroom but have a space in between where a rose bush is planted.
The problem is the petunias were planted at the same time, one side is lush and growing beautifully. The plants on the other side have all wilted and died one at a time, we've replaced them on the bad side, but I noticed one of the new ones look wilted and dying now. I watered both the same, we haven't had a lot of rain, I'm in south GA. hour south of Atlanta. I've never seen anything like this before and have planted number of things in this area over the last 15 yrs we have lived here,
Does anyone know anything I can try to do? Thanks, Debbie
Answers:
something is wrong with your soil or you have a critter or disease killing the roots.
Do you have a dog. Dog urine kills plants quickly. I'll bet cat urine is just as bad. Smell the plant. If it smells of urine then that is the problem. Or, you could pull up the dying plants and inspect the roots. If the roots are gone or look nasty then take them to a nursery and see if someone there knows what is going on.
I don't know. Is the soil the same? Is there an animal fertilizing it or spraying it? Somethings are just unexplainable. I wish I could help!
does one side get more afternoon sune than the other? i had this problem, i'm in NC and the ones that got the more intense afternoon sun wilted. also something my grandmother always told me was not to water outside plants in the afternoon or evening to water them of the morning when it is not as hot, she always said it would burn them. not sure why.
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