Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Indoor Fuchsias, 0 by Katye

Katye wrote:
I had not seen this thread until now.
I had purchased a 4" pot "California Girl" (I think that's her name...) last may or so, planted it in a gigantic hanging basket with New Guinea Impatiens & Caladiums. It grew so well, I dug it up & divided it into three plants, & crossed my fingers. They all grew well, and showed this determination to live despite the hotter weather we had this summer. I dug all 3 up back in October, trimmed them back by about 1/2, and crossed my fingers again. Well, all 3 have been flowering like crazy & have been pinched back twice. They are near a light unit that has 4 T5 lights. These lights were a great investment - I plan to get more. The experiment now is to see how well lettuces & scallions grow under them.
Checked the name - it's "Miss California". At least I had the state correct.....
I could really enjoy growing Fuchsias during the Winter under these conditions - it has been a blessing to watch them in their growth cycle, although they are Aphid magnets. I'll try to get better pictures tomorrow - this one is very fuzzy, but shows lotsa buds:

This message was edited Jan 14, 2010 9:21 PM