Tropicals & Tender Perennials: What fuchsias are you growing?, 0 by PedricksCorner

PedricksCorner wrote:
Most of my collection is in containers to protect them from the gophers! And they are all out in the full sun most of the day. The only time they get damaged is when it is so hot it also damages the flowers on my roses. But to be on the safe side, you might want to go half shade half sun. Doesn't the fog come rolling over the hills regularly there? I drive up to SF all of the time and have family now in Redwood City. If you keep them in pots, just remember to keep them fed and don't let them get too much bigger than their pot. And I use Bayer Advanced 2in1 Systemic Rose and Shrub care granules in each one to keep mites off of them. It works great! And I still feed on a regular basis because fuchsias grow so much faster than roses and other shrubs and can handle the extra fertilizer. I just use a half strength concentration of fertilizer.
This is my Preston Guild this May. It has really surprised me with how tall it's gotten! It is taller than me!