Beginner Gardening: Firewitch Dianthus rotting already? NW Georgia Zone 7, 0 by warriorswisdomkathy

warriorswisdomkathy wrote:
It might be possible that they were in the garage too long also, some plants are more sensative than others. Were they hardened off properly before planting outside. Dianthus (which one do you have, there are dozens, annuals, perennials and biennials), most all can handle all the sun they can get. If your soil is a problem, have you thought about adding peatmoss to the planting hole. I have clay also, and use peat whenever I can. I mix a handful in the dirt removed from the hole. It allow the air to reach the roots and water to drain away when needed. The best peatmoss is available from Home Depot, just make sure to break it apart and mix good.
Pick off all the blooms and let the plant recoup a bit. Usually dianthus are a pretty hardy group of plants, so give it a few days and let us know. Kathy. All pix are perennials, and grown from seed indoors in the winter.
Pix: Dianthus grationopolitanous Firewitch
Pix: Dianthus X Loveliness
Pix: Dianthus knappii
Pix: Dianthus grationopolitanus, Baths Pinks
Pix: Dianthus deltoides (if this is the correct pix, the little red flowers, low, these are a creeper and the only variety that I have found to reseed, tho I've not grown the biennial or sweet williams).