Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS SUMMER!!! Mid Summer Edition, 3 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jeff--do you mean the two new Guinea Imps I have in the picture--or do you mean
the whole grouping?

I have good luck with NG's--and this bed gets bright AM sun until 3PM.

What I CANNOT grow in this bed is Petunias....a couple years ago--they all died
from some kind of crown rot--and I believe this fungus still exists in the soil in this bed.
They also died in my "Stump bed"--which no longer has a "Stump"--but my new
deciduous Azalea Paul gifted me.
By now--most of my Petunias have died--either in beds--in containers or in my W-boxes.
The start looking kije they need a serious watering--but never recover.
When I pull them up--there are barely any roots on them....I am mistified....
What do you make of it?
Perhaps they like a bit more "freedom" for the roots? Perhaps--I should not buy a
6" pot of petunias with 4 plants in them and divide them? Whatever!!!

The ones still thriving are the ones I bought earlier in the season from Chapel Hill.
But--they are planted in a different bed than any last year.
He gets ll his annuals from the Amish in PA.

These pictures are from July of last year....What do you make of this????
Pathetic--NO?