Why aren't my brugs blooming?! I have about 10 that I left out in the ground last year and they seem to be so slow growing this year. As where last year they shot up and were tree size within a couple of months.
My tallest one is only about 4' tall, the rest of them are only up about 2-3' tall at the very most.
Which none of them even look as though they are going to bloom.
Is it still early enough that I "might" get a bloom this year??
For some reason I feel as though this growing season has flew by me and most of my stuff hasn't bloomed or done as good this year.
ho hummmm what should I do??
Why O Why??
MollyBee, it's been a weird year for Brugs. Too hot, too wet , too cool. Hopefully, you'll see some blooms before it turns too cold.
My two brugs in the ground got off to a very slow start this year. I was able to get my yellow (Dr. Seuss) to grow faster by moving it back into a container. My pink one that is still in the ground finally Y'd last week and is forming little buds. I think it's difficult for brugs to recover from the winter north of Zone 8b if they are left in the ground.
You can try giving your brugs some alfalfa to help them grow. Have they been getting enough fertilizer? If it's been raining a lot in your area, that can really leach out the fert. quickly. We should still have about 10 weeks left before frost so hopefully that will be enough time for you to get some blooms! Maybe if you really pile on the mulch this winter it will help them come back faster next spring - I'd recommend pinestraw for insulation and good drainage.
Molly, my personal experience is that the brugs which grow in pots are growing faster and flowering better. Maybe because I do pay more attention to the ones in pots. I water them more regularly and I definitely have a stricter schedule when it comes to fertilizing. My friend thinks I'm crazy growing everything in pots so this year I was brave and planted 60 of them in the ground.
I suppose, I'm little lazy when it comes to the ones in the ground.... lol But it takes me 2-3 hrs to fertilize the potted ones. Also the ones in the pots definitely have a bettter and more balanced soil...
I was hoping the ones in the ground would fend for themselves a bit better than they have.....lol
They are still growing and blooming but not as good as the potted ones.....Next year I may be going back to all pots...lol
Yea it has been pretty hot here, and we have had several days of rain too. I think that I might just give them some extra food and hope for the best. Being laid up after back surgery I haven't been able to keep up with "all" the duties of the garden except for the watering.
So I'm gonna give them all some good fertilizer and keep my fingers crossed that they do have time to bloom this year.
Could be that I am "watching" them too close.....you know the trips out and around the garden several times a day...makes them all look like they are sooo slow growing.
maybe just some food, and keeping out of the garden for several days then I might see a change.
Thanks for all ya'lls input.
I just love it here!!
Molly, hang in there. Just remember that your back is more important than the brugs. If you don't get them all to bloom this year, there will be next year. I've heard that in hot climates, you will get more and better blooms in the fall anyway. Your plants may really surprise you before long.
Thanks Brugie. :) Ya know though now that I think about it, last year on my birthday (9-9-03) my yellow one had taken on its 2nd flush of blooms, but that was the one that I had kept in the house all winter in a pot. So I am still hoping for the best.
Again Thanks Brugie.
I will be hoping for you Mollybee. No flowers can be so frustrating! I bet you get some in early September!