I'm in Zone 5a. I planted my pansies in early spring the first week of April and they have been blooming beautifully until last week. I water them any day it doesn't rain and I fertilize them every two weeks. Last week I noticed that all the pansies looked like someone literally stepped on them and flattened them, but no stems were broken. I fertilized them and they perked up within hours and all stood straight up again and looked beautiful. Two days later, they all fell over again. I am guessing they are wilting and I don't know why. They are in full sun and temps have been in the 70's-80's the last couple weeks. Should I move them to the shade? Are they dying? I had always thought they should last until fall.
I'm in Zone 5a. I planted my pansies in early spring the first week of April and they have been blooming beautifully until last week. I water them any day it doesn't rain and I fertilize them every two weeks. Last week I noticed that all the pansies looked like someone literally stepped on them and flattened them, but no stems were broken. I fertilized them and they perked up within hours and all stood straight up again and looked beautiful. Two days later, they all fell over again. I am guessing they are wilting and I don't know why. They are in full sun and temps have been in the 70's-80's the last couple weeks. Should I move them to the shade? Are they dying? I had always thought they should last until fall.