Transplanted 10 inch potted Asters after Labor Day. The root ball of each plant required me to dig the hole about 8 inches deep x 10 inches wide and returned the displaced soil to fill in around the planting. With adequate drainage, my initial watering was supplemented with basic plant food followed by daily watering applied as a mist from a garden hose.
Assuming I did everything correctly, why do the flowers within each planting (after 2 weeks) appear to be drying out? Plenty of afternoon sun and nightly temps no less than 60 degrees. The Mums that I planted are doing terrific (so far ) and they were planted under the same conditions. What went wrong and is this symptom of poor timing or a case of my deadheaded Aster without a bloom?
Signed :(( Discouraged novice planter
Transplanted 10 inch potted Asters after Labor Day. The root ball of each plant required me to dig the hole about 8 inches deep x 10 inches wide and returned the displaced soil to fill in around the planting. With adequate drainage, my initial watering was supplemented with basic plant food followed by daily watering applied as a mist from a garden hose.
Assuming I did everything correctly, why do the flowers within each planting (after 2 weeks) appear to be drying out? Plenty of afternoon sun and nightly temps no less than 60 degrees. The Mums that I planted are doing terrific (so far ) and they were planted under the same conditions. What went wrong and is this symptom of poor timing or a case of my deadheaded Aster without a bloom?
Signed :(( Discouraged novice planter