- How often should you water the morning glory?
- What should be considered when transplanting the morning glory?
- Can the morning glory be cut into shape?
- Which pests and diseases cause problems for the morning glory?
- With what and how much should the morning glory be fertilized?
- Can morning glory be overwintered?
The morning glory (Ipomoea) from Mexico does not form the same abundance of flowers in all gardens. With the right care, you can ensure strong plants and numerous flowers on your morning glory.
On hot days, the morning glory needs a lot of water
How often should you water the morning glory?
The respective watering interval for the morning glory also depends on the location in the garden or on the balcony where the fast-climbing morning glory was planted. In midsummer, due to the large mass of leaves, it can happen that daily watering (also due to the drying out of the soil lying in the sunshine) may be necessary. However, you can increase the soil's ability to hold moisture by applying a thick layer of grass clippings mulch around the base of the plant.
What should be considered when transplanting the morning glory?
The morning glory have relatively sensitive roots, so direct sowing in pots for the garden when growing indoors is an option for a particularly smooth move outdoors. When planting out in a bed, the planting hole should be large enough to accommodate the entire root ball of the seed pot.
Can the morning glory be cut into shape?
The morning glory tolerates pruning well, but sprawling shoots can also simply be diverted in another direction. In autumn, the plants can easily be uprooted and composted.
Which pests and diseases cause problems for the morning glory?
Poorly growing morning glory are usually not affected by diseases, but suffer from care errors. While colonies of aphids can be hosed down with a sharp jet of water from the garden hose, you can combat spider mites known as “red spiders” by spraying them with a little cooking oil.
With what and how much should the morning glory be fertilized?
In a humus-rich garden soil, morning glory usually find enough nutrients for their growth, but occasional fertilizer can increase this visibly. But pay attention to the following factors:
- too much fertilization promotes a lot of leaf growth and can reduce the number of flowers
- the fertilizer should contain potassium if possible
- water sufficiently with the fertilizer
Can morning glory be overwintered?
Basically, morning glory belongs to the rather short-lived plants. Since they do not tolerate frost, they would have to be cut back and overwintered in a pot indoors. However, this is hardly worthwhile due to the simple propagation from seeds and the rapid growth.
tips
When planting the morning glory, you can easily plant it at a slight angle in the ground to show it the way to the corresponding trellis or fence.