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Fuchsia Standard Training

Training Standard Fuchsias (continued)
fuchsia picture variety Winston Churchill (son on right!)The problem with all standard plants is how to support them and stop them being blown over by the wind. Because of their height the support method and weight of the pot needs special attention. There is nothing more annoying than training your fuchsia standard for five months only for a strong gust of wind to pull the support stake out of the compost, breaking the delicate stem.

Certainly the plant on the left needs special support, but so do smaller standards. Follow the easy steps below for a secure standard!

The transfer to the final planting tub shown below should occur when the stem of the standard has reached approximately 45cm (18in) height. If left much later, the plant becomes difficult to move safely and the stem is easily broken.


STEP 1 - MIX THE MORTAR AND FILL POT

standard fuchsia planting Buy a small bag of ready mixed mortar, add sufficient water to make a firm mix. Fill a 8cm (3in) pot with the mortar, firming it down into the pot as much as possible.

STEP 2 - SECURE THE STAKE, ADD WEIGHT

Place the mortar filled pot upside down in the planting tub. Take a bamboo cane support stake of the correct length and pierce it through the pot bottom through the mortar to the planting tub.

To provide more weight at the bottom of the planting tub, and drainage, fill it with 8cm (3in) or so of stones, broken bricks or similar material.

It's best, though not necessary to leave the mortar to set for a day.

picture of planting standard fuchsia

STEP 3 - PLANTING THE STANDARD FUCHSIA

picture of planting a standard fuchsia  standard fuchsia planting picture Very carefully, remove the standard fuchsia from its pot, pierce the root ball (just off centre) through the top of the bamboo cane. 

Pass the root ball and plant down the bamboo cane to compost in the planting tub. 

Water the compost.

Add more compost around the plant gently firming it down. The compost should be just below the top of the planting tub. 

Water again.

Loosely tie (to allow for further growth) the fuchsia to the bamboo cane at roughly 8cm (3in) intervals.

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