Well, silly me. Two weeks later, they are in full bloom. I do think I will divide them this year, though. The clumps are getting very large. Thanks, Iris gal. I'll be sure to give them a nice feed while I'm at it.

transplanting can slow down squash, but I grow several every year and always transplant. Even my giant pumpkins get transplanted after it is 2 feet tall and wide. Transplant carefully and you should have no problem. It looks to me like maybe too cold and too wet. ? Where are you located? I am on the coast of British Columbia and this (last week of May or first week of June) is when I set my plants to ground from the green house. Don't fertilize until they show growth. If you can put a cover over them that will help to warm them up but DON"T burn them!. You need root growth in June. Taking off the first few flowers will let leaves and roots develop. Leaves and roots are what feed the fruit.

I haven't been online 2 c any responses 2 my blog entry for a while and i'm glad 2 c I've had some responses. I really appreciate any advice i can get. I'm currently growing my gardenia indoors in a window that gets great light in the morning and moderate thourhgout the rest of the day. I'm excited 2 say that i now have about 7 beautiful flowers in full bloom on my plant. Its funny how all the buds seemed to grow in at the same time and yet they appear to be growing and blooming in groups at different times. They are so worth all the work. I have some pictures that I'd love to post but I'm not sure at the moment how to do that yet. Its been so long since I've checked this blog but if anyone looks again I was wondering if the gardenia blooms grow bigger the older the plant gets or is the bloom size determined by the type of plant you have? Thank you soooo much

I, too have Hydrangeas not blooming. I have a 3 year old mature hydrangea which has bloomed the first 3 years and not this year. This was the first year it didn't bloom. It is green as can be, no obvious bugs or infestation and I have been regularly watering it. I have another that hasn't bloomed either. My endless summer hydrangea has been blooming and is still in bloom. I also bought a hydrangea at Easter from my church that was in bloom at that time. ( it was forced ) I planted in the ground, eventually cut the spent blooms and thought I would have to wait a couple of years because it was quite small. I would say the pot was a 8 inch pot. Regardless, that is the plant with a very tiny blue bud!! My neighbor and I had a conversation that his Hydrangea which is usually loaded with flowers has about 5 or 6 blooms. I am wondering too if the extreme temperatures could be the reason. All of my plants are in part shade. Good Luck