Is it ok to fertilize a moonflower vine?
JustJoeyGirl
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Comments (18)I've been growing both moonflowers AND morning glory for three years. I've never had any problems with poisoning despite the fact that I foolishly refuse to use garden gloves, and I've had great success with growing them. Don't pamper moonflower seeds. Thats the problem a lot of people face. YES, they do take 10-20 days to emerge from the soil, yes, keeping them watered regularly is good (don't have them SWIMMING in thier own pot LITTERALLY), but you just need to give them TIME. Yes, they do well in good soil (not clay or gravel soil), but the reason they would rot is... 1. Its humid, hot, wet, moist, and the seeds are all forced to go through this condition... 2. You have maggots in your soil. I dare you to check and not freak out. (be careful when putting your seeds in soil. At least EXAMINE the dirt before you stick the seeds in them.) Another thing. Moonflowers, both the vine AND bush, are poisonous. Don't consume, and don't let your animals consume it either. Indoor animals shouldn't have a problem if you wash your hands after working in the garden. But if you have a neighbor's cat who comes to the back door like I have, and litterally has a police cat stake out on your porch, be careful about where and how you do your planting if you're starting seeds in a pot on your porch, or in your garden where the cat often roams. hope this is useful for those moonflower lovers out there... but you dont have to take my advice. I'm only 13. ^^...See MoreMoonflower Vine Blooming!
Comments (3)Congratulations! I have one planted with a lot of other morning glories (all I. purpureas) that have been blooming like crazy all summer. It bloomed exactly once. Just one bloom. Gorgeous flower, but I couldn't detect the fragrance at the time (probably due to allergies...) We have been waiting and waiting for a reappearance of this elusive beauty, but so far nothing. Maybe that early bloom was a fluke, and mine will start up in earnest soon. My I. nils never bloom until pretty late in the summer (about now). So we'll see. This is my first experience with I. alba....See MoreMoonflower Vine in container
Comments (4)I grew some moonflowers in containers a year ago - out of 27 seeds only 2 bloomed...the others all wilted off. Perhaps something in the soil? Weirdly enough, they came up miniature! Flowers as small as the tip of my baby finger, but they had that beautiful smell. They didn't grow tall, but continued to flower and even set seed. I saved some of the seeds thinking I wouldn't mind growing miniature ones, but have lost them since. I'm trying again this year, and definitely, they must be started early indoors....See MoreStunted moonflower vine
Comments (1)Moon flowers are tough to get started in my garden too. They take a lot of heat so you should have no trouble there. Maybe the more vigorous morning glories are stealing their thunder! Mine look delicate and weak next to the morning glories but once they get started they do grow. Right now my glories are nine feet long and covered with flowers, the moonflowers are eighteen spindly inches but are at last setting buds. The spiky heart shape leaves sound right. Mine sulk if not pretty soggy, I live in windy dry San Jose. Try a boost of fertilizer and plenty of water, and clear away some morning glory leaves if they are muscling in....See MoreShade1
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