Last month, I got two petunias, one with purple flowers and the other with red & white ones. If you look closely at the red one though, you'd see that there were a couple of wilting leaves. Isolated case? I wish. For about two weeks, I've pruned and removed rotting leaves and I've tried to exterminate ants in the soil by drowning them and spraying with soap. By the time I was done, only half of the plant was left. Thus, for the next two weeks I paid very close attention to this one. I moved it around several times a day to maximize the sunlight exposure and I toned down on the watering. I read that petunias flourish under the full sun. I fertilized and sprayed and removed diseased leaves. And look at the picture I took today. While not quite as lush as when I bought it, all the leaves are healthy and the petunia flowers are back. Yey!
The mums had a similar story. When I bought it, there were so many white and yellow flowers. Within a week, the plant looked diseased as well. So I started cutting off the diseased leaves and I researched on its care. Apparently, Chrysanthemums liked full sun like petunias so I found the hottest area in the yard and placed it there. Like my red & white petunia, the mums were also in solitary confinement. I sprayed with soap and fertilized regularly. So here it is today. No new flowers yet, but the plant has grown taller and a lot of the leaves are back. In fact, it looks healthy again. Yey!
Lastly, my Tagaytay plants have not bloomed since I bought them sometime around last year. But then again, I haven't been taking care of them until recently. It's the same treatment. Lots of soap spraying, pruning and fertilization. And guess what? It's about to bloom!!! In a few days, I'll make sure to take a picture. I've been waiting for it for so long. Maybe once I have a picture, I'll be able to identify what this plant is.And that's it: my trilogy of plant revivals. Happy thoughts!
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