How do I know if I've overwatered my geraniums? No blooms, just leaves. Been watering every day - live in CA

The two most common reasons for geraniums not blooming prolifically are too little light or too much fertilizer. Geraniums are a sun loving plant that need 4-6 hours of full sun a day, or perhaps longer in somewhat filtered light. South and west exposures are usually best. In too little sun, the plant will often grow, but will tend to grow a little bit taller or leggier, as it reaches for the light and it definitely will not bloom as much. The number of flowers is very much related to the amount of sun that the plant gets.





As far as fertilizing goes, if geraniums, like most annuals, get too much, you will get large, lush green plants and not as many blooms because the plant will be in more of a vegetative mode. In containers, if you feed your geraniums, every 3 to 5 weeks, you will be just fine. Use any of the water soluble fertilizers available, and just get a balanced solution (10-10-10 or 20-20-20). In the ground, your geraniums will need to be fed even less frequently; every 4 to 6 weeks should be sufficient. If you are going to make a mistake fertilizing, you are much better off to under feed than over feed.

How do I know if I've overwatered my geraniums? No blooms, just leaves. Been watering every day - live in CA
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Reply:fact! more house and garden plants die of over watering each year, then all other garden problems put together. a plant will tell you if it needs a drink. they will droop, or look limp. give um a drink and they spring up again. almost all house and garden plants will survive a day or two without water. no biggie. the real killer is over watering. by the time you can tell something might be wrong, it's to late. the fungus molds and root rots have already killed the plant and nothing will bring it back. want to learn how to care for your geraniums and other plants?


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american horticultural society has a complete list of links to all state and local master gardener locations. covers all 50 states and 3 canadian provinces. click on the state of your choice and you can find the link to the local mg office. you live in california and i'll bet you have a master gardener as neighbor living nearby who would love to chat. (no more getting garden advise from someone living in ohio) get it designed for your own back yard from someone who knows about your conditions, problems and how to fix 'um. never kill another plant again! my word on that.
Reply:My geraniums did the same thing - I moved them to full sun and watered less. They are blooming beautiful now!
Reply:well i live in australia and my plants are in shade 95%of the day and i hardly ever water them!!but they are healthy and flower really well.by the way,daily watering is not necessary.