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Fuchsias
Does anybody grow fuchsias (flowers) in there SFG? If so how many would you suggest I plant in each square?

Frenchbean-
Posts : 204
Join date : 2012-06-24
Location : SE England
Re: Fuchsias
I do not grow these, but the general rule of thumb for vegetables is:
If the seed packet says plant 3" apart = 16 per square
If the seed packet says plant 4" apart = 9 per square
If the seed packet says plant 6" apart = 4 per square
If the seed packet says plant 8" apart = 2 per square
If the seed packet says plant 10-12" apart = 1 per square
The formula is =(12 divided by the spacing on the package)2
I would assume the same is true for flowers???????
If the seed packet says plant 3" apart = 16 per square
If the seed packet says plant 4" apart = 9 per square
If the seed packet says plant 6" apart = 4 per square
If the seed packet says plant 8" apart = 2 per square
If the seed packet says plant 10-12" apart = 1 per square
The formula is =(12 divided by the spacing on the package)2
I would assume the same is true for flowers???????
yolos-
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Age : 73
Location : Brooks, Ga Zone 7B/8A
Fuchsias
Yolos Thank you. However fuchsias are bulbs. They have a beautiful scent and are pastel colours
I must admit I buy them from the £! shop. So they don't usually have spacings on the packet. But I can only try in my SFG. I think I will plant 9 and see what happens. If they get over crowed I will try fewer next years. Thanks for helping


Frenchbean-
Posts : 204
Join date : 2012-06-24
Location : SE England
Re: Fuchsias
I am curious what you are calling a fushia? To me this is a fuschia

They don't have bulbs.

They don't have bulbs.
Turan-
Posts : 2605
Join date : 2012-03-29
Location : Gallatin Valley, Montana, Intermountain zone 4
Re: Fuchsias
O! I bet you mean what I call a freesia!
Try this link ~ http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/g-12-freesia-planting-guide.aspx
That suggests 9-16/sq like you were thinking.
Try this link ~ http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/g-12-freesia-planting-guide.aspx
Dig holes and plant the bulbs 2” deep and 3” apart. Position the bulbs with the pointy end facing up.
That suggests 9-16/sq like you were thinking.
Turan-
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Join date : 2012-03-29
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Fuchsias
Oh Guys I am so embarassed
I meant freesias







I meant freesias


Frenchbean-
Posts : 204
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Fuchsias
Turan, Im glad you know what I'm talking about.
Here in England Its been 26 degrees today and the suns gone to my head
. Plus I lost my glasses 




Frenchbean-
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Re: Fuchsias
I thought you meant fuschia, because it does grow in gardens over that way, at least it does in Ireland. I saw it as a hedge there.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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