HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO
GUIDE YOU THROUGH GROWING A STANDARD
select a strong unstopped cutting
preferably with triple leaves off the leaf axil. using 3
leaves will increase the amount of shoots.
Stake the young plant and tie it
at rgular intervals to maintain a straight stem. Pinch
out any side shoots, as they develop at the leaf axil. As
the plant grows you may have to slacken off the ties to
prevent them cutting into the standards stem. Continue to
remove side shoots untill you produce a nice straight
stem.
When the standard reaches the
height you require let the plant produce three sets of
side shoots (do not pinch out these top three side
shoots) and then nip out the growing tip. This will
encourage the three sets of side shoots to grow.
On a triple leaf axial plant you
will have 9 side shoots. Pinch these out when they reach
2 sets of leaves, and then pinch those out when they make
2 sets of leaves, keep going untill you have formed the
head of your standard fuchsia.
The leaves on the main stem should
drop off by themselves when the standard fuchsia has
formed its head.
You must remember to over winter
standards in a greenhouse or conservatory as frost will
kill off the fuchsia head.
This is a guide only, we
cannot be held responsible in any way for failure of plants due
to this article.
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