When I bought my geraniums at the beginning of March they were healthy and produced lots of repeat flowers. I religiously dead-headed the plants on a regular basis and fed with MiracleGro to encourage growth.
Healthy Geraniums in March
and
Healthy Geraniums in March
by April the flower stalks had started to rot. I sprayed with a fungal spray but it did not seem to make a difference.
Geranium flower stalks turned brown and started to rot
then i noticed the main fleshy stems were rotting from the inside. When I cut the geranium stem open it was rotten inside.
Sickly Geraniums
and
Geranuium rotting inside the stalk
and
Something is also burrowing in the geranium leaves!
Within a couple of months I now have two sickly tubs of geraniums
tub of sickly geraniums
After extensive research I now think they have stem rot. I am gutted. I thought geraniums were meant to be easy to grow. Has anyone else experienced this problem with geraniums?
Useful links
How to Save Geraniums with Rot
PDF file
https://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/A2559.pdf
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