TRAINING FUCHSIAS IN POTS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 12, 19 March 1913, Page 39

TRAINING FUCHSIAS IN POTS.

The fuchsia is admirably adapted for training specimens in pots. Our illustration shows two of these as exhibited in the Home Land, where this method of training is much in vogue. The training is a very simple matter. Nine and ten inch pots are used, and a stake fif the desired length inserted. The leading shoot is lightly tied to this stake, and the side shoots pinched back frequently. All flower buds are picked off till two weeks before the show; any gaps at the sides are clothed by tying in a near shoot, and the plant is now and then turned round to the sun, so that its whole length is in keeping. Fuchsias so treated grow into very handsome specimens, and suitable varieties should be selected for the purpose—i.e., vigorous growers with good flowers. Avalanche is one of the best varieties for this purpose. Fuchsias so treated create great interest at flower shows, and societies in making out schedules for next season might include a class for these, and amateurs would derive a lot of pleasure from the experiment.