My Secrets to Growing Massive Petunias
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- Growing huge petunias isn’t as hard as you might think. We found that making good choices before you plant and following a regular schedule gave us an edge in taking our petunias to the next level.
Not all the petunia photos in this video were taken by me (when Stacey and I did our petunia trials, we didn't think about taking photos at that time). In addition to my own photos, I used images provided by Proven Winners, Adobe Stock Images, Penn State Plant Trials, and other plant companies.
00:00 Growing Massive Petunias
01:10 Keeping to a Schedule
01:39 Consistent Watering
06:05 Weekly Fertilizing with a water-soluble fertilizer like MiracleGro, Proven Winners, Jack's, and Beat Your Neighbor
07:28 Petunias vs Calibrachoas
08:34 Protecting petunias from pests - especially earwigs in our area - Sluggo Plus and Captain Jack's Bug and Slug Killer
10:00 Trimming Petunias After the Fourth of July
10:50 Seed Varieties vs Vegetative Cuttings
15:05 Petunias Handle Frost and Freezing
15:30 Large Petunia Varieties: Supertunia Vista, Wave, ColorRush, Supertunia, Cascadias, Flower Showers, Fun House, Easy Wave, Sanguna, SuperCal, Bees Knees, and Hippy Chick
17:42 Container Size
Netta's Nursery, Posen, Michigan
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This is by far the best petunia tutorial I have ever heard. I have been gardening for more than 4 decades and still learned so much. Thank you
I enjoyed this video as well! Great information on petunias! Thank you!
I'm a landscaper in Florida and every fall I plant massive grandiflora petunias at the entrance of a wealthy neighborhood. I plant them deep, loosen the roots and plant with half regular fill dirt and half Miracle-Gro in ground planting soil, water well initially and they blow up huge within a couple of weeks. Once established, one good deep watering a week an an occasional feeding with Miracle-Gro water soluble, they look absolutely beautiful and grow huge. They last all the way through to may when planted in early October. They are so nice, I wish I could grow them year round, but unfortunately when the rainy season starts and it gets super hot, they won't grow well. Petunias are my favorite flower.
I always love plants that give us a great return… petunias definitely fall into that category for me too.
Watering: also if the water runs out the bottom very quickly it means your soil mix has dehydrated and you need to rehydrate it so it can absorb and hold the water. If you can submerge your pot into a larger vessel, even the kitchen sink, and fill the sink with with water. Leave the pot soaking for 30-60 minutes(or longer) then remove from the sink of water. Then water as usual when it needs it.
While volunteering at a language center i planted just one Vista Bubblegum in a tall urn planter pot just outside of the sewing building. The ladies from Iraq and other countries passed by this pink spillover daily as they came in to learn sewing. Many got jobs making flags afterward. It must have added a joy to their hard refugee experience because the bubblegum petunias perk you up alot!
Great Petunia advice with Corey- confidence! Thanks so much for naming and showing the "Super-Tunias!"
I remember seeing a video years ago at Walt Disney World on how they keep all of their hanging baskets, blooming and huge all of the time. They showed their drip system, and the origination of where all of the water comes from. Those hanging baskets receive a continuous flow of Diluted blue fertilizer every watering, that’s how they keep them so huge and so full of blooms. That was quite an eye-opener for me. I was just fertilizing about once a month and all of my stuff was so puny. I didn’t realize that those types of plants were such heavy feeders!
Wow... they do have incredible plantings at Disney.
Most of the annuals that bloom through the whole season love extra fertilizer. The exceptions are usually begonias, euphorbia, grasses, impatiens, and a few others.
Wow!!!
Where can one find "blue fertilizer."
@@H4me7215 There are several brands... Miracle Gro, Proven Winners, Beat Your Neighbor to name a few -- just look for a "water soluable" fertilizer for flowering annuals.
Disney also has a nursery where they grow everything for their parks. Not sure about Disney world, but Disneyland has a basement level where lots of the behind-the-scenes stuff goes on. Their plants are changed out sometimes daily for dead-heading and trimming. It’s a full-time job for many people. The miracle grow dilution does push the blooms though!
You have such a calm manner
Oh my goodness. I fell in love with them while visiting Leavenworth, WA. In the summer, they have those colorful clouds of flowers all through their town. It was hot when we were there, 95F+ and those flowers looked liked they were loving the heat….unlike myself. 🥵
I think the main variety they use is "Supertunia Vista Pink"
Omg we are almost neighbors!! Green Bay here and I’m planning on coming to visit your gorgeous flowers!! Thank you for the video 🌸🌸🙏
I am up for the challenge....I will be planting petunias this yr as my main flower of choice. ❤
Thank you for making the distinction about calibrachoas!
Thank you so much for making this video! As a beginner gardener, this video has given me so much information. Thank for for proving examples of the flowers, products, and pot sizes that would work best!
Good luck!
Shout out to commenter Andie Williams -- I accidently removed your comment and can't get it back. I want to be sure to answer your question about how to tell if a petunia is an old or new variety...
I’d suggest you visit an independent garden center and let them know you are looking for a vigorous, strong-blooming petunia like a Supertunia.
I realize now that using the words “old” and “new” might not have been the best choice because some of the "new" varieties I'm referring to were introduced over 20 years.
Hello from Mocksville, North Carolina. I love petunias! I've started to steer clear of them because of all the work. We have hot 🔥 humid days! 🥵 I didn't know about the different varieties that don't require all the pinching. I also didn't know it was better to plant fewer in a pot. This entire video is full of EXCELLENT INFORMATION!! THANK YOU!!
Your climate can be rough on many annuals that do well for us in Michigan, but there are several folks in your area having success with Supertunias and other great petunias. If you ever get out near Charlotte, be sure to visit @gardeningwithcreekside / www.youtube.com/@GardeningwithCreekside/featured -- linktr.ee/Creeksidenursery -- they'll be able to steer you in the right direction!!!
I love petunias and I have not found a plant I didn’t love. I’m a gardener from childhood and I have been at it for 70 years. Love your video 😊
Wow your garden must be beautiful!
@@claudiacanales2662 yes it is!
how did you protect your back. I just started and my back is killing me :) 38 here
@@Justsweet02 I use a gardening table to keep my plants easily accessible and it does take a while for the muscles to get strong enough to keep you moving. I also have my husband who does not allow me to do anything heavy anymore. He likes to garden too!
Loved this tutorial and can’t wait to carry out these creative projects
I love this video. Thank you for the in depth and very informative content. I am so excited to grow petunias! My dog passed away last year and her name was Petunia. Planting a lot of petunias this spring in her honor
The spirit of Petunia lives on ❤️❤️❤️
This is the most informative and best video I have ever seen!!
I subscribed and looking forward to more videos 😊
Love the specific information.
Thank you so much for this video! I learned so much!
Thank you for your advices !
Great information! I can’t wait to go shopping for these new varieties.
Great tips! Thank you!
That was so interesting! Thank you for sharing all your tips, very helpful video.
Excellent information. I knew quite a bit about petunias and often get comments from my neighbors how nice they looked, but learned some new tips. Thanks!
Thanks for all the information this is so helpful .
Great video, thank you for the tips!!
very informative and helpful!!! Thank you!
What a great, informative video! New subscriber looking forward to more 😊
Very informative. Thank you
Really good information! I’m gonna watch this one again in the spring 😊
thank you, I love petunias but have always struggled with them and now I am going to give them a try again starting with one hanging basket.
Thank you for such a wonderful tutorial. I learned a lot about what I was doing wrong. I also got a lot of new ideas.
I was thinking the same thing , this is so informative, I've always loved petunias, they are my go to every spring . Super thanks for sharing ❤
Thanks again for sharing! 💯 ❤
Great advice, thank you very much
Great video. Thanks for all the tips. We get hot summers where I live, so there's not much chance of overwatering. In fact, I had my husband screw drip trays to the bottoms of my baskets so they can soak up the runoff. I am trying Sluggo Plus this year for whatever is eating my petunias in the back yard. But I put down way more than you suggested so hopefully that doesn't hurt them. I still need to try fertilizer. This year I went with mixing my own soil (1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite, and 1/3 compost) and it seems to be a good mixture. For the compost, I use a few different ones to get a variety of nutrients, including worm castings. I purchased an 8ft stock tank and have it filled with perennials, bulbs, and some annuals. The tank is wrapped in a roll of bamboo to give it a more natural look. Then I surrounded it with pots filled with petunias and a few other annuals to give a layer of color. It's my own little Eden.
Very informative thanks for posting!
I am so glad I came across this channel. These flowers I just love ❤️ & have been growing them here in Australia 🇦🇺
Looking forward to seeing more
I’m a new garden. I appreciate the tips. I’ve been jealous of others and had no idea about the supertunia vista. Oh boy can’t wait to try. Thank you sir
That’s literally the BEST VIDEO about petunias I watched. And I watched a bunch of them.
THANK YOU!!!!
I already subscribed. 😊👍🏼
Thanks for such a positive reaction. Hopefully, you’ll see results in your petunias as well.
Thank you so much.❤
Very informative.. Thanks for sharing your experience.
What a pleasant surprise to see Sharkey's in Crivitz! My mom was born & raised there!
Awesome video on petunias!!
Thanks for sharing
Love this Thank you! Blessings to you
So helpful. I have them in the front yard and they are beautiful! This is information is helpful to learning how to care for them.
Thank u so much for great information 😊
Thank you thank you thank you for all your information
Thank you for sharing such good info. Did not know petunias are such heavy feeders! I will be fertilizing to get more blooms.
Great video thanks!! 🙌🏾
Thank You I’ve learned so much to day. 💯
THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION
Fabulous video. I learned so much from you today and will be putting those ideas to use this next week. I always love somebody who says it like it is. Thank you so much❤
Thanks for your kind words and good luck with your plants!
Really good info. Thanks.
Great video with lots of information. I will be giving your suggestions a try when spring hits.
Good luck -- let us know how things go!
Thank you! MOST helpful❤
I Would be interested in more. Very informative. Change the background to plants, seed trays lol You got this 😊
Thank you…this information was helpful
I love your energy
thank you !
Wow! Such good information. I have to play again to take notes. Thank you for this wealth of knowledge especially on my favorite flower.
Happy to share… happy gardening.
I would love to see more of your videos about this
I’m so glad I found your channel today!!! I just plant petunias with calibrachoas on my landscape last weekend, now I will change it for another petunia 🙌🏻 Thank you for sharing this information!
Glad you watched. Calibrachoa sometimes do okay in the landscape, but if the pH isn’t right, they can look yellow and leggy and sad.
Good luck with those petunias!
Great videos!🎉
Very helpful and informative
I’m growing vista bubblegum and white this year
Those r the BEST!!
Absolutely love to grow petunias ❤thanks for sharing this 😊
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Oooh im a little too excited to find this video and your channel.
I have some purple million bells, geraniums and vinca on my front deck that always do pretty great, especially the geraniums. They get about 6 hours of morning to noon sun. Unfortunately, I'm in zone 7 around mid-oklahoma, so I've needed to experiment with what potted flowers do well in this heat and humidity.
I think a drip system might be key for the heat here, but our only water spigot is in the back of the house at the entrance of the crawl space. That's a project I'll never be able to convince my husband to take on haha!
Thank you for sharing your tips and information! You're a gem!
Enjoyed this video. I found that if you dead head as soon as they wilt. Then will put energy on the next one. And trim like he said
Thank you from Philippines! Just saw lots of petunias here and they are gorgeous flowers! Thank for for the tips.❤
Hope you have great success growing them yourself ☺️
Awesome video I really enjoyed it. I'll send you pics if I remember ❤
I love the tips! lots of great information.
I just got myself a Firefly Petunia and i can't wait to see them grow!
I’ve got a Firefly ordered too… very curious to see it in person - I want to know how much it looks like the photos and videos they are showing.
I got mine a few days ago. So I'm here trying to figure out how to not kill them. 😂
Thanks for the great video, I saw little green worm on my flowers didn't know about earwigs but will buy the bate you suggested.
Earwigs aren’t green, so you likely have different pest. Snap a pic and ask your local garden center, they’ll have a good idea of what’s in your area.
I can't thank you enough for this video!! So many questions that I had that were answered especially about the slug and bug killer. Only 2 or 3 pellets I had no idea that's how much you need. I have alot of earnings and the slug and bug killer did turn moldy on me. Thanks again
Happy to help. Just keep an eye on those pellets… if they’re gone, you need to add more.
Oh my gosh, thank you for this video!!!! I have been getting so frustrated with my petunias. Now I know what I’m doing wrong/right
Thank you so much for all this information. I was about to give up on them
Good luck. I hope you have great success this time around.
Great video
Second year starting petunias from seed. Cuttings are so much easier! They are rated as easy but honestly they are super finicky and slow growing. Petunias are one of my favorite flowers so it's worth the 12 weeks of babysitting and daily stressing that I don't kill these baby plants😂. Thanks for these great tips on upping my petunia game. I've never had a pot just overflow of flowers. My plants have gone to seed and gotten "leggy". I saved this video to refer back too. Thank you!
Good luck!!!
It’s my fourth season growing my petunias from seed. Here’s a few things that have helped me. (I’m in climate zone 6a)
I winter sow both my petunias and my pansies in February, usually around the third week of February. I moisten the soil and cover the containers with clear plastic.
I also use slow-release and liquid fertilizer for my petunias. I dead-head them in the morning, right as I’m watering them. Then I prune back pretty hard in July-usually about 30 to 40 percent of the plant. It bounces back thicker and fuller than ever afterwards, and it tricks the plant into a longer bloom time.
For anyone reading this that hasn’t grown petunias from seed-remember that the seeds must have light to germinate. Just moisten the growing medium and press them into the surface. Keep the soil consistently moist and exposed to sunlight. And pack your patience, because they do take their sweet time germinating.😂😂😂
But it’s all worth it in the end!
I always wondered why my petunias looked so sad. I may try again this year and go for some supertunias. Please keep going with your educational videos
Good luck. Great looking petunias like a good bit of fertilizer, so feeding them often will help.
If you visit an independent garden center, you can let them know you’re looking for Supertunias or other vigorous petunias and they can hopefully point you in the right direction. Gotta admit, Supertunias are easy for us to recommend because people have such good luck with them.
Make sure you get "Vista" Petunia.
@NettasNursery I had good luck with them at the start but as time went by if you take the long part and tip it up they were all dead & scraggly looking underneath.
depends on the zone your in, superpetunias do not do good in extreme heat, where the regular ones do if you trim them up and deadhead. superpetunias do not do good in our summer weather we always have triple digit temps. they do good in the spring however
Thanks 😊
First time watching your videos. Subscribing!
Thank You Corey.. a really awesome video. full of vital information. I would say fertilizer for my brain for planting petunias. I am using last year's baskets and purchased the 6pks... I am planting 6-8 in a 12-inch basket.. Learned a lot about watering and fertilizing.. Thank you .. Thank You... Thank You...
Good luck! May your petunias be plentiful.
Excellent
Awesome video
I just sprouted my 1st super petunia supposed to be such a strong cherry smell and flavor that they use it for cherry flavoring I'm very excited. Excited to learn some tips about them.
Can’t say that I’ve ever had a Petunia that smelled like cherries or used as flavoring.
@@UpNorthGardenMI I tryed to put up the picture but all I can send is there name. Superbissima cosmic Cherry Petunia from Baker Creek Heirloom seeds. Blessings
Thanks for all the great info.. I love that he talks w his hands 😂
You can definitely hear me better with the hands moving, right??? 🤣🤣🤣
I live in San Diego, California and I have planted petunias. I don’t know how many times and they have never looked good. They have never flowered. I’ve even bought the hanging baskets that looked good when you bought them, but then look like crap. Two weeks later. I planted some seeds couple weeks ago and nothing happening. So I’m going to go to a real nursery and try to find some of the ones that you talked about and take your advice and see what happens.
When you go to the nursery, ask about care, maybe there’s a bug issue that makes them more challenging in your area.
This is a FANTASTIC video! Thank-you for taking the time to so thoroughly explain everything. I was a petunia lover but had backed away from them the last couple of years because the deadheading was too time consuming. Also because I always get aphids, lots of aphids. I spray with soapy water & then the blooms get these funny spots on them, even after rinsing them off. The deadheading issue is now solved by your video since I now know what petunias to get so thank-you!!The earwig tip was much appreciated as well. Any suggestions for the aphids??
If you're avoiding chemical sprays, you could try growing calendula or nasturtium nearby -- the aphids will usually go to them before going after other plants. Then you can focus on stopping the outbreak on your "bait" plants away from your petunias.
Thank goodness this is wonderful I learned something new!
So glad you found the info helpful. Thanks for the comment.
I learned a lot……thank you sooooo much
You are so welcome!
Supertunia vista is also supposed to work well in landscape plantings.
Thanku so much, lots of info on these amazing, beautiful plants.
Over here in Perth Western Australia our weather goes from 41°Celsius in summer to 18° Celsius winter 🙄
I go from too wet to too dry, drives me nuts😊
Thanks again for a really informative tutorial ❤
Ps thanku for the info about it also being a seed propagation issue..
New varieties are the go by the sounds of it 😊
Those climate swings definitely make things more challenging!
This was exhilarating
Thanks this was helpful
Glad it helped
Well done!! Thanks for all the info. Nothing worse than buy annuals & not be happy with the blooms
So true!
He's the best I've heard
I love petunias but decided not to get anymore because I was tired of having to spray them for budworms. If they come out with ones that don't need spraying, I'll be happy to buy them again. I am in zone 9.
AWESOME ❤
Thank you... I quit growing Petunias because they got sparce and stringy. They started out gorgeous. This was very helpful 🌺Subscribed and hit the bell...
Thanks. Hope these tips keep them looking great all season.
The key is biweekly pruning. Yes, cut the blooms...your petunias will be thick and full of blooms.
@@Shammock do you know of a video that shows proper pruning? I always feel like I am doing it wrong.