I have 2 problems with my morning glories grown in a planter box. The planter box is 2' wide x 7" x 6'. I followed the seed package instructions and planted 6 seeds, spaced 6" apart. I live in Rocklin, CA (zone 9); the planter box faces west. I can't keep enough water on them. Unless I completely fill the box with water 2 or 3 times a day (such that water comes out the drainage holes), the leaves wilt. I don't recall the species of morning glory, but suspect that I need a species that doesn't root as much, or simply use fewer seeds.
Secondly, my trellis is 6 1/2 high and the vines are growing too high and bunching up on the inside (see photo). Is there a species of morning glory that doesn't grow as high and is better suited for my trellis?
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I LOVE morning glories!!! They are so versatile. They can be quite invasive...but that is what I love about them. When they fill an otherwise blank space with the lovely purple flowers. I love watching the butterflies dart amongst them.
They are thirsty creatures, so where you have them must have the right (or wrong) combo of wind and sun that is drying them out too fast. Have you tried one of those self watering globes on them? One of my mother's neighbors does that with hers and hers are prolific. I personally don't like the glass ones because we get too much wind and they break...she must have hers anchored well because it has withstood some high wind days. I need to take a peep up close when she isn't home ;)
Anyhow...them growing too tall is a challenge...they love to grow...but her's my mindset, think of them as dogs that you can train! You can redirect the vines back down and weave them in to the trellis so they fill in bare spots...this site has a better explanation than I can give:
homeguides.sfgate.com/
For next year, you can also try them in a high planter and let them trail down. Then you can snip off the vines when they get too long. When you do this, they look like a purple waterfall! SO PRETTY!!
This is another good site for ideas:
www.gardeningknowhow.com/
Happy growing!!!
Happy growing!!
You may have a problem trying to keep this many vines watered as the west side may be getting 6 or 7 hours of pretty intense sun/heat.
My morning glories spread out so much. I have them on a chain link fence. I didnt plant them; they came from a neighbors yard.
I have heard that morning glories do well in an unstructured wild environment where they are free to spread. IE does not do well in captivity IE box
part of the problem IS water, it's harder to keep stuff watered in a pot especially in CA I would imagine
maybe you could try planting them in the garden near the house and have them climb up?
Thank you.
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