Winter Rest

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Sandy4453

One thing I've always been told with the superbum and Dend nobiles is to stop fertilizing by the end of August, before they go into resting.

Sandy, I water/fertilize daily right up to Oct 31 when the anosmum goes into total remission! It's daily, till Oct 31, then November 1, till buds show in April, notta - not one drop moisture. I have been putting them out in the morning to drain and drip on the back deck where temps are in the high 50s and low 60s. I need to keep water off the plants that sit below them. I think, perhaps the coolness is playing a role also since they have lost a leaf or two in the process (starting dormancy?)