How to Keep Your Supertunias Thriving in the Summer ☀️ || Supertunia Care || Summer Petunia Care

My supertunias have died year after year during the hottest parts of the summer. This year, I decided to do some maintenance in hopes of helping them survive the summer heat.
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[@michellepollino4986]

I am happy you cut your petunias back and fertilized them. I know they are going to come back for you. Supertunia bubblegum is my favorite. You are going to be so happy.

[@shesamadgardener]

I hope so too!

[@chrislewis6574]

Don’t worry, they’ll be just fine. I’m about 100 miles south of you and did this to my Supertunias several weeks ago and they’re coming back great.

[@shesamadgardener]

This is awesome news! Thanks!

[@KP-gw5zv]

Good morning lovely lady. The proven winners fertilizer I think also has the iron that is used to help with the yellowing leaves with green veining. Learned this from 'Garden Answer'. Something you could look for the next time you use the fertilizer. Anyways I think your supertunias will survive by doing this. Enjoy your gardens and have a wonderful rest of your day.

[@dawnmitchell11]

You're correct about the iron in PW fert.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for the tip!

[@barbaragholar1343]

This video is very helpful. I trimmed my bubblegums back, but they still died. After watching this video, I probably didn't trim enough. I look forward to seeing the update. I hope yours survive.

[@shesamadgardener]

I will be showing an update!

[@Marsha_B]

I’m in southern Ohio and just did this a couple weeks ago to my bubblegum and they are coming back strong! Best thing you can do especially with the heat. 🌸

[@shesamadgardener]

That is awesome!

[@jenniferhooks2454]

Let me join you in crying for supertunias that died before fall. Argh! Some things to consider. Proven Winners plants, wonderful though they are, are bred for different conditions than we have in zone 8a. (I'm in coastal southeastern NC..)The lovely annuals originate at Pleasant View Gardens in Loudin, New Hampshire. Shorter growing season, not as hot. I do think regular pruning, consistent watering, and regular feeding helps the supertunias. I grew jazzberry in containers last year with gold trailing lantana. Performed wonderfully. I lived for many years in southern Michigan where there are a lot of Proven Winners growers. The summers there are lovely. Warm days and cooler nights. At night, the temperature in my garden can be 85 degrees with 80% humidity. You took steps to give your plants a chance. I'm taking those same steps, even though my temps are not as severe as yours.

[@tracytracyWM]

Those munchkins are so cute! The PW fertilizer is also going to help with the chlorosis because of the EDDHA chelated iron. Should make the leaves nice and green 😊Thanks for sharing.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’m so happy to hear that … fingers crossed they survive!

[@HomeHarvestCo]

I never thought I had a green thumb, but with a little practice, I've become quite the gardener.

[@shesamadgardener]

That’s wonderful 💚

[@hd1ab1]

I'm zone 7, Maryland, and I had already trimmed back the petunias and verbena I have in a railing container. Last year I got 3 rounds from my verbena, so I'm definitely on the side of cut back!! I hope they make it for you. I think the color from the sunflowers will hold you over. I've seen other people "roll up" their bubblegum petunias at the end of the season and it's nuts how big they get and the space they cover!!

[@shesamadgardener]

It’s crazy how big they get!!!

[@eleanormarcellus8676]

I think youre on the right track however I dont even miss them with those beautiful sunflowers in the front

[@shesamadgardener]

Aww thanks!

[@donnajoy6951]

I am gonna do the same… I was digging them out. Okay I too will try this technique 😊

[@shesamadgardener]

Please do!

[@Oregonyardening]

Thanks for the tips! Mine are starting to look leggy and I just fertilized!

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad I could help!

[@taracorley3291]

I’m so glad you did this! I kept hearing how hardy they were and my flowers are fine but the leaves not so much.

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad to help!

[@vickijackson9115]

Great information. Fingers crossed. I love the Jazzberry. I only have one had a hard time finding them this year.

[@shesamadgardener]

The Jazzberry are awesome!

[@kittysmothers5057]

I'm so glad you posted this. I'm in zone 8 in Alabama and mine are really struggling and I have been concerned.

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad this might help you out! Mine needed some reprieve.

[@nikkichevere]

I love the munchkin sunflowers so pretty. Also i use to say bubblegum considering its a vigar of like 4+ but the new cultivars theyve came out with are definitely giving bubblegum a run for its money paradise i bought 2 this year and its larger than my bubblegum and then i also got persimmon but its not a vista just a regular supertunia but its done amazing.

[@shesamadgardener]

I grew paradise last year and loved it!

[@michellefrance1165]

Hope you get some relief from the heat! I think they will make it very robust plant, my favorite is Bubblegum too!

[@shesamadgardener]

I hope so too!

[@anitadiaz8517]

Great video! Half of my supertunias have died too, I'm in Mckinney. That early heat wave we had in June was horrible 😩. I think I'm going to try to do the same and see what happens. Last year, only 3 out of the 10 bubble gum petunias made it through the summer. I kind of want to try something more heat tolerant next year, but I just love the vigor and color of the bubble gum supertunias! We'll see! Good luck with them flushing back!

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ve been wanting to try something that handles the heat better but I’m just so drawn to supertunias in the spring!

[@lanthompson9293]

Just in time. I was looking to trim back mine today, although my supertunias is no where gorgeous like yours. But #goals for me.

[@shesamadgardener]

Hope the pruning helps out!

[@rflo6294]

Hi, I think your going to see a big improvement on those petunias, looking forward to seeing them in a couple of weeks, my periwinkle vinca leaves were looking so yellow, I used that smelly fish fertilizer and it really helped, also one of my favorite petunias are silverberry , they have a hint of pink in the center, it looks nice with other bright flowers in my window box, this year I'm using Supertunia Limoncello in window box with others and liking it too, enjoy the garden & stay cool, Happy Gardening, Ann

[@shesamadgardener]

I grew limoncello last year and had no luck … but I grew mine in the ground, maybe I should try it in a container like you

[@pattyallen5762]

I have a pink one and a very happy yellow petunias that I wanted the flowers for the 4th of July, I fertilize every week or so but I’m pretty sure the pink ones need pruning. My daily morning routine is pulling off spent blooms 😊 Next spring I’m doing bubble gum!

[@shesamadgardener]

Sounds great!

[@CarrieNita]

Before the foliage starts struggling, do a monthly pruning. Cut back about 1/4 of the plant. Also, from the beginning of its growth, feed it with about a half strength of blue feed 20-20-20 every week to 10 days

[@shesamadgardener]

Great tips!

[@GreenGranny]

Thank-you for this video. It came at the right time. My supertunia Vista bubblegum are looking stressed. We just came out of a 110° and will have a brief reprieve before going back up to 111°. It's a dry heat but plants don't like it. I will be cutting them back now. I also already have been using that same PW fertilizer once per week. I think I will step it up to twice per week. Happy gardening!

[@dawnmitchell11]

If you are having temps into the 100s, you might actually want to step back on the fert or keep the same frequency, but dilute it by half (½ tbsp/ gallon). Lots of fert can stress them more in high temps.

[@GreenGranny]

@@dawnmitchell11 okay. Thanks! I didn't think of that. I appreciate your advice!

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad it helped!

[@marilynbaldwin2934]

Im sure they will survive i use a lot of supertunias bubblegum and soluble water fertilizer also

[@shesamadgardener]

Fingers crossed!

[@judyrhine234]

PW is the best fertilizer I’ve ever used. I can’t believe you didn’t compost the trimmings

[@shesamadgardener]

I don’t compost … my yard is too small and composting would cause some issues for my neighbors.

[@brendahannah7618]

I am also having this issue woth my superbenas here in Houston. They have been gorgeous since April but have stopped blooming. I will try your technique and see what happens.

[@shesamadgardener]

Hope it works for you!

[@leslietinyhousebuilderwann3851]

I wish I saw this before all mine died. Oh well next year.

[@shesamadgardener]

Next year you got this 💪

[@marielyencasa]

Hi! I’m in Houston, zone 9, very close to you! My Supertunia Bublegum literally fried the 1st week at 100F even watering every day and fertilizing once a week. But my Supertunia Lovie Dovie survived! I will give her a good trim and see if I can keep her alive! Thank you for this great tip!

[@dianne3971]

I am zone 8b, south Georgia. I cut my petunias back this week also, but not as much as you did. The heat and humidity have done a number on my petunias. Hope they survive.

[@shesamadgardener]

You’re welcome!

[@MarjieC]

I am in Northern California with 3 year old supertunias, I cut back for the first time this late spring. I cut back more than you did because they were in worse shape, they are now growing back. Some are only a few inches others much bigger. All are looking great. We can’t buy them here so I need to do what I can to save what I have. Mine are all in large pots and water troughs. I deworm and feed them often. I am zone 9b. Very hot and dry. Grape growing area. I will be cutting back my biggest one today. It is a show stopping monster that got leggy and dry woody stems but still growing great. Good luck with your tunias.

[@shesamadgardener]

That’s awesome that you are able to keep them year after year!

[@BramptonGardener]

😮 a massacre!!! Ohh gosh I'm rooting for you. Zone 5b my petunias bloom till late fall, but I don't get to plant them out till end of May so there's that.

[@shesamadgardener]

😂😂😂 yes it was!

[@dawnmitchell11]

I'm a few hours south of you, I cut mine back a little bit after a few weeks to make sure they're branching and not getting spindly and growing evenly. I usually do a ⅓ cut back twice in a summer. This year I had deer issues, pruning them for me 🙄. I had one bubblegum in the ground with great drainage, drip irrigation, looking fabulous and nearly 3'. In the morning it was great, a few hours later all the leaves were limp/shriveled but the blooms were still going. Gave it a prune by half and removed the blooms to help it recover, it never recovered. I do find vista series do better for me, the others are more limp and spindly and don't last nearly as long. Mine have gone to mid October, but usually are looking a bit rough the few weeks before I pull them. I've had issues with mites and leaf hoppers the last couple of summers. There's also another fertilizer, Jack's FEed. I got it on Amazon last year. Both PW and Jack's have iron supplement in them. I guess petunias and calibrachoa have a harder time absorbing iron. I'm a big fan of verbena, especially superbena. I have found they will lull a bit and struggle a little in mid summer, but come back well in the fall. I put those and petunias in a morning sun only position or part sun when it gets really hot. They usually do fine, less blooms, but I'm just helping them survive.

[@shesamadgardener]

This is all great info! I’m a big fan of verbena as well!

[@cherylbabcock4531]

I just did my pansies, in Michigan.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’m about to start my pansies from seed for the fall/winter!

[@dawnmitchell11]

I'm in envy that you can have pansies through summer!

[@saramichael2410]

I think they’re gonna make it

[@shesamadgardener]

I hope so!

[@yolandago1052]

I’m curious if you can stem root any of this plant cuttings to clone plant. By the time the heat has passed you can have a new plant. Isn’t this what growers do? You can do this with hybrid tomatoes so it would be awesome if you could with annuals. Has anyone tried this before?

[@shesamadgardener]

I bet you can!

[@ShirleyJDavis]

I hope that works. I am very interested in seeing how it works.

[@shesamadgardener]

I will update even if it is a fail!

[@marionnixon817]

I don’ normally purchase annuals because of a limited budget but I will be very tempted to try these Supertunias if yours bounce back. I think they are gorgeous! Probably probably pink is my favorite but all of the colors are amazing. I’m very anxious to see if this helps. Hoping for the best. You mentioned candytuft. First time trying it. Does it normally die back or just look horrible during the middle of summer? One plant is green, one is not but neither is flowering. Same location but one might get a little more water from the sprinklers. I really like the plant and trying to keep both alive but it’s not looking good. It was looking great until the last few weeks. Any advice? I’m guessing too much sun, or not enough water or both. 🤣 I cut the bad one way back, watered and fertilized.

[@shesamadgardener]

Yes mine die back in the summer and then begin growing back late fall! They are not my favorite … I used to have four plants and I have gradually pulled them up over the years. However, they are GORGEOUS when they bloom late winter and early spring.

[@marionnixon817]

@@shesamadgardener Thanks for the info! Might not be a favorite of mine either but they are pretty when they bloom.

[@sandrapudoff]

Do you have very high Ph? That usually causes the chlorosis that you pointed out. Here in Florida 9a we don't plant petunias til September. They bloom thru April or May. You just can't beat Mother nature when it comes to humidity!

[@shesamadgardener]

I have clay soil so it is more alkaline … Mother Nature will always win out 😂

[@anitadiaz8517]

Forgot to ask on my previous comment, how do you keep your frontyard hydrangea so healthy and happy? I really want one but I'm afraid it won't make it in our north Texas weather.

[@shesamadgardener]

It has drip irrigation to the base of each of the hydrangeas … these are limelight hydrangeas as well so they can handle some sun and heat.

[@anitadiaz8517]

@@shesamadgardener thank you, I'm really going to consider getting one.

[@taracorley3291]

Will you show us an update?

[@shesamadgardener]

I just did one in my latest pruning Part 2 video. But I’ll have one in my July garden tour as well … they are doing great!

[@judyrhine234]

PW is the best fertilizer I’ve ever used. I can’t believe you didn’t compost the trimmings

[@shesamadgardener]

My yard is too small and composting would cause issues for my neighbors.