Questions about morning glories?

Question

I live in SW Michigan on the lake. I plant Morning Glories every year. They are lovely! I generally plant them in late May and they come out in August. Can I start them inside? As long as they have plenty of sun, they should be okay, right? They do need full sun, correct? I've been having problems with them the past few years. #1 problem is bugs esp. those Afids (sorry, I can't spell it!) and Japanese beetles, spray seems to harm the plants. #2 I plant them in a pot and let them grow on an IVY covered thick post. The Ivy seems to overpower them. I don't think the two should be together, am I right? Now, the Ivy grows from the ground and not the pot so the Morning Glories do get their own water. Should I plant them somewhere different without IVY? Also, what kind of soil is best? And are there certain products I can use to speed up the growing process? AND LASTLY, Can I put them in partial sun? Oh, sorry! One more! What are MOONFLOWERS, THEY ARE LIKE MORNING GLORIES?

Answer 1

Wow, that's a lot of questions.

You can start morning glories inside, but they will be stronger if you grow them from seed outside. The do like full sun, but will tolerate a little shade, especially in the heat of the afternoon. Aphids shouldn't do a lot to morning glories, but there is a wide range of stuff from simple dishwashing detergent to insectides that will take care of them. If you do use insectides, use a very dilute solution for aphids.

Japanese beetles will damage them, but their season is short, thankfully. I put up two or three traps during beetle season to keep them away from stuff I really like with good results. Put them up about 50 feet away from whatever you want to protect. Don't put them near anything you don't want beetles to eat.

Ivy will overpower almost anything except kudzu. If you want ivy, plant ivy. If you want anything else, get the ivy out of there.

Morning glories are good with almost any kind of soil other than heavy clay. As long as they get enough water and nutrients they are happy. Foliar feeding works well with them, as well as any flowering fertilizer.

Moonflowers are related to morning glories. They grow in an identical fashion. The flowers open at night and stay open into the morning and are bigger and smellier than morning glories.

One thing to remember is that morning glories will flower pointed at the sun. If you plant them on a fence or trellis, the north side will not have any flowers to speak of.

Answer 2

Moon flowers are vines that blooms at night, I have a combination of morning glories and moon flowers. I live in NC and don't have the problems with morning glories. I don't even have to replant seeds ,they self sow. Mine are planted in full sun. The ivy may have been killing the (mg) by not allowing them to have enough nutrients. If you can plant some mariglods around to ward off bugs

Answer 3

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