I have a vine that should attract hummingbirds. What should I feed it so it will flower?

Question

I planted the vine last year in a large pot and leave it outside. We had alot of frost and I thought I had lost the plant but low and behold it is growing like a weed now. But, something is eating at the leaves. Help!

Answer 1

i know a woman who built a small shelter beside her house to sit and read. it's made out of chicken wire. corners out of rebar. it's only about 5'5'' high . then she planted all sorts of plants around it so it would look good all summer and smell just as good. in the heat of summer she hated the thing because it was too hot so she planted a bunch of vines all of which were flowering. the third year she had it she heard a strong buzzing sound ,thought she had the biggest bee's in the world, it was a humming bird . .. weeks later she realized this bird had nested and was raising young. these little darlings have been coming back for 15 years.

Answer 2

Without seeing the leaves or knowing the plantI can't say what is eating it, prescribing a pesticide is tough!!!! Since a bug isn't visible, a contact pesticide won't work.. The garden center will have a pesticide dust, maybe Diazinon dust. That might help. Keep on the lookout for the muncher......they may be feeding at night, the little devils.

As for the vine, overfeeding with nitrogen promotes leaves, not flowers. If you need to fertilize, use a flower fertilizer where the middle number on the anaylysis is larger......like a 5-10-5.......something like that. You'll get the info on the label.

Also have a hummingbird feeder present because flowering vines don't flower all summer, but your hummers are hungry all summer.

Answer 3

MiracleGrow is a wonderful all purpose fertilizer. It's easy and works for almost anything. Make sure your vine is in the kind of light recommended, shady or sunny, and water it regularly, but don't leave it in standing water. It will flower when all light, heat and nutritional needs are met. Good Luck!

Answer 4

MiracleGro, Bloom Booster.

For the bugs eating it Disyston, sprinkle on, water in.