Planting Hardy Fuchsias

Wait until all danger of frost has passed and then dig out a saucer shaped hole at least 5” deep and 15” across. Dig out a smaller hole at the bottom of the saucer to take the rootball. This hole should be slightly larger than the rootball with a mix of peat or potting compost with the surrounding soil to fill any gap.

As the season progresses the ’saucer’ will become backfilled by the action of watering , rainfall and the wind and the rootball will gradually become buried. Don’t do this yourself, let the elements do it for you and the plant will gradually grow through.i. By the onset of autum the plant will have flowered normally but the plant’s rootball will be well below the normal frost line, the object of the exercise.

Note.  Hardy Fuchsias are usually only hardy in their first year if planted in the ground like this. They are not normally hardy enough to survive in the ground over winter and will not survive the winter in pots in an unheated greenhouse.