We think that there are several issues with your petunia. 1. It looks like it needs fertilizer. Has it been fertilized since you bought it? Petunias need either a good application of a time-release fertilizer in June or every other week liquid fertilizer used according to directions. 2. This plant looks like it needs deadheading as well. Regular petunias (not Supertunias or Wave Petunias) need to have the developing seeds that are under the wilted flowers snipped off in order to keep blooming. 3. Brown leaves. This is most likely from the plant drying out in between waterings, although splashing of the foliage with water can also cause such browning. This might be a combination of both. Since this plant is growing in such a small pot it’s hard to keep it constantly moist so that can cause browning, and since the foliage is so thick it’s hard to water without getting the leave wet! In general, water such containers well in the morning, tucking the hose or can just over the rim so that the water runs into the pot but not on the leaves. Then do it again later in the day, depending on the weather. In hot weather a small basket will need watering twice a day – if the temperatures are cooler you can do it once a day.
In the future, look for a hanging basket that has a larger pot – yes, they are more expensive, but they don’t dry out as quickly and the plants don’t get crowded as fast. Mandevilla vines are easy, as is Scaevola and ivy or alpine geraniums.
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