Summer 2018 weather was a true test in garden performance on plants. Temperatures were hotter than normal since the beginning of June, so more care was required for plants that were coming from the greenhouse and into direct sun. After the plants wereestablished, the drip system was great. Warm leaf temperatures and cool well water with continuous fertilizer made the plants explode with growth. Then the rain started two weeks before our open house at the Sawaya Garden Trials, and that put all the petunia varieties to the test. You could see the varieties that stood up to the rain, the ones that recovered fast and the ones that were invaded by botrytis or just refused to wake up.
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