Am I Taking Good Care Of My Potted Pansies?

Are your pansies placed somewhere where they can get 4 to 6 hours of sunlight?

Are your pansies planted in a pot with a well-drained, all-purpose potting soil?

Have you been watering your pansies regularly?

Have you been fertilizing your pansies regularly?

Have you been removing flowers as they fade?

Are you keeping pests away from your pansies?

Pansies like full or partial sun, but need cooler temperatures to thrive. The ideal place for them will get morning sun but avoid the heat of the late afternoon. Early in the spring season or in the fall, a south-facing patio might be the perfect spot. During the summer, move pansies to the east side of your home for morning sun and afternoon shade.

Pansies love humus-rich and well-drained soil. All-purpose potting soil is perfect for growing pansies. If the soil in the container isn't well-drained, consider repotting your pansies.

You should remember to water pansies regularly. One of the most common reasons pansies fail is because they are not watered enough, so if your pansies are not doing well, try watering them more.

You can use a general, all-purpose fertilizer around your pansies to help them grow. Be wary of using a nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, though, as this can result in more foliage instead of flowers.

Remember to remove faded/dead flowers (deadheading) to encourage the plants to produce more blooms and to prolong the blooming season.

Good job! You are taking good care of your potted pansies.

Most notable pests you should look out for are aphids. Slugs and snails also like to eat pansies' leaves but if you are keeping your plants indoors throughout the year, you shouldn't worry much about them. Diseases like downy mildew, powdery mildew, crown and root rot, rust, gray mold, and anthracnose are known to attack pansies. Keep up with good watering practices and you shouldn't have problems with fungal diseases.