Fuschia help...

[acorntree]

I've got no idea about gardening but someone told me I should cut the fuschias down to ground level when they stopped flowering. It is mid December and they are still flowering. Should I chop them down to ground level anyway?

Thanks...

I would not touch them now. Leave until early Spring, then cut down to a framework a few inches from the ground.

Agree with benchen. Mine was very late starting to flower this year, I think because it had got a massive shock during the harsh winter weather last year. During the spring when I usually see buds there were none. I was so convinced it was dead that I posted on here asking if i should get rid of it and a few people told me to just wait and see. So i did and i think it was more like July when it started to bud this year, extreeeeemely late! Its still flowering now. I will do the usual and leave it till when I see the first buds in spring before i cut it down to the ground. Def don't do it now, the frost could get into any cuts you make and kill it off.

Thanks,
I'll leave them to the spring then...

Bollocks, I did mine today! Oh dear.