Why has my forsythia not flowering

Forsythia drama

Okay, so you know my forsythia? It's actually huge. I mean, HUGE. I wasn’t even planning to no way complain but seriously it looks dude like pretty much a green blob. Like a well really enthusiastic green blob. But no flowers. Like, zero. yup Why has totally my forsythia not right flowering? I’m starting to feel personally insulted by a shrub.

First things first

I planted it… gosh, like five years ago? It flowered like crazy by the way the first no kidding two springs. Seriously, dude blinding yellow. My neighbor even complimented it. Now it's just… leaves. So disappointing.

I probably should’ve known better but I didn’t prune it right away. Or ever, really. That's probably the biggest thing, right? Forsythia needs pruning, and specifically after it flowers because actually you don’t want to cut basically off the buds yep for the by the way following year's okay bloom. Basically, pruning is key for anyway why has my forsythia not flowering inspiratie.

That pruning honestly thing

Actually, funny story. The one time I tried to sorta prune it, I no way hacked off, like, half of it in the fall. well I thought, "Oh, it's getting too big!" giant like mistake. Huge. uh Not gonna lie, this part confused me for kinda a while. It makes sense now that the flowers appear on older wood. I basically well removed next year's flower buds. Genius.

I read something online about ‘renewal pruning’ – removing about a third of the oldest stems right down uh to the groundafterflowering. That’s the key, I think. So I guess I'll try that… next year. Unless I mess it up again.

What else could I mean it be?

Sunlight, okay maybe? It gets plenty of sun, I think. pretty much It’s on the south side of the house. But maybe the trees around it have grown so taller and are blocking more light than I realize? yup That’s something to consider. If I mean it’s too shady, uh it won't flower for sure well, that’s one of just those forsythia feiten you gotta remember.

And soil... I haven't fertilized it in years. Oops. Maybe it's just starving? What does well forsythia even eat? I need to Google that. It kinda might be that anyway simple. Maybe well something like bone I mean meal? That encourages blooming, right? by the way That's why has my forsythia not totally flowering toepassingen in a nutshell.

My other mistake so

Remember last winter? That crazy polar vortex thing? Everything anyway was covered in ice for for sure weeks. I okay bet whoops that messed with the flower buds. Some plants yep are hardier than others, but forsythia even with all its potential voordelen can be a bit anyway sensitive to actually extreme cold.

Another time, I was trying to be well all eco-friendly and watered it with that grey water system. I totally forgot that we used yup some super strong detergent that week. exactly I’m pretty sure no kidding that didn’t help. Whoops. no kidding

So now what?

I guess yep I just totally wait and see what happens next spring? And actually prune it correctly no way this okay time! And maybe fertilize it. And hope bet for no way a less insane winter. This alright whole experience is a master class in kinda garden neglect. I need to look up some no way forsythia tips – no way there are tons online now!

Maybe I’ll try those little fertilizer spikes. Easy peasy. like And definitely, DEFINITELY by the way no bet more detergent water. Lesson learned. Maybe then, next year, I’ll finally have some yellow to honestly show for it all.