Sometimes we Master Gardeners sound all scientific.
The rest of the time, we just “wing it” like everyone else. LOL :)
My landlord was funny the other day, she said “Gotta love ya. You keep planting until you WILL a plant to live.” heh
I love fuchsia's, but have the hardest time with them. I hang em and that signals the “death warrant” Finally got PO'D (put out) with them one year I yanked all 10, 20 dollar basket's down and threw them out in the wooded corner of the lot. Sure enough, 3 weeks later of total neglect they were thriving where I discarded them.
But ... as a MG I learned .... I just buy fuchsia's now and throw them out immediately to the wooded area. I may be slow but I'm stoopid ....grinning