The Regal or Martha Washington geranium is not suited for outdoor use but perfect for indoors! Put your plant in a sunny window for best results. Perfect temperatures for your indoor geranium are mid 60’s during day time hours and mid 50’s at night. Fertilize once a month in spring and summer and every 2 months in fall and winter. Water weekly and use a container that has good drainage.

Some pests you might find making a meal of our geraniums include: caterpillars aphids whitefly mites slugs

Most of these can be controlled with sprays, aphids can be controlled with ladybugs and slugs can be captured in a shallow dish of beer. Also, watch for subterranean termites that tunnel through stems of your plant causing it to turn yellow and die. If you suspect these, treat soil with special treatment.

Rust - rusty looking spots, plant turns yellow Treat with fungicidal spray.

Dropsy - mostly a problem with indoor plants that show lesions Don’t water plant so much and put it in sunniest spot you can find.

3. Look for pests such as caterpillars, flys, mites,termites and slugs are garden pests that might like to make a meal of your geraniums. You can control most of these pests with special sprays that you can get at your garden supply store. Aphids are another problem that may be controlled with ladybugs. Slugs can be captured simply by putting out a saucer of beer.

4. Make sure you fertilize properly. Geraniums like a soil that has plenty of nitrogen and lack of it can cause plant to turn yellow. If you suspect this could be problem, then you might try fertilizing with a fertilizer that has a high concentration of nitrogen.