Reddit reviews Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples

Well with my original brugmansia 5 years ago I believe that I severely underfed it. They are really hungry plants. It also could have used a larger pot. This book helped me to figure out what it really needed. I highly recommend it.

I didn't realize it until last summer, but underfeeding my plants had consistently been a problem for me ever since I started gardening. I had always used liquid plant foods and was never consistent enough with it to keep my hundred or so ornamental plants really happy. I switched almost entirely over to slow release dry fertilizers. Both organic and inorganic, depending on type of plant, location, and it's nutritional needs. The kind of things you only give the plant every 3-4 months. It's a lot easier for me to keep plants fed well if it doesn't take an extra step every time I have to water. Once my plants were well fed, they became much more resistant to pests and more resilient to stress. It's surprising just how much of a difference consistent fertilizing can make.