hi i dont know what sort of fuchsia you have i would think its a bush as a hanging plant would drain on its own i would take the plant out of its pot let it drain so some air can get to the roots let it dry out for a couplr of days if the stem has gone black it could well be dead if you run you finger nail down the stem and its green it will be ok i would surgest a light prune to start new growth at the base of the plant as for watering in the future when the top of the pot is dry give ot a drink but dont leave the pot standing in water as fuchsias dont like wet feet i dont know what part of the usa you are in if its realy hot a would sray the plant in the morning and water at the end of the day when it cools down and feed the plant once aweek with a good food ie chem pak or tomato feed will do the trick hope this helps

Is Miracle Grow a good fertilizer to use for fuchsias?

hi jayne08 miricle grow is a good food for fuchsias i use it at half strenth other wise you will have a lot of leaf growth and the flowers will be small as the plants strenth is in the leaves iwould use it at half strenth every time you water

Thank you Dave

i purchased a fuschia and all of the leaves have fallen off, i don't know what to do, please someone help. I don't want to throw it out, in hopes that i can possibly bring it back to life. I watered it, but maybe too much.