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Proper fertilization of your Gumpo Pink Azalea will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you with many more enjoyable blooms. Don't fertilize Gumpo Pink Azalea after August in the North.

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the plant. If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life.

Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Distylium Blue Cascade, it is important to determine what you need your plants to do.

When fertilizing Pieris in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer). Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very...

Many gardeners apply a pruning sealant or paint to all cut surfaces after pruning, but that practice is generally not necessary. Sweet box grows best in light to deep shade in locations protected from hot afternoon sun.

We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around...

Pruning a specific plant to look a specific way, involves art in creating a unique definition for a specific plant, and it involves science in understanding the physical growing habits of the plant to be pruned.

Pruning has been described as a “combination of art and science.” I personally find pruning to be one of the most relaxing yet rewarding chores in the garden. Proper fertilization of your Obsession Nandina will lead to healthier and more disease resistant...

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around...

Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. Camellia setsugekka has large, perfectly formed, semi-double, white flowers with ruffled edges and a bright cluster of...

In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Harbour Dwarf Nandina, it is important to determine what you need your roses to do. As with chemical fertilizers, do not apply it right next to the trunk or stems emerging from the ground.

In the South, a late summer into September application would be about right. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Nandina Blush Pink, it is important to determine what you need your plant to do.

More northern areas may wish to stop fertilizing in late August. Water at the base of the plant near the soil line only. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag.

If you choose to use chemical fertilizers on your Nandina Flirt, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year in the spring is probably the simplest solution. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant...

If soil is already at the lowest end of the acidity range, the use of coffee grounds is unnecessary. Coffee grounds that have already gone through the brewing process are considered moderately to highly acidic.

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the plant. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant...

If you can find a fertilizer formulated for acid loving shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Autumn Bonfire Encore Azalea. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the...

In the South, a late summer into September application would be about right. Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage.

It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot. If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life.

No matter what fertilizer you choose, “Always Read the Label”. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain camellia...

In recent years, a misconception has emerged that older camellias do not need to be fertilized. It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning camellias. Screenings and hedges of camellias would need to be pruned for their specific purpose within...

If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to growing vigorously, and it is very likely that the camellia will have few if any bloom buds during the season following...

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag. In the southeastern United States, three fertilizer applications per year are usually adequate to supply...

No matter what fertilizer you choose, “Always Read the Label”. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain camellia...

This enables the plant to increase its vigor, and become healthier. It is also important to understand the specific growing characteristic of a certain camellia when pruning that particular plant.

It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. If a camellia is being trained as an hedge, it would need to be pruned differently...