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Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully. We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. Adding aluminum sulfate will tend to lower the pH of the soil.

This enables the plant to increase its vigor, and become healthier. In the southeastern United States, three fertilizer applications per year are usually adequate to supply your Mahonia Winter Sun nutritional needs.

Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be less than desirable, if the fertilizer is applied on top of the mulch.

Just give it sun and water and you'll have intense color from spring to fall. “Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of the roots and damage or even death of the Weigelia Midnight Wine.

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size.

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage as in the case of plants. Minor elements that are not included in the three numbers listing on the front of fertilizer bags are very important...

In order for spireas to give their maximum performance, certain fertilization requirements must be met. Although many well established spireas perform wonderfully in the garden without being fertilized, they will do even better with a regular fertilization...

Polar Night blooms mid-late season and is a compact 3' tall by 6' wide. Blooms mid-late season. We are pleased to offer you a very unusual find in rhododendrons. When just beginning to show color the flowerbuds on Polar Night Rhododendron are so dark...

Use it as a bold accent or part of a mixed border. At the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen that will be needed for healthy abundant foliage. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant...

The most important reason for pruning roses is to improve the overall health of the plant which in turn will reward you with a plethora of blooms. You'll want to water the bushes regularly after planting until they've been well established.

When pruning established gardenias where no labeling is present on a variety to identify it, you need to look at the general growth patterns of the plant to be pruned. Sadly he died in London in 1791, never to return to his beloved Carolina.

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure...

Its general purpose is to maintain or restore vigor to the plant. Small pinkish-white, five-petaled flowers in dense, flat, rounded, 1-2″ diameter, spirea-like clusters (corymbs) appear in late spring.

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Named in honor of Dutch plant hunting patron, Johann van der Deutz, deutzia was discovered, became popular and then with time fell...

For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Proper fertilization of your Purple Pixie Loropetalum will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you with many...

Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

The best decision about the size of your crape myrtle is made when you buy it. Then remove lateral branches on the bottom half of the tree. It's disease resistant and cold tolerant.

A profusion of bright red berries brighten the winter landscape and provide food for birds. Extremely hardy. A male pollenizer, such as Jim Dandy Holly is required for berry set.

Plants that are deficient in Potassium, are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions. A very large shrub rose in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups spread around the drip line...

For what he called a “Universal Rose Selection”, he prepared colored catalogs designed so that each agent could insert their own text. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.

Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth. If chemical fertilizers are used on your Spring Glory Forsythia, applying a slow-release, balanced fertilizer once a year is probably the simplest solution.

Autumn Bonfire Encore Azalea is very easy to grow however it may be helpful to know that a very small plant which is planted in the ground will take about 1/8 – 1/4 cup of espoma organic shrub-tone fertilizer.

Follow this up with a early summer application of , this will provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers. Then remove lateral branches on the bottom half of the tree.

Fall is the time for plants to begin preparing for dormancy. Proper fertilization of your Standing Ovation Serviceberry will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you with many more enjoyable blooms.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements.