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Summer Care For Garden Containers
Nothing decorates an outdoor living space faster than a flowering container. To keep your container gorgeous all summer long you need to water and fertilize correctly.
Watering
Keep the soil evenly moist. You'll need to check your containers daily when temperatures are over 25C.
Tips To Make It Easy
Automate! Water using drip irrigation and a timer.
Group pots together.
Use larger containers when planting.
Use Soil Moist when planting.
Fertilizing
The new plant varieties are like teenagers… always hungry… Top dress with SMARTCOTE® Control Release Fertilizer Hanging Basket Food 14-14-14 when you plant in the spring and then fertilize weekly with Plant-Prod® Flowering Plant Fertilizer 15-30-15.
Tips To Make It Easy
Using a hose end fertilizer applicator makes fertilizing as easy and accurate.
Grooming
Keep it neat! Remove any spent flowers. Lightly trim back your containers and hanging baskets before you go on holidays. You'll return home to lush and full baskets.