Plant Care Tips

Care Information for Your Petunia Hanging Basket

Petunia, Supertunia, or Wave

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Sun – this means at least 6-8 hours of sun.

Water Requirements:Petunia’s like to be kept moist and try not to let them wilt.

Fertilizing Requirements: Petunia’s are a high feed plant! Fertilize weekly with Jack’s Classic Petunia Feed (with contains the iron petunia’s need). If the leaves turn yellow and have green “veining” your basket may have an iron deficiency. You can correct your deficiency by lowering the pH of the soil by using an acid fertilizer (such as Jack’s Classic Acid fertilizer). Slow release fertilizers like osmocote are also beneficial.

Care Information for your New Guinea Impatiens Hanging Basket

Light Requirements: Part Shade to Shade – this means at least 3-6 hours of sun a day (preferably morning or early afternoon).

Water Requirements: New Guinea’s prefer to be kept moist and water thoroughly during host weather. DO NOT allow them to dry out completely, this will result in wilting and the loss of flowers. Also if possible avoid watering over the tops of the plants, this can sometimes cause botrytis (a fungal disease).

Fertilizing Requirements: New Guinea’s are a low fee plant; use a balanced fertilizer such as Jack’s Classic Bloom Booster every two weeks.

Care Information for Your Ivy Geranium Hanging Basket

Ivies are known for their long bloom time!

Light Requirements: Sun to Part Sun – this means at least 6-8 hours of sun.

Water Requirements: Ivy Geranium’s like to be kept moist and make sure to water thoroughly during hot weather.

Fertilizing Requirements: Fertilize every second watering with water soluble fertilizer such as Jack’s Classic Bloom Booster or use a slow release granular fertilizer at a high rate.

Care Information for Your Calibrachoa Hanging Basket

Calibrachoa or Callie’s

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Sun – this means at least 6-8 hours of sun. If a Callie is not getting enough sun, the flowers will not full open!

Water Requirements: Callie’s like to be kept moist, try not to let them wilt. No need to dead head, they are self-cleaning!

Fertilizing Requirements: Callie’s are a high feed plant. Fertilize weekly with Jack’s Classic Petunia Feed which contains the extra iron they need. If the leaves turn yellow and have green “veining” your basket may have an iron deficiency. You can correct your deficiency by lowering the pH of the soil by using an acid fertilizer such as Jack’s Classic Acid fertilizer. Slow release fertilizers like osmocote are also beneficial.

Tips for Winterizing Mums

Plant your mums as soon as possible. The sooner they get in the ground the more time they have to establish a good root system before winter arrives.

Planting mums in well-drained soil is essential to successfully wintering them. In many cases, it is not the cold that kills mums but the ice that forms around the mum’s roots if they are planted in soil that collects water.

Apply a thick layer of mulch over the crown of the mum when the ground freezes. The mulch for winterizing mums can be straw, leaves, or bark. This layer of mulch helps to keep the ground insulated (make sure to remove this mulch when it starts to warm up in the spring).

Leave the foliage on your mums until the spring.

With these few steps, you can provide the kind of winter care for mums that will increase the chances that these lovely flowers will make it through the cold weather and reward you with lovely blooms again next year.