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It is much, much better to err on the side of too little fertilizer than too much. An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

A very large established shrubs in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups of spread around the drip line of the branches (not next to the trunk). We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens.

If over-fertilization is severe, the plant may just wilt and die. Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application.

Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the buddleia. If a Buddleia is being trained as a low hedge or groundcover, it would need to be pruned differently than if it...

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs and trees, this fertilizer would work well on Buddleias.

Pruning large Butterfly Bushes like an older Lo and Behold Blue Chip Jr Buddleia may be minor or major. Large Buddleias that have been severely pruned have the advantage of a large root system that has excessive capacity, and its roots are capable of...

Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Buddleia Nanho Blue plants...

Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Black Knight Buddleia plants...

The first of these three numbers refers to Nitrogen, which is the primary element necessary for good, balanced growth within the buddleia. It is important to always use sharp tools when pruning Buddleias or any plant for that matter.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. Don't fertilize Sargent Green Juniper after August in the North.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Blue Rug Juniper with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Little pruning is needed other than the occasional removal of dead or broken branches.

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.

Always consult your Extension Service and your local nursery experts as to specific recommendations of fertilizers for your area. When we specifically look at pruning with regards to Golden Pacific Juniper, this misunderstanding and negligence can be...

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.

It is slow to become established, often taking a couple of years to settle in. Although the three elements just mentioned are the major elements necessary for good plant performance, there some minor elements that are just as important in consideration...

It would not be a bad idea to have a soil sample checked with your local Extension Service before applying fertilizer. Severe pruning should be done just after the plant has finished blooming.

Elements such as Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, and Molybdenum play very important roles in providing plants with adequate nutrition. Don't fertilize Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce after August in the North.

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage. You can then rake the mulch back around the base of the Physocarpus.

Organic additions to the soil can also be combined with a shot of chemical fertilizer for maximum effect. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after...

For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right.

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.

Follow this up with a early summer application of Espoma , this will provide the necessary nutrients and raise the acid level in the soil which pieris favor. Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit...

For a totally organic approach, many gardeners use commercial manure on the soil around shrubs such as Sunshine Ligustrum. Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Red-Tipped Photinia plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag.

Cut it back to within 4-6” of the ground in early spring since it flowers and fruits on new wood. * Plant for winter color! * Zones 5-9 * Fast-Growing 'Purple Pride' has colorful berries that last long into winter and are eaten by a variety of wildlife.

Because of its low growth habit, it doesn't require any pruning, either. It helps to wake up the garden after the long winter. It is densely covered in well-branched, deep green narrow-leaved foliage that gives it finer texture than other sweetbox and...