Garden Tips for July

There are a few chores that we need to keep up during the month of July. Here are some tips to keep your garden looking great as we progress through the summer.

Now that summer is in full swing, you’ll likely need to fertilize container plants to maintain optimum growth. If you used a pre-fertilized commercial potting media, you won’t need to fertilize for the first two to three weeks after planting. If a controlled-release fertilizer was mixed in at planting, you may not need to fertilize for eight to ten weeks. Once that time has passed, however, you may start to notice slowed growth, yellowing of foliage, or other signs of plant decline if you haven’t applied additional fertilizer. Nutrients in containers decline quickly as a result of rapid plant growth and frequent watering, which can leach nutrients from the potting media.

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