Feed Container Plants

When adding fertilizer to potted plants use organic blends derived from many nutrient sources.

Feed container plants.

Fertilize your houseplants once a week. Fertilise throughout the growing season from spring until late summer. Fertilize your landscape plants once a month. Feed weekly when plants are growing vigorously and the weather is warmer rising to twice weekly for heavy feeders or fast growing plants in large containers.

Recommended for vegetables flowers ornamentals and all types of container gardens. Start fertilizing your container plants twice a week. Feeding procedures for outdoor potted plants. Feed the plants in your garden every two to three weeks.

Some container plants should not be fed. The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall. For example it allows you to grow. There are some container plants which really do not need to be fed as they grow.

Water well first then wait until the plant perks up. Otherwise the fertilizer may scorch roots and stems. That s because they live under unique conditions that don t quite have their equivalent in nature. Always follow the feed supplier s advice but as a general rule start feeding in spring perhaps once every two weeks.

Mix 1 tbsp per gallon of soil or topdress 1 2 to 3 cups monthly per established plant. Cut and come again lettuces or other salad leaves don t typically need a regular feed. With its green glossy oval leaves bergenia bergenia cordifolia and cvs zones 3 8 is one of my favorite plants because it is a strong grower that provides a bold element in a container design. Growing your outdoor plants in containers or pots instead of directly in the ground offers several advantages.

Additionally water well after feeding to distribute fertilizer evenly around the roots. Fruiting vegetables will need a tomato feed weekly alternating with the seaweed feed once a month. Feeding is safest for the plants if the potting mix is damp. There s no easier way to improve plant health pest and disease resistance flower and fruit production and overall beauty.

Organic fertilizers are just as effective as chemicals will not burn. Consistent water and food are two of the most critical elements for happy healthy tomato plants and large harvests. They do best in nutrient poor drier conditions. Don t feed container plants if the plants look droopy or wilted.

Also the more soil the more available nutrients for your plants. Herbs shouldn t need to be fed at all particularly lavender thyme or rosemary. The bigger your container the more soil it will hold. The more soil in the container the more it holds water.

It s tempting to give stressed plants a liquid fertiliser as a pick me up but plain water is best until they ve recovered.