Hanging basket do's and don'ts.

[Nyboy]

This is what I had envisioned for planters, restaurant

down street has 4

 

[thistlebloom]

never heard of Tiger Bloom. Wonder if they have it in Ok?
Kelp? Is it in liquid form too? Sorry to be so dumb. Thanks.

Not dumb at all! Tiger Bloom isn't easy to find, it just happens to be carried at a little specialty nursery I go to. The liquid kelp is a Dr. Earth product and I'm almost out of it. That nursery doesn't carry it anymore. They ordered it on my recommendation but said it didn't sell fast enough to keep it stocked. Sounded like poor salesmanship to me, because it's a great plant nutrient. Don't know what I'll use when it runs out.

You could use Jacks Blossom Booster, or Miracle-Gro too.

 

[Nyboy]

ebay to rescue http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fox-Farm-Ti...hash=item3cd15214d8:m:m-6-NDS6sU-5mJHRnzeHkdg free shipping

 

[Nyboy]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-Earth-Go...956269?hash=item41ab7cc9ad:g:X~0AAOSwn8FXRx8i ebay had 273 listing for tiger bloom all from fox farm this is from Dr. earth

 

[Smart Red]

Jacks is the fertilizer I bought/used for pots at the nursery's suggestion.

 

[Nyboy]

Miracle grow problem is I was told never to fertilize a dry plant you would burn it. When it rains I never remember to.

 

[thistlebloom]

You can use Miracle -Gro as a soil drench too, not just a foliar feed.
Now get out there and fertilize those pots!

 

[Smart Red]

Miracle grow problem is I was told never to fertilize a dry plant you would burn it. When it rains I never remember to.

. . . And when you water it? Except for Osmocote, which I sometimes use when planting, I add fertilizer to a watering can and add it after watering the plant.

Of course, this is the first year I've managed to remember watering.