Do you grow Calibrichoa - also known as
Million Bells? Here's a tip. In
our area, the well water tends to be hard with
lime deposits. Fertilize your Calibrichoa
with Miracid. One of my customers was
just raving the other day about the Calibrichoa
she bought from us last year. She said
her plants were so big that they were
the talk of her neighborhood. Miracid
was her secret too. For most of your
other container annuals, use "bloom booster" fertilizer. It
will say "bloom booster" right on
the container.
I have become a huge fan of annuals. In particular,
I really enjoy container gardening. With
a little regular care, containers are drop
dead gorgeous all season long. And
the great thing about a stunning pot of annuals
is that you can move it around wherever you
need some color. This is particularly
useful in late summer when many of my trusty
old perennials are, let's face it, looking
like crap. I take one of my pots of gorgeous
annuals and plop, right down in the perennials
bed -- instant rejuvenation!
At our nursery, we grow our own annuals. Our
greenhouse manager Phoebe and her trusty assistant
Katie are experts. They know exactly
when to pinch and when to fertilize. And because
we grow them in bigger pots, their root systems
are extensive and healthy. You don't
have to wait a month for those babies to take
off like you do with parking lot annuals. We
have chosen to work with Proven Winners® selections
because we think they are simply the best. What
is Proven Winners® you might ask? Well,
just like the Wave® brand before
it, these are companies that have been breeding
and selecting the best traits in our trusted
old varieties, as well as finding new introductions. The
Proven Winners® people publish fabulous
container recipes too. We have a container
recipe book right in the greenhouse for our
customers to look through. Here's one
of my favorites called Canterbury Gate:
Recipe
Link.
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