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Hanging Baskets

Use fresh potting mix - the better the quality the more 'goodies' in the mix to nourish plants
Tip: Use Living Earth More than Potting Mix or Organic Potting Mix
Tip: Line the basket with a plastic saucer or shopping bag, to retain moisture
Make sure your plants are moist at the roots before planting - or soak them thoroughly first
Planting annuals: 'pinch' out the tips to make them bush out and put plenty in the basket
Good plants for sun - petunias - perennial petunia 'Bubblegum', lobelias, pansies, 'Dusty Miller', begonias
Good plants for shade - impatiens, violas, fuchsias, tuberous begonias
Tip: add a perennial plant with foliage interest and keep changing the annuals each season
Tip: choose some plants with 'cascading' growth and plant at the edge of the basket
Planting - firm them into the mix and water well
Tip: water on Living Earth Organic Liquid Compost at planting every couple of weeks thereafter
Leave the hanging basket on the ground or on a table for the first 10 days, to check that all plants have 'taken' and the growth has begun - gives the opportunity to replace withered plants
Water regularly throughout the warm seasons.