Water & Fertilizer Schedule
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| Watering
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| When |
Amount
& Type of Material |
| At initial
installation |
As much
water as necessary to thoroughly soak plants and wet entire bed. Wetting the entire
bed initially will activate the weed preventer. |
| Then water
each plant thoroughly once a week for balled & burlapped plants, every 3 days for
container grown plants. (Exception: some balled & burlapped
RHododendron, Azalea & Pieris are growin in a soil heavily amended with peat
moss or bark wnad will need water 2-3 times a week like a container-grown
plant) Keep this schedule for 3 weeks. Water each plant
thoroughly until ground around plant is saturated. We suggest using a watering
wand.
Note: never water with water that has passed through a softener.
Instead of giving the plant its required water all at once, try giving it
1/3 of the amount at a watering and then repeating this watering twice more.
In a "normal" cool spring, water amounts could be cut in half. |
Use 1 gallon of water for a 1 gallon pot, use 2 gallons of water for a 2 gallon
pot, etc.. Use 10 gallons of water for each inch of tree trunk
diameter for balled & burlapped trees. For example, a 2” caliper tree will
require a minimum of 20 gallons of water at each watering.
For balled & burlapped
shrubs, use one gallon of
water for each foot of plant height or spread. For example, a 24” balled and
burlapped Azalea will require a minimum of 2 gallons of water.
This schedule assumes good
drainage and rainfall of one inch or less at one time, skip a watering if rainfall of one
inch or more occurs at one time. |
| This
schedule assumes good drainage and rainfall of 1" or less at one time. |
Skip a
watering if rainfall is 1" or more occurs at one time. |
| After 3
weeks only when necessary. Drought conditions may require more water while
"normal" conditions will require no water. DO NOT water unless needed. |
Check soil
moisture around plant and original soil ball before watering. |
| Fertilizing
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| When |
Amount
& Type of Material |
| Approximately
April 1st, July 4th & October 30th when using organic fertilizers.
When fertilizing the entire landscape bed, 3 lbs. per 1000 ft²
of actual nitrogen per year is sufficient for chemical fertilizers. We can help you with
different fertilizer analysis. Chemical fertilizers should be applied April
1st, May 30th, July 4th, August 15th and October 30th. Skip the August 15th
application for Rhodoendrons, Azaleas and their relaticves. |
Use Holly-tone or Plant-tone as recommended
in the planting information sheets where you’ll find rates to use and an application
schedule. Keep granular fertilizers off foliage and away from stems and trunks. When in
doubt, less fertilizer is better!! |
| Weed Prevention
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|
| When |
Amount
& Type of Material |
| At planting
and just before mulching. Early spring, before weed seeds sprout and before
mulching. 3-4 months after initial spring application |
Use Preen
as directed. READ THE LABEL! Water in after application to activate. |
