SEASONAL PLANTER CARE INSTRUCTIONS

SEASONAL PLANTER CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Get ready for the BLOOMS!

Your SPRING planter insert can handle full and part sun conditions, as long as it is getting some sun during the day.

Watering

Like we always say – H2O is your friend – as long as you don’t give TOO much. What that means is you water when the soil is dry. In spring that can be 3 times a week if temperatures are rising or not at all if we have a wet rainy season. Never water if soil is already moist. Outer plants, like the yellow violas and the draping plants may wilt in afternoon sun but will revive with a good watering.

As temperatures rise in later April and the planter is in full sun then you may be watering every other day.  inger touch the soil at least 2 times a week to check for dryness. If the soil is dry then water until you see water come out of the bottom of the pot. Outside plants dry out the quickest.

If temps go below 38°F

If spring turns on us and night time or day time temperatures go below 38°, then we HIGHLY recommend bringing your inserts into the garage or just inside your front door.

Trick to continuous blooms

Pinch back the flower stems as they fade to help promote new blooms.

Recycle or Compost & plants to keep

The insert container is largely upcycled paper pulp waste so the entire insert can be fully composted or thrown away.

The 3 center / bigger flowering plants are all perennials which means if they are planted in the ground after the spring flowering season, it is possible they will come back in subsequent years, even if they get a little ragged looking during summer.

The blue scabiosa, that has fluffy blue flowers can actually continue to grow through the summer as long as it is watered and spent bloom stalks are pinched back. Jennifer’s bloomed all the way to first frost last year after she potted it in another container last May.