I have a hanging basket of mixed plants In 90 degree weather, it started to get a little distressed. I went on line and found out about feeding tea, for extra minerals. So I brewed 4 tea bags of regular tea and let the tea cool down to the temperature outside. I then watered the flowers with the tea and, because it was so hot outside, decided to cover the basket roots with very fresh-cut grass clippings, something I also had read about online. I also trimmed any dead branches, floerrs etc. Within the hour, the basket went from wilted flowers to a perked-up basket with extra flowers and firm stems. A little TLC helped, and I must state that individual stems were shook a bit, to remove the dead buds, in addition the cuttings. I found out that good flowers are not too fragile, but must still be handled with some care. After the sun has set, I will put the tea bags into the basket, to provides bit more mineral leaching, and let them stay there overnight. I don’t know if I should break them up but they absolutely have to be made from paper, not plastics. Just a tip. Seems to work so far…organically.
This could not have been more timely!! I have a hanging basket petunia that was glorious, but is looking very sad now. I was going to pitch it and replant the basket. I’ll give it a good trim, feed as you suggest, and wait for it to rebound. Thank you!
Hi, this is Mary from Florida. I sent my BFF and her daughter to visit Creekside today. They called to tell me what a wonderful time they had at your nursery. Also, they enjoyed the lunch place that you suggested. Really enjoy your channel.
Thanks Jenny for all your helpful tips. I know I need to give my super bells hanging basket a trim. I just fertilized it a few days ago so I’m going to wait a week, trim it and fertilize it again. 🥰
Jenny my PW supertunias are not taking off in the ground so well this year. Zone 6....full sun, weekly fertilizer. I have a pruning Q...I have several Popcorn Drift Roses & when blooms are spent they look ugly...is it ok to trim them like the petunias (hack at them)? I know usually with Roses one has to trim specifically. With Drift & Knockouts that seems more difficult as they branch in bunches.🤷♀️TY.
I wouldn’t cut the roses as severely as I have recommended on the flowering annuals, but you could certainly take off the cluster of blooms once the majority of them are finished blooming. They bloom on new growth so it may encourage new blooms. Also, are you trimming your roses in late Winter? That will help with Spring/Summer blooms.
Gardening with Creekside this is 2nd yr Drift roses, I didn’t trim and they bloom like crazy but the dead blooms make it look messy...I think it’s because the Popcorn has white blooms. My Knockouts I trim late winter/early Spring in our area. Thanks for answering. I live hundreds of miles away or I’d stop in your nursery.
SO helpful! I was just looking at my leggy superbells in my wheelbarrow wondering if they needed a bit of a haircut. They're not blooming as much as I would like (and every. single. time. I fertilize, I'll be darned if it doesn't rain afterward!!) and think a trim would help. :o)
Thanks for the great tips! I would like to start my shade garden based on some flowers from your shade garden tour. I’m in zone 8a. Do you recommend starting now with the heat or waiting 6 weeks before the first frost to give them cooler weather? Thanks again❤️
I have calibrachoa that overwintered in hanging basket. I've repotted it, fertilized well & trimmed. How hard into the woody stems can I cut them? I just can't throw away plants that are still living & blooming!
Calibrachoas can take a hardy trim as well. You can safely take off 1/3-1/2 of the total plant growth, including any spindly branches up top. They are heavy feeders also so make sure you are feeding them every 7-10 days. Hope this helps!
Great question! If they have long, spindly growth from the top then I cut that back as well. Think of it as an all over haircut and not just taking off the ends 😉
Jenny, how to you keep birds from making nest in your hanging baskets? I seem to have that problem more this year. You don’t want to hurt the birds, but it is so annoying. Love your videos.
I think every gardener battles this problem. For me personally, I try to keep an eye out for any beginnings of a nest in my baskets and if I do spy it then I take out the material. However, once there are eggs in the nest then I leave it alone. I had a mama wren lay her eggs in one of my baskets this Spring and so I had to gently water the plant around the nest. As soon as those babies flew the nest I ripped out the nest. In years past I would place old plastic grocery bags in my hanging baskets if there was a bird determined to build her nest. They tend not to like the looseness and crinkly sound of the plastic (I know it's a bit unsightly for a bit but it seems to work). Hope this helps!
I would! Just about 1/4 or less off. My double impatiens were STRUGGLING in our heat & humidity so I gave them a little trim and they are bouncing back beautifully!
I understand you can trim hanging supertunias..how about supertunias that are in pots in the ground. Would a good hair cut work for them..? Also I have bubblegum supertunias in the landscape --do you trim those or let them spread?
It’s going to depend on how the plants look as to whether or not you need to trim them. If the plant is nice and thick & full all over then I just continue to water & fertilize them (no haircut). If the center and stems are beginning to get thin & leggy then yes they need to be trimmed back. Their location doesn’t matter per say, it’s how they are growing & looking. Hope that helps!
I have a self watering planter box that I cannot get any petunias to grow in. I've replanted at least 3x and they all die. Soil looks really moist. However I have a dracena that is doing great. Last year the planter became water logged and I had to drill holes in it to get it to drain properly. What should I do?
Oh no! Unfortunately all self-watering containers are not equal and don’t work as well as others. Do you know who manufactured it? If so you could contact them for support. Otherwise you could just find plants that like to stay really moist, or you could abandon the idea of it being self watering and just use it as a regular container. Hope this helps some!
Well I’m so sorry! This is the voice that God gave me, and I’m not about to turn down His good gifts 😊. Hopefully you’ll find a gardening channel you enjoy & can support fully.
First of all, love your haircut you look so much younger. Great video always enjoy watching and great information. 👍
My five baskets are getting a haircut today! Thank you!
Yay!!!!! Happy trimming 😁
Great video from your favorite nephew.
Thanks bud!
Your video is informative and interesting.
Thank you!
I have a hanging basket of mixed plants
In 90 degree weather, it started to get a little distressed.
I went on line and found out about feeding tea, for extra minerals.
So I brewed 4 tea bags of regular tea and let the tea cool down to the temperature outside.
I then watered the flowers with the tea and, because it was so hot outside, decided to cover the basket roots with very fresh-cut grass clippings, something I also had read about online.
I also trimmed any dead branches, floerrs etc.
Within the hour, the basket went from wilted flowers to a perked-up basket with extra flowers and firm stems.
A little TLC helped, and I must state that individual stems were shook a bit, to remove the dead buds, in addition the cuttings. I found out that good flowers are not too fragile, but must still be handled with some care.
After the sun has set, I will put the tea bags into the basket, to provides bit more mineral leaching, and let them stay there overnight. I don’t know if I should break them up but they absolutely have to be made from paper, not plastics.
Just a tip. Seems to work so far…organically.
My supertunia bubblegum containers need a haircut, too. Guess I’ll put that on my to-do list this week.
That to-do list just keeps growing doesn’t it? I know mine does!
This could not have been more timely!! I have a hanging basket petunia that was glorious, but is looking very sad now. I was going to pitch it and replant the basket. I’ll give it a good trim, feed as you suggest, and wait for it to rebound. Thank you!
Glad I could help! Happy gardening!
Hi, this is Mary from Florida. I sent my BFF and her daughter to visit Creekside today. They called to tell me what a wonderful time they had at your nursery. Also, they enjoyed the lunch place that you suggested. Really enjoy your channel.
Thank you so much for sending them our way! It was so wonderful to meet them and to be able to visit with them. They were precious ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for sharing
So helpful. Thanks for that info
You’re so welcome! Happy gardening 😊
Thanks for sharing such great information.
You’re so welcome, thank you for watching!
Thanks Jenny for all your helpful tips. I know I need to give my super bells hanging basket a trim. I just fertilized it a few days ago so I’m going to wait a week, trim it and fertilize it again. 🥰
Sounds like a great plan! Happy gardening❣️
Awesome advise
I did mine yesterday and they already are thanking me! 👏🏻💕👏🏻
Yay!!! And they’re going to show you how happy they are in a few short weeks 😁
Thanks for the info Jenny! Great video.
So glad you found it helpful!
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Great information beautiful plants!
Thanks so much!
Great video! I have trimmed mine twice already, climate here is great for them!
That’s fantastic! Happy gardening 😊
Very helpful..Thank you!!
You’re so welcome!
I love the “One more time” blurb. It has “Christine” written all over it. 😂
Great info thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Love the gardening life style =D #gardening
Thanks!
Very very nice
Thank you!
Can you re-pot a hanging basket as well or should I just trim? My petunia seems so much bigger than my pot now since it’s grown.
You sure can! I show you exactly how to do it in this video. ruclips.net/video/GcS819rsKTg/видео.html
Jenny my PW supertunias are not taking off in the ground so well this year. Zone 6....full sun, weekly fertilizer. I have a pruning Q...I have several Popcorn Drift Roses & when blooms are spent they look ugly...is it ok to trim them like the petunias (hack at them)? I know usually with Roses one has to trim specifically. With Drift & Knockouts that seems more difficult as they branch in bunches.🤷♀️TY.
I wouldn’t cut the roses as severely as I have recommended on the flowering annuals, but you could certainly take off the cluster of blooms once the majority of them are finished blooming. They bloom on new growth so it may encourage new blooms. Also, are you trimming your roses in late Winter? That will help with Spring/Summer blooms.
Gardening with Creekside this is 2nd yr Drift roses, I didn’t trim and they bloom like crazy but the dead blooms make it look messy...I think it’s because the Popcorn has white blooms. My Knockouts I trim late winter/early Spring in our area. Thanks for answering. I live hundreds of miles away or I’d stop in your nursery.
SO helpful! I was just looking at my leggy superbells in my wheelbarrow wondering if they needed a bit of a haircut. They're not blooming as much as I would like (and every. single. time. I fertilize, I'll be darned if it doesn't rain afterward!!) and think a trim would help. :o)
Fantastic! And isn’t that the way it seems to go? 2 steps forward and 1 step back 🤦🏻♀️
Soo nice
Thank you!
Thanks for the great tips! I would like to start my shade garden based on some flowers from your shade garden tour. I’m in zone 8a. Do you recommend starting now with the heat or waiting 6 weeks before the first frost to give them cooler weather? Thanks again❤️
Great question! I would definitely WAIT and plant this Fall. Both you and the plants will be much happier 😉
I have calibrachoa that overwintered in hanging basket. I've repotted it, fertilized well & trimmed. How hard into the woody stems can I cut them? I just can't throw away plants that are still living & blooming!
Calibrachoas can take a hardy trim as well. You can safely take off 1/3-1/2 of the total plant growth, including any spindly branches up top. They are heavy feeders also so make sure you are feeding them every 7-10 days. Hope this helps!
@@GardeningwithCreekside thanks Jenny!
Do you ever trim your hanging baskets or containers from the top center of the plant or just underneath?
Great question! If they have long, spindly growth from the top then I cut that back as well. Think of it as an all over haircut and not just taking off the ends 😉
Jenny, how to you keep birds from making nest in your hanging baskets? I seem to have that problem more this year. You don’t want to hurt the birds, but it is so annoying. Love your videos.
I think every gardener battles this problem. For me personally, I try to keep an eye out for any beginnings of a nest in my baskets and if I do spy it then I take out the material. However, once there are eggs in the nest then I leave it alone. I had a mama wren lay her eggs in one of my baskets this Spring and so I had to gently water the plant around the nest. As soon as those babies flew the nest I ripped out the nest. In years past I would place old plastic grocery bags in my hanging baskets if there was a bird determined to build her nest. They tend not to like the looseness and crinkly sound of the plastic (I know it's a bit unsightly for a bit but it seems to work). Hope this helps!
My impatiens are not putting out a lot of blooms. Should I give them a trim and if so how far?
I would! Just about 1/4 or less off. My double impatiens were STRUGGLING in our heat & humidity so I gave them a little trim and they are bouncing back beautifully!
@@GardeningwithCreekside Yes, mine are the doubles also! Ty
I understand you can trim hanging supertunias..how about supertunias that are in pots in the ground. Would a good hair cut work for them..? Also I have bubblegum supertunias in the landscape --do you trim those or let them spread?
It’s going to depend on how the plants look as to whether or not you need to trim them. If the plant is nice and thick & full all over then I just continue to water & fertilize them (no haircut). If the center and stems are beginning to get thin & leggy then yes they need to be trimmed back. Their location doesn’t matter per say, it’s how they are growing & looking. Hope that helps!
Thank you. This is awesome. Like you better than Laura.
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Hi, Do you ship also?
Not at this time. Our goal is to offer shipping next Spring
@@GardeningwithCreekside Thank-you
I have a self watering planter box that I cannot get any petunias to grow in. I've replanted at least 3x and they all die. Soil looks really moist. However I have a dracena that is doing great. Last year the planter became water logged and I had to drill holes in it to get it to drain properly. What should I do?
Oh no! Unfortunately all self-watering containers are not equal and don’t work as well as others. Do you know who manufactured it? If so you could contact them for support. Otherwise you could just find plants that like to stay really moist, or you could abandon the idea of it being self watering and just use it as a regular container. Hope this helps some!
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I couldn't because of her voice. It literally hurts
Well I’m so sorry! This is the voice that God gave me, and I’m not about to turn down His good gifts 😊. Hopefully you’ll find a gardening channel you enjoy & can support fully.