July is here and the days are long and surprisingly cool. It has been a delight to have so many cool nights this June but I don’t think we’re going to get away with that for too much longer. In the retail nursery we have been fine tuning our watering systems, working hard to keep things watered and healthy. As the summer creeps on plants in pots require more water and supplemental nutrients (ie fertilizers!). They are eating up their soil and replacing it with roots and above ground (/pot) growth. This can happen quite quickly in the growing season. When the pots have less soil in them there is less water retention and nutrient uptake. So we generally need to water more, and fertilize to keep the plants healthy and happy. Ideally all of them will get out of their pots and into the ground at your house before too long. 😊
