How To Take Care of Azaleas

[@GertBFrobe-zk9kw]

From a beekeeper, thanks for including the insecticide bit.

[@nathanslawnsandgardens]

Great video mate

[@BermudaBrian]

Thank you!

[@BossMan_Jerm]

“Low maintenance” “These have mites, lace bugs, frost burn, and chlorosis”

[@BermudaBrian]

Low maintenance... Not NO maintenance

[@BossMan_Jerm]

@@BermudaBrian that sounded like a lot of maintenance 🤣

[@sulayramirez7428]

So helpful, thank you

[@klecoxs2]

Great video thanks for posting 👍

[@MeisterofMyLawn]

Let’s hope my azaleas look as good as yours this year.. great advice on the trimming. I didn’t know that. I need to be better at my flower bed maintenance.

[@karentoynton8948]

Very helpful thank you. . My azalea was doing so well in a pot had about 8 years. I think it may have got a little dry during the winter as my hubby moved it into a undercover area to protect against frost damage. Places on the plant looked as if they were dying. Sadly I have cut it back. Whoops had fed it etc so hope it recovers. Given a good water also. Last summer and winter it was full of flowers. It was a gift from someone very special so keeping my fingers x.

[@BermudaBrian]

Good luck! Do you think it had reached a point where it out grew the old pot and was suffering some sort of root damage?

[@karentoynton8948]

@@BermudaBrian thank you for your comments. I did re pot it last summer in ericausous Whoops sorry if you received a line back to you in error. I was saying no I did re pot it last summer before it flowered. It was doing really well. The problem seems to have taken place over the winter months. I think my hubby may have. It given the plant as much water as I may have done, with it being placed under cover, bless him he was so worried about the possible frost killing it , he sort of over protected it I think. I would have dealt with it myself, but have been poorly over the winter months so not really been much into the garden until the past few weeks. Maybe a good cut back will set it back this year, if it makes it hehe, but fingers x will recover for following season. It was a gift from a patient of mine, who was so grateful for helping her at a time of need. Such a lovely person, so it holds a special place with me. The person in question is in her 80s and I send her a picture every year to show how pretty it is. She tells me how well I must care for it, so think that will not be the case this year. I am giving it an regular iron feed so will just have to wait and see. Good luck with your garden. Nice to hear from you.

[@debztribe5]

New subscriber. Great advice on pollinating bees!

[@graceortiz9494]

Thanks. I guess I've lucky with my Azalea. Have never fertilized and they bloom every year. I'm going to fertilize them this year. Thanks for the needed information.

[@BermudaBrian]

They really are maintenance free. I've seen some that have never been fert'd but I've also seen some some really deep green leaves and large flowers bc of fert'ing. Thx for watching Grace!

[@leonilaolivares9771]

Wow! This is extremely helpful. My azalea are turning yellow. So I need iron for them. Thank you

[@curtislewis2103]

“This guy is good and thorough;educated Luke a master gardener!”

[@6463Dave]

Thx for the vid lovelly house you have there!

[@BermudaBrian]

Thank you!

[@yansu4394]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@sandrac6373]

Thanks so much for sharing! Your video was extremely informative and answered everything I was searching for.

[@cocolola007]

do you hard trim azaleas after it has bloomed?

[@BermudaBrian]

Great question! I have used multiple approaches. I have hard azaleas that I just let nature run its course and they grew without any maintenance and as large as they wanted. I have also slightly trimmed after blooming. I have also done a hard trim AFTER blooming. If hard trimming, I would definitely use sharp pruners and possibly close the cut with a pruning spray to prevent disease or insects from affecting the azaleas

[@comfortlawncare]

Good information I am going to plant a few this year

[@BermudaBrian]

You can't go wrong with azaleas! Thanks for watching!

[@comfortlawncare]

@@BermudaBrian What small do you recommend I'm in north GA

[@BermudaBrian]

Not sure what you're asking.

[@comfortlawncare]

@@BermudaBrian the variety I should look for want smaller growing

[@BermudaBrian]

Ahhhh! On the plant tag it will list the size or tell you if it's a dwarf. 3-4' will be the smaller size

[@VyNguyen-jd4pu]

Thank you very much ! My flavour plants

[@LifeInZadar]

Thank you for the information

[@rjbrewer09]

Thank you thank you thank you. This was so helpful i had alot of ahaha moments. God bless you

[@TheGlamorousLifeofNae]

New subscriber! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on nature! 🌸

[@ginnybrogan1213]

Love the tee!

[@1975oldschool]

Good info on Azaleas Brian. If you trimmed after the bloom, you'd still loose those flowers for that year no?

[@BermudaBrian]

No, right after bloom, you're good. Right now, in August, you're going to cut off next season's flowers.

[@TheresaPisani]

Good information! Thank you!

[@joeburch3378]

Occasionally mine get caterpillars on them that chew away and will strip a majority of the leaves off the plant. What product do you use to get rid of them?

[@jewel.s.journey]

thank you for mentioning pollinators! Also, a good eco system can help with pests (spiders, wasps, birds, lady bugs, ect...) Dont kill all the predetor bugs, and you are less likely to have pest bugs out of control.

[@BermudaBrian]

Def!!!!

[@SunnyBermuda]

🌞Informative video! 👍 I love and hate azaleas, love how beautiful they are in bloom, but hate when we have an early spring followed by a cold snap and we only get flowers for a week.

[@BermudaBrian]

Yep... Or the frost burn on new growth..

[@randibgood]

@@BermudaBrian Hi! Just found your channel and I live in Georgia as well. When we bought our house we have 4 maple trees planted across the front yard, close to road. Someone before us had planted a white azalea under each one of those trees and slowly but surely, each one has stopped blooming except for the one that gets the late afternoon/evening sun. The other three are in complete shade all day. When is the best time of year to transplant them? Thanks in advance if you see this!

[@lisanelson1646]

Will rubber mulch harm azaleas

[@BermudaBrian]

You will be introducing rubber to your soil. I haven't had experience with how rubber becomes brittle and breaks down... I know people like the rubber mulch bc of its longevity compared to wood mulch. Wood mulch can break down and provide organic matter to existing soil which is beneficial. Thanks for watching!

[@meharris0925]

I planted small encore azaleas 2 years ago and I have never pruned them as they are still small. They have never bloomed since planting. They get 5-6 hours of afternoon sun during the summer. I believe they get 4-5 hours of sun in the fall/winter as my house faces North/West. I plan to add the azalea fertilizer as my pH is 6.1. Could the pH keep them from blooming?

[@BermudaBrian]

You want your pH to be about 5.0-5.5. Azaleas like acidic soil. Encore azaleas need more sunlight than other azaleas. So, you want to make sure they get about 6 hours of sun a day. Make sure you have a good mulch layer around the azaleas but not touching the main trunk. Be careful when you are pruning them.... Early to Mid summer is the best time. If you get harsh winters where you live, think about covering or protecting them. Hope this helps you. Thanks for watching my video!

[@cherylpenn4509]

In the S. Hemisphere, when to prune please

[@mjmalcolm9484]

Love the shirt. 👍🏻

[@mjmalcolm9484]

...sorry, and the video was very helpful as well👍🏻

[@orlandodavidgw]

Thank you.

[@northeasthardytropicals541]

Great info man!

[@love.wildly.live.fearlessly]

Mine bloomed but have very little leaves and they are lookin kinda off color and my blooms got dark dried edges and the buds even were fried. They are in sun but it hasn’t been hot. I’m so unsure what to do.

[@BermudaBrian]

Where do you live? Could they have frost damage? If they are dropping leaves, is there a chance the roots are sitting in water? Try pushing a dry stick down to bottom of roots and see if it comes back out soaking wet. If the roots are sitting in water, you may be too late. Replant on some sort of raised pea gravel bed with soil amendments mixed in w native soil

[@emlyle1228]

My azalea blooms in spring and fall. When should i prune?

[@BermudaBrian]

Encore azaleas? I would trim after Spring blooming period is over

[@twinfin8571]

I need to move three azalea plants but I don’t know what type I have. How do I figure that out? I don’t want to squash them if I put them in too small a space.

[@I_AM_able_319]

They love pine needles natural ph balancer

[@sharonhanson7661]

What zone are you in? I’ve just purchased my first azalea and found your channel on how to plant and care for them. I’m some 8a. We had a terrible freeze this year that killed several of my bushes I’ve had for years🥺

[@BermudaBrian]

Zone 7 (North Ga).... We had the frost come through to. I "thought" throwing blankets over them would help.... It kind of did. They got frost burn.... Knocked a few of them back.

[@bill-nj6fc]

so what month do you trim them

[@BermudaBrian]

After they finish blooming no later than the end of June

[@bill-nj6fc]

@@BermudaBrian thank you

[@vespuccimidtown7427]

Hi I do have a lace bugs in my azaleas And I leave in east Cobb What’s the best and fastest way to get rid of my problems with Lace bugs Thanks

[@BermudaBrian]

I use Bayer Diseases, Fungus, and mite treatment. It is available in hose end sprayer or in concentrate. Spray now and then again in 7 days. Thorough spray upper and underside of leaves

[@marcelamendoza7654]

Zylam you can buy it on Amazon

[@margaritaiglesias348]

Azaleas love to grow under the pine trees!!..

[@BermudaBrian]

Yes they do!

[@YardGuy]

I only know a little bit about the Iggy variety.

[@Amanda-c6z]

My friend planted 3 azaleas One is getting brown leaves on half the bush. 😢

[@JasonSeiberlich]

If there's one thing I know, it's that I don't want to stunt my bush.

[@BermudaBrian]

Always gotta take care of your bush

[@finance4]

May I send you a snapshot of ours and ask you a couple of questions about it, please? Just now found you and subscribed!!