How Trim and Fertilize Your Hanging Basket

Now is the time to trim your hanging baskets and combination containers so your annuals will keep blooming for you into the fall. We also suggest you feed your hanging baskets and combination containers at least once a week.
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[@onebowl2165]

It was such an emotional rollercoaster 😂 reminder to self: trust the expert, trust the process 😅

[@gardencrossings]

LOL.

[@8helenjhouston8]

Thank you sooo much for the closeup shots - many times people show trimming from a distance which doesn’t give me sufficient teaching to be brave enough to prune back enough.

[@gardencrossings]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliawillmer2528]

I trimmed mine last night and felt that “guilty twinge” but I know I made those petunias very happy. So, I am happy! 😊

[@gardencrossings]

Yes you did!

[@janetthornton7909]

It’s like trimming one’s bangs....it little more here and a little more there. 😂

[@gardencrossings]

that is funny and true

[@SunshineKK99]

I was good with the first cut, but the second cut took my breath away!! 😂😂😂

[@gardencrossings]

lol

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Heidi 🌺 . Well done . I know it will be amazing after the trim but I don't have courage to trim alot like you I will try . Happy Fourth 🇺🇸 . Have a wonderful day . 🌺🌻🌺

[@gardencrossings]

This was drastic but i wanted to show that it can be done

[@JuJuBee223]

I love that you put the Supertunia Vista Bermuda Beach with the new yellow Saffron Finch! It’s gorgeous!! 😍

[@gardencrossings]

It is a nice mix

[@karenlynn1956]

Please let us see this in a couple weeks. 😮 I’ve seen the length around the pot cut back but never all on top. 😀

[@gardencrossings]

This was a drastic presentation for those who have a bad looking top

[@maryk1668]

Very rarely fertilized my pots of annuals. You have convinced me and I have used the PW once a week. Great results! TY!

[@gardencrossings]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@patydiez]

Excellent. By the way, I loved you hair. Thanks for your acknowledge.

[@gardencrossings]

Thanks for watching.

[@jeannettejohnson2572]

It feels like plant “murder” but so worth it in the end! Thanks for the lesson!😊

[@gardencrossings]

Yes it is.

[@jenmason40]

I do this as well when I saw your video last year & what a difference. I'm a big believer in ferlizing (Ferlizing Friday) but honestly it makes so much sense feeding your plants. You spend so much money, so why would you NOT? Sending good vibes from zone 5b. Your 🇨🇦 garden gal 😊

[@gardencrossings]

Thanks for watching.

[@kristaself126]

I’ve been doing the same thing to my petunias. It definitely takes at least two weeks for the new growth to fill in.

[@gardencrossings]

It does take a few week but so worth a fresh looking palnt.

[@Linda-gi8pr]

that was hard to watch

[@cshieldsie9920]

And impossible for me to do! I do give my petunias a trim - but that was a buzz cut 😆

[@gardencrossings]

Yes it was.

[@melissabunnell2952]

What’s the fix to help the soil/plants if water runs right through?

[@lisag6796]

Jenny from Creekside Nursery suggests to soak baskets in a tub of water for 30 minutes. When the baskets soil is really dry, the water runs off as if the soil is like concrete so no absorption. Soaking works, I do it all the time. I bought a cement mixing tub for around $11 to use as a potting tray but also use it this way.

[@gardencrossings]

Yes may need to submerge the pot to let the soil get saturated.

[@altheajackson5701]

So Heidi should I water my plants first then fertilize? My plants don't flourish like what I see on your videos- learning 😃

[@gardencrossings]

Water daily and fertilize weekly with a water soluble fertilizer.

[@febakoshy8888]

This fertilizer stains. Anything I can do for that ?

[@gardencrossings]

I am not aware of it staining, but i suppose if you have a new white cement patio you may see it.

[@ashleesorensen7834]

I thought we weren’t supposed to trim more than 20% off the supertunias. 🤔

[@gardencrossings]

It depends on how they look. This was a nice looking plant so i did not need to trim this hard. But i did want to show people you can if you have to and they will flush back out. An update video will be coming soon.

[@barbb.9489]

Happy 4th of July Heidi and Rod. Pray for our Freedom, 1776! Love the video today, a teaching moment! ❤😅❤

[@gardencrossings]

Thanks for watching.

[@lisaspacek1101]

Can that fertilizer be used on vegetables as well?

[@gardencrossings]

I would say it could if in a pinch.

[@jeaniemcdaris8276]

My impatiences planted in flower beds are leggy where do I trim ?

[@gardencrossings]

We have also trimmed Impatiens, they dont flush out as fast as petunias.