Watering:

Unless otherwise noted, all plants seem to do well with a twice weekly watering schedule, wherein you actually FEED them once per week. i’ve been using Wendy’s~Days for just watering, and Son~Days for watering/feeding. i use a half-strength mixture of Expert Gro ~ one full measuring spoon, provided in the food, OR 1 Tablespoon, if the measuring spoon got lost ~ in a two gallon watering can my Mom got at Lowe’s, i think. A

During the winter months, if the plants are allowed to ‘die~back’ outside, a once per week watering, with no feeding, is recommended.

Perennials:

Perennials are plants that will come back, year after year.

Hardy Annuals:

Hardy Annuals are plants that, themselves, only live for one year; however, these plants freely self-sow, for a Perennial ‘effect,’ as it were!

ALL of Today’s Bouquets include at least one fragrant plant, and all of the plants produce gorgeous blooms. Whether you decide to keep them inside, or transplant them outside, you are in for years of glorious garden goodies! [Yeah. i’m sort of into alliteration, aren’t i? ;) <sigh>]

And, speaking of transplanting...

Transplanting:

Selection of Site(s):

Please bear in mind that, although the plants in your Today’s Bouquet look nice and small in their container, many of them are actually rather large plants that will ‘spread’ and grow taller when planted in the ground. The Plant List includes details, such as height, spread and habit, to allow you to take these factors into consideration.

Preparation of Site(s):

All of the plants included in Today’s Bouquets grow best in normal, loamy soil with good drainage. The soil mixture i use is 70% top soil, 10% sand, and 20% potting mix.

Once you have dug your holes and filled them with your soil mixture, it is highly recommended that you make small mounds of dirt at the bottom of the hole, which you will be spreading the root balls of the plants over.

Preparation of Plants:

Depending on how long your plants have been in their container, when you remove them, their root systems may be sort of tangled up with each other. This will present no problem if you intend to transplant the whole ‘bunch’ in one fell swoop; however, if you want to separate the plants, you will need to be very careful not to tear off too many of the feeder roots, and not to damage the main tap roots.