Planting and Care Instructions for your new plant

 Planting from containers

·         Dig your hole a little wider than but only as deep as the container.

·         Remove plant from container and butterfly roots.

·         Set root ball into the hole so that it sits 1” higher than the surrounding soil.

·         Backfill with equal parts of existing soil, LeafGro, and cow manure and pack gently.

·         Deep Soak plant immediately after installation.

·         Please see the further care instructions for watering, fertilizing, and mulching guidelines.

 Planting Balled & Burlapped Trees

·         Dig a hole at little as wider than but only as deep as the root ball.

·         Remove any ties or straps that bind the burlap. If there is a wire basket leave it in place. Roll back, but do not remove, burlap from root ball so it will be below the soil surface.

·         Set root ball into the hole so that it sits 1” higher than the surrounding soil.

·         Backfill with equal parts existing soil, LeafGro, and cow manure and pack gently.

·         Deep Soak plant immediately after installation.

·         Please see the further care instructions for watering guidelines. 

Further care instructions

Watering Guidelines – there are no set schedules for watering just some well-established practices and guidelines to assist you

·         Plants cannot be over-watered in the short-run meaning a deep soak cannot be too much

·         Water 3 times per week for first three weeks, having a period of drying out between watering

·         1 or 2 per week depending on weather conditions for remainder of first growing season

·         Always water at base of plant, never on foliage

·         There MUST be a period of drying out between watering

·         Deep soaking less often is more effective than small amounts more often

·         AM watering is ideal but following the above guideline is more important if time is a factor

·         1” of water a week on established plants is a good guideline for remainder of life.

 Fertilizing

·         Do not fertilize first year unless using an organic root stimulating fertilizer

·         Next spring use a slow release (granular) fertilizer as directed. Do not use water soluble kind.

Mulching

·         2-3” of mulch at drip line.

·         1” for perennials, flowers