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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

Make Your Hanging Baskets Burst With Blooms – and Stay Beautiful Longer – With This Simple Weekly Habit

A moss-covered hanging basket full of colorful pink and purple violas.

Life isn’t always easy if you are growing in a hanging basket. Flowering plants put huge energy into their summer display, but there are only so many nutrients available to them in the limited soil. They need a helping hand. To give the plants what they need, it is advisable to feed baskets weekly with a liquid fertilizer.

When it comes to identifying the best fertilizer for hanging baskets in the summer, those sold as a ‘bloom booster’ or a tomato feed are the two top options. This is because they are high in phosphorus and potassium, which encourage flowering, and they come in liquid form to deliver nutrients fast.

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