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Keeping Hanging Baskets Alive All Summer

Baskets dry out fast in the heat. Here's how to keep yours full and blooming.

The quick answer

Water most days in summer heat — sometimes twice — feed lightly every week or two, and pinch off spent blooms to keep new ones coming.

The quick answer

Hanging baskets have a lot of plant in a little bit of soil, so they dry out fast. In summer heat, expect to water most days — sometimes morning and evening. Feed lightly every week or two, and pinch off spent blooms.

Common mistakes

  • Watering a little every day so it never soaks through — water until it runs out the bottom
  • Letting a basket dry to a crisp, then flooding it (the water runs off dry soil)
  • Skipping fertilizer — frequent watering washes nutrients out

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