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Prepare a planting hole.
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- Dig a dish-shaped planting hole no deeper than the root ball of the plant but three times as wide.
- Mix fertiliser and organic material (about 5%) with the backfill.
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Mix an Osmocote® controlled release fertiliser into the top two-thirds of the backfill.
Choose a suitable product from the Osmocote® range.
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Plant bare-rooted plants including roses.
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- Make a mound in the centre of a wide dish shaped hole.
- Drape the roots of the plants on either side of the mound.
- Mix fertiliser and organic material (about 5%) with the backfill.
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Mix Osmocote® Roses, Gardenias, Azaleas & Camellias to the top two-thirds of the backfill.
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Set up an efficient watering program.
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- Water immediately after planting and then regularly for the first 3 months - do this for drought tolerant plants also.
- Always water before and after fertilising.
- Water when the top two centimetres of the soil or potting mix are dry.
- Use a wetting agent.
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Hydraflo2® Wetting Agent helps water to soak into the soil evenly.
Several Scotts® products contain Hydraflo2®. Choose the one that best suits your purpose.
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Choose a good fertiliser for your garden or lawn.
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- Use a controlled release fertiliser every 6 months for a steady release of a complete fertiliser.
- Use a water soluble fertiliser every 7-14 days which gives rapid results.
- Combine your controlled release fertiliser with a soluble fertiliser occasionally to give your plants an extra boost.
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Use Osmocote® Total All Purpose controlled release fertiliser or choose a specific-purpose fertiliser from the Osmocote® range.
Miracle-Gro® Plant Food products are water soluble fertilisers that can be used alone or in combination with Osmocote® fertilisers.
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Fertilise effectively.
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- Fertilise throughout spring, early summer and autumn.
- Water before and after fertilising.
- Apply fertiliser at the dripline and outwards. (The dripline is an imaginary line drawn from the outer edge of the canopy of leaves to the ground.)
- Don’t over-fertilise. Use fertiliser at the recommended rate.
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Osmocote® Controlled Release fertilisers are designed to prevent over-fertilisation.
Find out how Osmocote® works.
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