How often do you feed Hanging Baskets

How often are you supposed to feed hanging baskets?
I have over the years had what I call mediocre baskets, not glorious as I have seen about.
So I got to wonder can you over feed them?
FA

 

Hi

I supose you can over feed anything

My baskets are 16 inch ,coir liner then small bowl to keep th swell gell and slow realease fertiliser in then a good quality compost and I put surfina petunias, geraniums , trailing nepeta, fushia .

They go out 1st May then I feed one a week with tomoto food until end of june then increase in July to twixce a week that keeps them going all summer , and I know am boasting but my mate from work said whats that shrub covered in flowers , thats how big they get and smotherd all summer in flowers , they are high maitenance watered everyday without fail , so I always know who has put the time and effort in

Spruce

 

I always used tomato feed every two or three days when the plants are at their largest, but I've always really stuffed them in including right down to the underside of the baskets. But you can become a victim of your own success, as the larger the plants grow the more water they require and my neighbours had trouble lifting enough water cans to keep them going whislt we were on holiday. I bought a fitment for the end of a hose that could be used for watering baskets, but that also became too much for them.

It appears that I may not be the only person to overdo it:

 

A good start with the compost and regular dead haeding topped up with a liquid feed every ten days.

 

Thank you Spruce, thank you Scrungee and thank you Lad.
Really not a lot different to what I have done before.
I noticed our village baskets are watered early morning by the council gardeners, so perhaps I will try that.
FA

 

I feed once a week with a high potash fertilser (tomato feed is fine) to aid continuous flowering. As mentioned constant watering and deadheading are also necessary for a good basket.

 

I would advise giving a half strength feed at every watering. Using, preferably, a high Potash feed. I would suggest this regimen for tubs and troughs of bedding too.

 

I suspect that it is difficult to overfeed. The biggest danger comes with overfeeding perennials - they make a lot of lush growth and are then not able to survive a cold winter. But that doesn't apply to hanging baskets.

I am amused at the advice that I get with Brugmansia - that is to feed them double strength every day. But apparently it really pays off.

 

Id go with Daitheplant,and weak feed at every watering,(when in flower)with tomato feed,though before flowers appear id use a high nitrogen feed to build up the plants,and while doing so stop all growing tips at 2 or three pairs of leaves,thus building up bushy plants to make a very full basket.
Think most important when planting the basket,to incorperate a good handful of base fertilizer,(i allways use John Innes base) and add this to shop bought bags of compost,even though some have added nutriants in.

Below the missus with a basket of surfinias.

 

WOW

 

Looks like this year 1st June !!!


Spruce