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Hang in sun or shade area depending on variety
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Bring inside if the night temperature is going to drop lower than 55 degrees F. Cool nights will stunt hanging basket flowers.
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Fertilize every 10 days with a liquid fertilizer. Water with the fertilizer solution until it drips through the pot.
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Clean baskets by periodically breaking off old flowers, dead leaves, and dead or dying wood.
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IMPORTANT: Plants that need water will droop slightly. Water hanging baskets with 1-2 gallons of water when very dry. About 1/2 – 1 gallon will be enough normally. Make sure water drips all the way through. By feeling the weight of the pot, with experience, you will also be able to tell when a plant needs water. If the plant is moist all the way through, don’t water it as watering too often will rot plant roots and cause wilting. Reiger and non-stop begonias overwatered will rot off.