How to Grow Azaleas!
Azaleas are beautiful shrubs that add much to the landscape, even when not in bloom. Azaleas turn from simple shrub to crowning glory in the spring when they bloom in shades of peach, purple, pink and white. With the right care, azaleas can live for years. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Plant new azaleas in the spring and fall when temperatures are cool. If you plant in the summer, you must water them frequently. If you buy them in the spring you can see the color, so there won't be any surprises the following year.
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Azaleas prefer a mixture of a little shade and a little sun, but not too much of either. Plant them where they will receive a sprinkling of sun all day or just the morning sun.
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Enrich the planting area with compost or chopped leaves. Azaleas do best in moist, acid, well-drained soil with lots of organic matter. Azaleas do not like clay or pure sand. If your soil isn't right, and you don't have time to improve it, you can grow azaleas in containers.
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Fertilize the plants if your soil isn't up to par or you notice the azalea leaves turning yellow. Feed them with a slow-release, azalea fertilizer that contains iron and sulfur. Apply right after the plants finish blooming in the spring and again in midsummer.
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Prune the plants immediately after the plant stop flowering in the spring. If you wait until summer, you will remove most of next year's flowers. Cut back to a branch or bud and don't leave big stubs.
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Tips & Warnings
Check your plant for projected height before purchasing. Azaleas can grow from a few feet tall or 8 feet tall.
For best showing group plants by colors.
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