How to Grow Basket-of-Gold (Alyssum saxatile)
Basket-of-gold is a low-growing plant with light to golden yellow flowers that bloom in early spring. It looks wonderful tumbling over the top of a rockery or mound. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Choosing Basket-of-Gold
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Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer.
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Buy basket-of-gold in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
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Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.
Planting Basket-of-Gold
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Plant basket-of-gold in full sun in well-drained soil.
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Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
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Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in their containers.
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Set the plants 6 to 12 inches apart.
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Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
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Water well until soil is completely moist.
Caring for Basket-of-Gold
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Prune back hard - cut about 3 inches of stems off - after flowering with bypass pruners; this will encourage a fresh growth of foliage.
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Apply a light application of organic fertilizer to the top of the soil in spring; follow package directions.
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Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.
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Water well weekly until soil is completely moist in summers with no rainfall.
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Comments
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I have a question I want to know if I can plant this on a slope that I don't want o water to often the deer won't eat and it will fill in and not have to maintain.
