How to Grow Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium Tomentosum)
This perennial (it comes back year after year) provides a mass of white flowers on a low-growing plant - a fine addition to a mixed border of flowers and shrubs. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Choosing a Snow-in-Summer
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Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer.
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Buy snow-in-summer plants in 4-inch up to 1-gallon containers.
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Look for healthy-looking plants with signs of new leaves and buds.
Planting a Snow-in-Summer
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Plant snow-in-summers 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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Set the plants 1 foot apart.
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Place plants no deeper than they were growing in containers.
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Mulch around, but not on top of, plants with 3 inches of organic fertilizer.
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Water well until soil is completely moist.
Caring for a Snow-in-Summer
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Shear the plant after it flowers. Cut off old flowers and an inch of foliage - with bypass pruners. This will keep the plant looking healthy and tidy the rest of the summer.
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Water until soil is completely moist - weekly during summers with no rainfall.
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Nov 22, 2005
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Nov 22, 2005
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