Things You'll Need:
- Bypass Pruners
- Fertilizers
- Garden Trowels
- Mulch
- Plants
- Plants
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Step 1
Look for plants at nurseries in spring in colder climates, where it's grown as an annual, and through fall in warmer regions.
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Step 2
Buy nemesia in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
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Step 3
Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.
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Step 1
Plant nemesia in full sun in well-drained soil.
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Step 2
Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
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Step 3
Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.
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Step 4
Set the plants 6 inches apart.
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Step 5
Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
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Step 6
Water well until soil is completely moist.
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Step 1
Cut old stems back to the ground in early spring using bypass pruners.
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Step 2
Apply a light application of organic fertilizer to the top of the soil in spring; follow package directions.
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Step 3
Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.
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Step 4
Water well weekly until soil is completely moist during summers with no rainfall.









