Healthy Pinks
By hijuju
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Some advise for those growing Pinks.
1]Give them a neutral to alkaline soil in full sun
2]Ensure that they have plenty of space and are in a gritty soil
3]DONT neglect to water your pinks during the summer.But don not over water
4]When watering , mix in a high potash such as Tomato fertiliser , or put a slow releae dianthus fertiliser on the soil once a year
5]Pinks make freat container plants , but make sure you water well /regularly and fill the pot with gritty soil.
Finally , deadhead the flowers once they have died of , this will maintain a tidy shape and or cut the whole stem of once it has finished flowering.
Pinks need replacing after 5 years ,In other words they look good for 2 – 5 years.But you can take cuttings of these plants in this time to give you some more healthy plants
20 Jun, 2010
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My soil tends towards the acid, do you think a little added lime would help?
23 Jun, 2010
I grow them in concrete tubs. That makes the soil a bit on the alkaline side.
23 Jun, 2010
Thanks Hywel, If i put some blobs of concrete in soil near them, would that help then?
24 Jun, 2010
Probably it would. The lime would go into the soil I should think.
24 Jun, 2010
Thanks, I don't know why I buy lime lovers. I've just bought a verbascum, and two campanulas all of which prefer alkali and I have some pinks, must be coz they're so pretty:-)
24 Jun, 2010
That must be it :o)
24 Jun, 2010
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Thanks that was useful. I like to grow pinks but have a job keeping them looking in good shape.
20 Jun, 2010