By Suzywonkles
Hampshire,
United Kingdom 
Pieris 'Prelude' - Hi just want to double check before I attack! Newly purchased and planted earlier this year, it has now finished flowering and I believe I need to deadhead and feed? Thanks :)
15 May, 2012
Answers
Agree with Kildermorie.
15 May, 2012
Ok, thanks, I asked because on googling it e-how says to deadhead, but on both your advice I'll leave it. Do I just feed it the once or weekly/fortnightly for a while? Thank you for your help.
15 May, 2012
Depends what you're using, but I'd just give it a couple of good handfuls of Growmore sprinkled round the base and then lightly turned into the soil. That'll do till next year.
15 May, 2012
Ah ok, I was going to use a liquid ericacious feed.
15 May, 2012
I'm a little confused now as I didn't think growmore was recommended for acid loving plants? Lol, you can tell I'm new at gardening!
15 May, 2012
Growmore's fine, its just a balanced feed. Certainly, if your soil is alkaline and your'e trying to keep it acidic round the plant, then you MIGHT buy a specialist acid feed, but I never bother, I think they're a waste of money. If the soil is too alkaline for a plant, it's better to add sequestrene iron tonic once a year to sort it out and use a cheaper feed such as Growmore.
15 May, 2012
I have taken off some of my old flowers,Suzy..only because they drop all over the paths and patio..and fed up of sweeping them up...but otherwise,no need...
15 May, 2012
Thank you all.
15 May, 2012
I have never deadheaded them - just let the flower heads fall off. A spring feed sounds right for this time of year.
15 May, 2012