Hi Corey, Your videos are so fun to watch as you walk through your decision making process. I can totally see myself overwhelmed by choices.

I love your original (and final) choice for that last container. Those three plants go beautifully together.

Your choices are always excellent

10:05 Solution: get a bigger planter and use both coleus and both petunias 😁 *or* put two planters next to each other so it looks like one container so you can use all the plants 😁 that's what I ended up doing because the coleus and caladiums I purchased mix so well with so many colors.

I love the mini famous neo pink Hawaii. I planted 2 in a hanging fence basket.. its stunning and i get so many compliments from neighbors. This year ive been kinda a calibrachoa junky....trying so many. Lol😂

@UpNorthGardenMI

Ай бұрын

I get you 😂 I’ve got sone Pink Hawaii in pots for my deck as well.

I love Mexican feather grass! I have grown it the last two years (southeast MI). It gets large and cascades beautifully over the pot. It lends fantastic winter interest as well. I leave it in the pot all winter and it blows in the wind and looks so pretty with snow on it. It turns a lovely wheat color in the winter.

"Live and learn!" That's definitely my gardening technique. 😅

The dark coleus looks best, better contrast!

Good pick on the plant choice. I was rooting for the red!

Appreciate your letting us know the “equivalent” to Proven Winners plants.

Hi Corey.. I really enjoy your videos.. Question could you talk about Hydrangea.. I have planted Tuxedo Hydrangea. Thanks

@UpNorthGardenMI

Ай бұрын

I could talk about hydrangeas all day 😃 - Hydrangea Playlist kzread.info/head/PLnTB5Fj44ImwkOa9igdfXn05T1QPBigdu The Tuxedo isn’t hardy for our area, so I don’t have any experience. But my general advice for macrophylla hydrangeas is to fertilize and only trim off the spent blooms or wayward branches (their blooms take longer to develop than some other types) and pay attention to light requirements (many do best with just morning sun).

@janiceclark3233

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much.. 😊

Are there any red or purple equivalents to the Mexican Feather Grass? I like height in my planters (more height than just Dracaena spikes), lol. This year is my first time planting Canna Lilies, which I paired with Calibrachoa.

@UpNorthGardenMI

Ай бұрын

Have you looked at purple fountain grass - not quite the same, but good height and amazing plumes.

@dlight9849

Ай бұрын

@@UpNorthGardenMI Nice. I'll add that to my Wish List. It looks like a better privacy screen plant than Cordyline 😆 .... and no one in my apartment complex has that plant 😆

Hi Corey! Would you put water soluble fertilizer in the Aquapot reservoir?

@UpNorthGardenMI

Ай бұрын

Yes. From this point forward I do. I mix it between a half dose and a full dose (consistently using a half dose works well for me).

@danilincks5809

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your reply! I have some hard to reach hanging baskets and I was wondering if I should get some of those self watering hanging pots and add the fertilizer in the reservoir because I am so afraid of perching on a precariously placed water to feed the plants every 3 waterings! Thanks for helping me out, I really like your channel!!

What county in Michigan? I live in Monroe County.

@UpNorthGardenMI

15 күн бұрын

Presque Isle

Hey Corey I've been meaning to ask. I have a lechuza balconera 50 and I plant petunias in them. I can't really decide how many petunia I can put into it. Can self watering pot accommodate more plants compared to regular pots? Right now I have 5 tidal wave petunia in them. Let me know if it's too much.

@UpNorthGardenMI

Ай бұрын

You can usually handle more plants in a self-watering, your plants will likely reach a bigger size. Tidal waves are extremely large, so I’d say you’re over doing it. If I’m reading their site correctly, that container is a 20” - two Tidal Waves will likely be enough - I wouldn’t do more than three.

@niknakstoe

Ай бұрын

Thanks Corey!

Hi Corey - i’m fertilizing and watering my petunias, but they seem to go through phases of having no flowers. Is that normal.

@UpNorthGardenMI

Ай бұрын

They usually stay in bloom. What variety are they? Are they in full sun?

@mandocool

Ай бұрын

@@UpNorthGardenMI supertunia in full sun and zone 8b high desert CA.

@wonderkids80

Ай бұрын

Try to use miracle gro bloom booster. A fertilizer high in phosphorus would be helpful