• Check daily by poking your finger down into the soil approximately two inches. If it is dry or barely moist, water it. If it is wet, don't water it.

• Do not determine watering needs by the surface moisture.

• The morning is the best time to water, but be aware of frost. Wait for the ice to thaw completely before watering.

• Do not water blooms as they will wilt prematurely.

Feeding

• We recommend an organic fertilizer such as blood-meal, bone-meal, or fish-meal.

• In the spring feed with a balanced fertilizer, while in the fall feed with a 0-10-10 mixture.

• Do not fertilize after October.

• Be careful to not fertilize a tree a month or so after transplanting.

• Never fertilize a tree that is weak or unhealthy.

• Special feeding should be given to azaleas.

Spraying

• It is ideal to spray trees while dormant, but okay at other times as needed.

• Follow directions on insecticide labels.

Extreme Weather

• Protect your tree from extreme weather conditions.

• Do not allow the roots to freeze, or foliage to burn.

• High winds can dry soil out very quickly.

• Be aware of how the weather affects your tree.