the plants were fine at first but now they are not growing at all?

although this may simply be a lack of water on the plant, we usually find that it is the use of a poor quality potting mix which contains no plant food.

cheap potting mixes can be used but must be improved with the addition of plant food when filling the flower bag.

the extra cost of good quality potting mix is really minimal when you consider:

the cost of the bag,
the cost of a punnet of plants,
the time you have spent preparing the whole thing.

you are probably looking at an extra cost of only 3 or 4 dollars. it is money well spent when you enjoy the finished product 3 or 4 months later.

if you have used a top quality mix, its nutrients will be used up and leached out in 2 or 3 months. we feed our growing bags weekly with soluble plant food and slow release fertilizers every few months. the results are well worth it.

happy flower bagging!

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