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Product Overview
Description
Wicked Growth Hanging Basket Fertilizer provides complete nutrition for the demanding growing conditions of hanging planters, baskets, and elevated containers. The balanced 10-10-10 formula supports vigorous growth and continuous flowering.
Hanging baskets face unique challenges: exposed roots heat and dry quickly, limited soil volume restricts nutrient storage, and gravity pulls water through the growing medium rapidly. Plants in these conditions need frequent, reliable nutrition.
This formula supports petunias, fuchsias, geraniums, and the countless other plants that thrive in elevated planters. Keeps your hanging displays looking their best from spring through fall frost.
Highlights
• Complete basket nutrition
• Supports continuous flowering
• Frequent feeding compatible
• All trailing varieties
• Season-long performance
The Science Behind It
How It Works
This balanced formula addresses the unique challenges of hanging basket culture—limited soil volume, frequent watering that leaches nutrients, and high performance expectations. The 10-10-10 ratio provides complete nutrition for continuous growth and flowering. Regular application replaces nutrients lost through the frequent irrigation hanging baskets require. Nutrients become immediately available in the small soil volume, supporting the dense planting and vigorous growth typical of seasonal hanging displays.
The Science
Hanging baskets represent an extreme growing environment—small soil volumes, rapid drainage, temperature fluctuation, and plants pushed for maximum display. Nutrients leach quickly with frequent watering, requiring regular replenishment. The balanced ratio supports both foliage and flowering, important since basket displays typically feature trailing and flowering plants together. Potassium is particularly important for maintaining cell turgor in the elevated, exposed conditions where baskets hang.
Nutrients Available
10% Total Nitrogen – Drives continuous foliage production for full, trailing displays. 10% Available Phosphate (P₂O₅) – Supports flowering and root function in confined spaces. 10% Soluble Potash (K₂O) – Maintains plant vigor under challenging basket conditions. Ideal for petunias, fuchsias, geraniums, and all flowering and foliage basket plants.
How to Apply
1-2 lbs/100 sq ft every 4-6 weeks. Severe deficiency: 2-3 lbs initially.
1
Action:
Survey garden bed and note deficiency symptoms. Map high-need zones.
Pro Tip:
Sandy areas and fruiting sections need more K than shaded areas.
Avoid:
Don't leave granules on surface in hot weather - damages plants.
2
Action:
Calculate 1-2 lbs per 100 sq ft. For 10x20 garden (200 sq ft), use 2-4 lbs.
Pro Tip:
Weigh fertilizer on kitchen scale. One cup 0-0-60 weighs ~0.5 lb.
Avoid:
Don't exceed 2 lbs per 100 sq ft per application. Split heavy doses.
3
Action
Broadcast granules evenly across soil surface. Work into top 2-3 inches with cultivator.
Pro Tip:
Sandy areas and fruiting sections need more K than shaded areas.
Avoid:
Don't spread on windy days - granules drift causing uneven application.
4
Action
Water thoroughly with 1-2 inches to dissolve granules and move K into root zone.
Pro Tip:
Incorporation prevents salt buildup and gets K to roots faster.
Avoid:
Don't leave granules on surface in hot weather - damages plants.