Most people begin gardening with mimicking their neighbors.  Mrs. Jones plants impatiens, you plant impatiens, hers live, yours die.  You think to yourself, I have a black thumb but the reality never comes across your mind that maybe, you have planted the right plant in the wrong place.  You continue to copy Mrs. Jones and to no avail, everything you plant dies.  You concede to defeat and eventually give up.  This is not a time to concede with defeat but a time to follow my 3 simple little rules.
Rule #1 Plant the right plant in the right spot.  Time goes on, you plant the right plant in the right spot but again, the plant dies.  Now there is not doubt in your mind, you are a plant killer!
Rule #2 Remember one critical thing-Water!  Watering is a balance act between hydration and saturation.  Watering needs to be through enough to fully saturate the roots without drowning the plant.  This is typically accomplished with watering 3 time per week.   Now you plant the right plant in the right spot, remember to water but the plant flowers for 2 weeks and then the beautiful flower is a really pretty green.  
Rule # 3 Simply add fertilizer.  At the initial planting, your plants have had the equivalent of life support.  They have been carefully monitored, watered exactly right and fertilized everyday.  This is to make sure that when you buy the plant, its prefect.  These plants are planted in gardening and basically it’s likely going into sock.  The care they received is no longer around and these plants have to fend for themselves.  Rather than that, add 1 tablespoon of granular fertilizer for flowers. This fertilizer will take approximately 2 weeks to become active in the soil.  To help the plant recovery from the initial transplant and encourage future flowering, use 20-20-20 Peters water soluble fertilizer every 7.  Now following these simply instructions, you plant the right plant in the right spot, watering properly and simply adding fertilizer. Now, “ You are a gardener” and the title Plant Killer can be removed from the garden shed wall.
Remember the 3 simple rules;
Plant the right Plant in the Right Spot
Water
Simply add fertilizer
Once you understand the importance of the 3 simple rules to gardening, the next step is planning. 

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