How Do You Plant Dwarf Crape Myrtles In Hanging Baskets?
The Dwarf Crape Myrtle of the Lythraceae family. The genus is Lagerstroemia and the species is indica. There are several different colors, including blue, white and purple. The height of the different cultivars ranges from 4 to 8 feet, but each one can be contained in hanging baskets by pruning the plant as needed. Wash the hanging basket with a weak solution of bleach and water. Rinse the basket thoroughly, especially if the basket is used. Allow the basket to air dry. Fill the basket about half full with a sandy loam mixture of soil with a pH of 5.1 to 6.5. If you are using soil from your yard or the bag of potting soil does not specify the pH, use a soil test kit (purchased at any big box home and garden store) to test for the pH and nutrients of the soil. Amend the soil as needed pursuant to the soil test. If the soil test shows that you are low on a specific element, amend the soil with fertilizer or compost based on that element (for example, nitrogen, phosphorus). Amending the s
