(Viola 'Majestic Giant Mix')
Pansy - Majestic Giant Mix Feeding Instructions
Pansies are a low nutrient plant meaning they do not require much fertilizer. At time of planting fertilize with a timed-release plant food to feed your pansies over many months. Use a specialty Pansy Food that contains nitrate nitrogen. Mix ing the fertilizer into the soil before setting out the plants is recommended. Reapply fertilizer in late winter/early Spring to promote profuse blooming. Alternatively, you may use a natural or organic fertilizer every 4 to 6 weeks to promote health and incresed blooming. Removing faded blooms will also stimulate more flower production.
Pansy - Majestic Giant Mix Pruning Instructions
Pansies do not require pruning, however deadheading (removing spent flowers and stems) helps to increase flowering. If you purchase pansy plants that have "stretched" (become leggy) in the pots they are growing in, cut them back by 50% of their height at time of planting. Doing so will promote quicker "rooting in" and a bushier plant that will produce more stems and flowers.
Pansy - Majestic Giant Mix Pest Instructions
Pansies have very few problems with insects. Diseases, such as stem rot, which causes the plant to collapse without warning can be a problem, particularly in beds or pots that are not well-drained. Pansies prefer growing in very well-drained soil -
Raised beds or well-drained pots in a light, professional potting mix is highly recommended. Destroy any plants affected by disease to prevent spreading. Use of a fungal drench prior to planting can be beneficial as a preventive measure.