How to Usher in Spring After a Long, Hard Winter

Whether growing flowers, vegetables or herbs, PRO-MIX® Ultimate Potting Mix is the secret ingredient to help container gardens flourish
After along winter, homeowners and apartment dwellers are throwing open their doors and readying outdoor spaces for spring. Chief among their activities is planting containers and window boxes with flowers and foliage. Giving these beauties a solid foundation with the best possible growing mix is vital for creating show stopping splendor all season long.
However,this difficult winter means damage and disease may have attacked soils.
“Now is the time to discard soil left behind in pots and at the bottom of planters and window boxes,” explains Chantal Duchesneau, marketing and communications director for Premier Tech Horticulture, makers of PRO-MIX®Ultimate Potting Mix. “Soil quality is essential to successful container gardening.”
For plants to grow healthy, soil is everything. After this winter, do plants a favor and refresh containers with nutritious soil to create bigger, bolder blooms.
“It’s natural to think about what’s happening to plants above the soil,” explains Duchesneau. “However, plants put 80% of their energy into growing roots, so the real magic is happening underground.”
Ready-to-use PRO-MIX® Ultimate Potting Mix is a rich, balanced blend of natural ingredients and additives suitable for indoor and outdoor containers. The Potting Mix is developed to assist plants in their nutrient and water uptake for as long as nine months.

Duchesneau adds that the Ultimate Potting Mix also comes with a charge of plant food that can feed plants for up to nine months, and the addition of MycoActive™, a natural plant stimulant that assists in nutrient and water uptake.
PRO-MIX®supports sustainable gardening and builds on a foundation of traditional methods. Plants deplete the soil, particularly vegetables, but PRO-MIX®Ultimate Potting Mix sustains the nutrients to achieve great results.
“Whether it’s a gerbera collection, a plot of tomatoes and basil, or a garden bed full of colorful flowers, our Ultimate Potting Mix will help improve plants' growing environment and help them thrive,” Duchesneau explains.
The power of good soil can't be faked but must be fostered and nourished. For more information on the complete line of PRO-MIX® growing mixes, visit www.promixgardening.com and find the products at local garden centers and retail stores.