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Heavenly Hanging Baskets
Carolyn Utter, Editor & Johnson's Marketing Director

    The perfect companion for FoxFarm's Ocean Forest Potting Soil is a
hanging basket created with Angel Moss from New Zealand! These
attractive liners are made from golden sphagnum moss and come pre-formed
to use in baskets you already have at home, or as a completely lined
ready-to-plant wire hanging basket.

Helpful Planting Tips
    To start, fit the liner into the basket, leaving a 1/2 to 1-inch lip
of moss atop the edge of the wire basket. Fill the liner about 3/4 of
the way with Ocean Forest Potting Mix and plant as usual. Fill in the
spaces between the plants with additional potting mix, leaving a 2-inch
gap between the top of the soil and the top of the moss liner. This will
allow water to pool at the top and gently work its way through the soil
to the bottom of the basket, instead of spilling over the sides. Water
thoroughly when planting is finished and your Angel Moss liner will
swell up to create an attractive moss basket that will keep roots moist
while allowing them to breath.