How to care for annuals in a Missouri summer
The article outlines key practices to keep annuals vibrant through heat and drought. It stresses selecting location-adapted varieties like rose moss and impatiens, regular deep watering to six to eight inches deep, monthly complete fertilizer May through September, and the use of mulch. It also covers pruning pinch-back maintenance, deadheading, staking top-heavy varieties, routine pest control, and removing plant debris in fall to reduce overwintering pests.