tips for guys: How to Plant Azaleas

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Tips for Guys: I learned how to plant Azaleas by Googling "how to plant Azaleas".  That may even be how you found this post.  Let me make it quick and dirty for you:

Azaleas are colorful, blooming shrubs. You should plant azaleas in the late fall or early spring. Azaleas can be planted outdoors or also grown indoors but are considered high maintenance.

1. Find a place in the garden or yard with some shade. There are deciduous azalea varieties that do well with full sun, but most of them need a bit of shade.
2. Prepare the soil. Azaleas prefer a slightly acidic soil, such as a pH 5.5 or pH 6. If a soil test reveals an alkaline soil, mix some sulfur into the dirt before planting to balance it.
3. Before planting azaleas, prepare a well drained soil bed for the plants. Azaleas do not like wet soil at their roots.
4. Place the azalea plant in the soil. Dig a hole in the dirt deep enough to cover the root and bottom of the plant. If the soil does not have good drainage, set the plant about two inches below the soil line and fill around it with an acidic mix. Dig a few inches wider than the ball of the root. Add soil into the hole around the plant. Spread the dirt around and under the azalea, and lightly pat the soil into place with fingertips.  Mulch the area around azalea plants. Use pine bark, pine needles, sawdust or wood chips between the bushes. This will keep the soil moist and the temperature of the dirt even. Mulch will also help keep out weeds.
5. Water the azalea plant. Water the plant and the soil slowly and thoroughly. Water again the day after planting. The plants must be watered at least once per week, unless they are in direct sunlight, in which case they must be watered more frequently.

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