I've been reading information this forum trying to get a good routine for my new plants. If I receive them in the heat of the summer, I pot plant them until fall. I don't think I'll be ordering anymore during the heat of the Georgia summer. Next time I will order early spring or wait until the fall. When I ground plant them in the fall I use Miracle Grow potting soil and place alfalfa pellets and milorganite in the hole first. In the early spring I think I should fertilize again. I will continue to ask questions and try to learn from those with more experience than me.