Don't work with plants when foliage is wet. Use floating row covers to prevent pest problems. Garden sanitation Remove and dispose of diseased or infested plant parts dead plants. Rake up and dispose of disease leaves and fruits. Clean up and compost garden debris in the fall.
Healthy transplants Use soil-less media.
Use clean, sanitized seedling flats and plants containers. Do not over water. Acclimatize transplants that are grown indoors by slowly introducing them to outdoor conditions. Protect new transplants and seedlings from cutworms and slugs with paper collars. An excellent cultivar of old-fashioned favorite, this long blooming perennial for full sun to light shade grows best in well drained soil amended with organic matter and a neutral to slightly alkaline pH. Butterfly Blue pincushion flower requires moist soil during the growing season.