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How to Start a Container Garden
Whether by necessity or desire, having a container garden is a wonderful way to enjoy gardening. You can grow flowers, fruit and vegetable crops as well as small shrubs and trees in containers. You are only limited by imagination and available plants in your area. Here are some tips to get you creating your own container garden:
1. Ensure the containers you want to use have wide openings. Narrow apertures will not lead to good results.
2. Your pot can be made of any number of materials but most have some short-comings to plan for. Wooden containers may rot. Don’t used wood that has been treated with toxic materials as this will damage your plants. Plastic pots will deteriorate in the sun (and don’t always look that good). Terracotta pots are gorgeous but they can dry out quickly. The best containers are probably glazed ceramic pots; just ensure they have sufficient drainage holes. Lighter colored pots will lessen heat absorption during summer months.
3. Containers should be up to 120 quarts volume. If you select pots that are too small (under 15 quarts capacity) you will restrict the root growth and roots will dry out rapidly.
4. Your containers should have good drainage with sufficient holes of half an inch in diameter. If your container is not draining quickly after watering, you will need to put more holes in the pot. Place your containers on blocks raised a couple of inches off the ground, for free drainage.
5. Line pots with newspaper to stop soil from disappearing! Hanging containers should be lined with sphagnum moss to retain water.
6. Ensure your containers get at least five hours of sun per day. Herbs and vegetables should have more sun exposure.
7. Fertilizer will drain away quickly in containers so you will need to fertilize more frequently. A liquid fertilizer applied every few weeks should keep your container plants healthy.
8. Moisture is lost quickly in containers when in exposed positions. You will need to water the plants more frequently, especially in the summer heat.
9. Compost is a good potting soil for containers, or use a superior potting mix. Fill the pot to two inches from the lip. Once you have potted your plant, fill this space with mulch.
10. What plants do you want to grow? There are many you can try. For vegetables you could try cucumbers, tomatoes or peppers. Herb container gardens could contain basil, coriander, parsley, mint or dill. Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries are fun to grow in pots. Flowers of the annual variety could include begonias, snapdragons, nasturtiums and alyssum. Perennials for pots include gypsophilia, veronica and chrysanthemum. Don’t forget your bulbs! How about tulips and daffodils? Trees and shrubs grown as standards are beautiful in pots, but require extra care and pruning to keep their shape.
A container garden is a versatile garden - one that makes gardening easy and accessible for everyone.
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