| A good place for any gardening beginner to start is | | | | few clay pots with holes on the bottom and come |
| container gardening. If you like to grow plants but | | | | with a drainage pan which allows excess water to |
| cannot afford the space for a proper garden, a | | | | drain off, preventing the soil from becoming soaked |
| container garden is the answer for you. | | | | (soil should be damp not soaked). Buy some good |
| Container gardens have the advantage in that they | | | | topsoil from a plant nursery with the appropriate |
| are movable (you can relocate them easily without | | | | mineral content and PH level for the plants that you |
| harming your plants), they are easy to expand (you | | | | want to grow. |
| can add and remove containers or pots as you | | | | In container vegetable gardening, pests are not as |
| desire, start small and expand slowly) and they also | | | | much a concern though they can become a problem |
| require much less space and maintenance than regular | | | | if conditions are bad. To prevent harmful pests and |
| gardens. Additionally, Container gardens usually cost | | | | insects from breeding, do not let stagnant water to |
| less. | | | | collect in unused pots and drainage pans, flip them |
| If you are living in an apartment unit in an urban | | | | upside down to prevent this from happening. |
| estate where land is expensive, you might be | | | | Placing the containers inside the house can have |
| interested in container gardening. Althought some | | | | advantages, particularly if the outdoor weather is too |
| plants cannot be grown in a pot because they take | | | | chilly. Keep in mind that soil contains many harmful |
| up too much space (such as pear trees), but | | | | organisms and therefore should be stored apart from |
| container gardening is still extremely useful for | | | | edible items and sensitive equipment. |
| starters. | | | | That's about it for basic container gardening. To learn |
| Beginning a container garden is simple if you know a | | | | more, try it out yourself!. You can also refer to a |
| little basic gardening. Starting with easy plants such as | | | | useful guide on getting started on gardening. Good |
| chili and onion may be a good idea, they don't grow | | | | luck! |
| too huge and may be grown inside the house. Buy a | | | | |