| All of us, at one time or another, has seen a display | | | | very hot streak and your container garden is |
| of container gardens with flowers or vegetables at a | | | | outdoors on your patio you will need to water daily. |
| friend's home or in a nursery center. Many mistakenly | | | | If this is your first venture into container gardening, |
| think that it took a lot of effort or was done by | | | | choose drought resistant plants. Plants in container |
| professionals. That is far from the truth. Container | | | | gardens can't reach out for other avenues of water |
| gardens are just as easy as outside gardens and in | | | | supplies so it is up to you to make sure they don't |
| some way s even easier to maintain. Anyone that | | | | get thirsty. |
| loves to garden can plant and raise a container | | | | You will come to love your container garden but |
| garden even those with limited space, even | | | | plants only last so long. If the plants you are growing |
| apartment dwellers. You can create a beautiful | | | | in your container garden become less productive |
| garden with just a few container gardening tips. | | | | change them out. With container gardening you are |
| Start out with a plan. You need to know what you | | | | the one to decide how your gardens will be in bloom. |
| are going to plant, a container garden flower or a | | | | It is true that you can manipulate your plants by |
| container garden vegetable. You may want to | | | | moving them around or taking them from the inside |
| concentrate on an herb container garden. It is | | | | to the outside, or vice versa. |
| important to know this so you can choose the right | | | | There is one thing that you must be diligent about |
| size container for the plants. The number one | | | | and that is pests. If you find a container that has an |
| container gardening tip is to choose a pot that has | | | | infestation, isolate and treat it immediately. Do not |
| sufficient space for soil and the plants. Vine type | | | | use harsh chemicals on the plants. If it is an indoor |
| plants will need a large, deep pot to grow over. If | | | | container garden the chemicals could harm pets or |
| you are planning on a large plant you will need a wide | | | | children. Here is a natural pesticide that will keep the |
| passed container for balance. Keep reading, there are | | | | bugs in check: |
| more container gardening tips to come. One thing to | | | | In a jar, combine 1 teaspoon dishwashing liquid and 1 |
| keep in mind is that you must have adequate | | | | cup vegetable oil. Shake vigorously. In an empty |
| drainage in the container that you use. No plant likes | | | | spray bottle, combine 2 teaspoons of this mixture |
| to have "wet feet". | | | | and 1 cup water. Use at ten-day intervals (or more |
| The type of soil you use in your container garden is | | | | often if needed) to rid plants of whiteflies, mites, |
| an issue too. Most experts on container gardening | | | | aphids, scales, and other pests. |
| tips say that you should use potting soil. While some | | | | Search online or at your local library for additional |
| gardeners have had success using the soil from their | | | | container gardening tips so that your beautiful |
| outside gardens, it is not recommended. Potting soil is | | | | container garden is a wild success. Once you have |
| preferred mainly because it will not compact letting | | | | planted one container garden you will be anxious to |
| more water to the root system over the growing | | | | start more. |
| season. Here it is important to do some research and | | | | Happy Container Gardening! |
| plant like minded plants together. Your plant groupings | | | | Copyright © Mary Hanna, All Rights Reserved. |
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| fertilization needs. | | | | and in your ezines, as long as this entire article, |
| An essential container gardening tip is to pay | | | | copyright notice, links and the resource box are |
| attention to the plants watering needs. If you get a | | | | unchanged. |