| Are you are a gardening enthusiast? Are you partial | | | | - Do not use very small pots that will hinder your |
| to ceramics and pottery and you could not just bear | | | | plant's growth. You can go from fifteen up to one |
| the thought of parting with your old clay pottery and | | | | hundred and twenty quarts capacity depending on |
| ceramic pots? Then you might just consider setting | | | | the plant or vegetable you are planning to sow. |
| up container gardens - they may just be the perfect | | | | - Check to see if your container gardens have good |
| solution for you. What is great about container | | | | enough drainage for extra water to seep out. |
| gardening is that even very small spaces can bear | | | | - To be able to allow drainage and not block it in any |
| fruit to a healthy crop of plants and vegetables. You | | | | way, set your containers on top of either bricks or |
| must simply know which pots and ceramics you can | | | | cement blocks. |
| use as containers. Here are some tips on how you | | | | - In hot weather or climate, use lightly colored pots |
| can choose among the different pots to plant your | | | | to minimize absorption of the heat and prevent the |
| seeds in and start a beautiful container garden in your | | | | soils as well as roots from drying out completely. |
| own home: | | | | - If you are going to use a hanging basket, keep |
| - Stay away from containers that have narrow | | | | them away from the afternoon sun to keep soil |
| spaces for openings. | | | | moist and not dry them out. |
| - Opt for ceramic pots that have a glazed surface as | | | | - Clay pots lose moisture quickly so this should be |
| opposed to cheap plastic containers that could soften | | | | monitored closely for water loss. |
| and ultimately melt due to the hot sun and those | | | | Container gardens are not only decorative, they also |
| terra cotta pots that just dry out too quickly, not | | | | has many benefits such as being a relaxing activity |
| leaving any moisture for your plants to grown on. | | | | that allows people to meditate and just calm down. |
| - Use cedar or redwood pots that are resistant to | | | | This is also ideal for the elderly as well as disabled |
| rotting as opposed to other wooden pots that can | | | | people who would not be able to maintain a |
| rot away quickly. These pots can also be great | | | | conventional garden. Plant a container garden on your |
| because they could be built in different sizes or | | | | patio or deck. You will love to share fresh herbs and |
| shapes depending on where you are planning to put | | | | produce that you grow yourself. It is easy and fun, |
| them in your home or yard. | | | | you may find you have a green thumb! |