Container Gardening Advice
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Katie in NY
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RE: Container Gardening Advice
I put pinecones in the bottom of my containers. When the pinecones are wet they close up. This is also an indicator as to the plants moisture content in the bottom. When the soil rises or moves up in the pot the pinecones in the bottom have dried. The pot needs WATER.
Wet a pinecone and see for yourself.
Diapers have the water absorbing gel in them that will hold moisture near the roots. Tear a one up and work it in to the root area. Discard the plastic parts.
Post By Charlotte (Guest Post)
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I am going to try container gardening again this spring and summer. I never have any luck with it. My plants always die but I am willing to try it again. I will give you an update later in the summer. I just found your site and I am signing on as a guest. I will be back!
Post By Marsha (Guest Post)
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5 gallon buckets will do the trick. Drill holes in the bottom for drainage. Remember to water often. Container gardens dry out faster than regular in ground gardens. You can get 5 gallon buckets from bakerys, schools...
Post By Sandy (Guest Post)
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I have had container garden for the past 2 years. I had good results with tomatoes, hot pepper and onions
Post By elva (Guest Post)
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Friend plants tomatoes in a plastic 73-quart stoarge tote box. Holes drilled in bottom for drainage. Must water at least once daily as tomatoes need alot of water.
Would be cautious about replacing soil to build a garden, with rain & runoff it would probably get contaminated & you're going to eat the produce.
Post by kidsNclutter
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Containers...lots more watering and more daily work than....
If you wish to plant in the ground, why not look into the idea of digging out the dirt only where you wish to plant a garden or have a flower bed... and replace the dirt with good soil. This may be a more expensive alternative but you might be happier in the long run. This way you can ammend the new soil any way you wish. Your local nursery/garden center should be able to provide you with proper soil and additives like compost that would make great "stuff" for your plants to grow in.
Use the "bad" (treated) soil for building up an area or just "throw" it out. Are the ants really that much of a problem where you live that the soil needed to be permanently fixed?
Post by valleyrimgirl
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Take a look at http://www.containerseeds.com - this is a small family owned company with a very informative monthly newsletter to which you can subscribe for free. Also additional links are there.
Post By Beth (Guest Post)
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Make sure to plant in a container that will be deep enoughto accomodate the plant's roots (carrots and potatoes need a lot of root space, for instance).
If you are looking for containers, almost anything that has holes in the bottom (you can make these with a drill) will work. Plastic laundry baskets, clay pots...
Just be sure to thoroughly mix all of your dirt or it will form a plateau in the container and the bottom dirt will be so compacted that water and roots can not travel down (learned the hard way from experience).
I had better luck planting in the ground than in containers, so I can't recommend any plant varieties except for parsley, cilantro, oregano and rosemary.
By the way, rosemary originally grew out of the side of a cliff so even I couldn't kill it!
Holly
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