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Container Gardening
by Donna Evans
Want to extend your gardening season?
Limited on space you can devote to gardening? Then container gardening
is the answer! Even a small patio or balcony can be used as an area
for container plantings.
Planters come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. You can pick
any type of container that strikes your fancy, just be sure that the
container is large enough to support full size plants and has adequate
drainage holes in the bottom of the container. If plants are grown in
containers without good drainage they are likely to become waterlogged
and have root rot.
Use a good potting soil mix that contains plenty of organic material.
Some of the soil mixes out contain moisture beads that will help decrease
the amount of watering required. Fill the container approximately four-fifths
full of soil. A little more soil may be necessary after planting.
You are not limited on the types of plants that can be grown in containers;
annuals and perennial flower plants as well as vegetable plants can
be grown in containers. Or you can even mix flowers with vegetables.
Check around your local garden center for smaller varieties of tomatoes,
peppers or even lettuce for your container garden. There are numerous
flower varieties out now that are specifically geared for container
gardens.
When the weather gets cooler and the nighttime temperatures go below
freezing, bring your containers into the house or garage overnight.
If you have a sunny window try bringing in planters of petunias, impatiens
or herbs and keeping them throughout the winter months.
Donna Evans is a landscape and website
designer in Merrifield, Minnesota. Please check out our website at:
www.gizmocreations.com
for more gardening and landscape design articles.
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