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3 Quick and Easy Tips For Successful
Container Gardening
By
Pat
Jeffries
Containers are a great alternative
to in ground planting for many varieties of plants, including vegetables
and herbs. In fact containers have been used for centuries to provide
plants and beauty indoors where there is none outside. Containers also
provide a great way to accent your other garden décor on a patio, deck
or porch and do well in almost any situation as long as you know how
to care for them.
There are many different ways
to go about creating a container garden, however, there are some rules
that need to be followed. Here are a few tips to help you get on your
way.
1. Artificial Soil - The use
of artificial soil is recommended when creating a container garden.
The soil is sometimes composed in the form of mostly peat moss. There
are many good artificial soils on the market today, their main being
that they will not compact over the summer months. The reason it is
recommended to use artificial soil is because real garden soil is more
likely to compact and turn into concrete due to the pressure of regular
watering. As a result of this, plant roots stop growing as in order
for them to evolve, they need space which allows them to absorb the
required nutrients.
2. Feed Your Plants! - It is
imperative that you feed your plants on a weekly basis. The primary
engine of plant growth, Nitrogen, is water soluble so as you water your
containers, the nitrogen leaves through the bottom of the container.
You can use just about any liquid plant food you like to further enhance
the growth of your plants. Undoubtedly, the best liquid plant food available
today is compost tea. Furthermore, the creation of your own compost
tea can result in even better blooms.
3. Watering - Finally, regardless
of the size of your container, it is extremely important to ensure that
you soak your container all the way through the bottom. To ensure that
you have done so correctly, you can keep watering the container until
you see water emerging from the bottom of the pot. This will promote
the growth of roots and allow them to reach all parts of the container.
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