Container Gardening
Native Soil Makes Your Container Gardens Flourish
Container gardens are a great way to enhance your backyard or grow your own vegetables. By building a rich, healthy ecosystem within the container, your plants will not only look beautiful but be highly productive. These gardens are great for small spaces and for adding color to your patio or balcony.
Living Soil
Living soil is a complex ecosystem teeming with beneficial organisms that work together in a symbiotic relationship to improve soil health and benefit plant growth.
How Hard Is It To Plant and maintain a container garden?
Planting your garden is as simple as planting a seed. Just scratch the soil and broadcast the seeds and water. Then watch your plants grow!
Container Flower Gardens
Give your flowers room to grow, usually about 6″ of space so they don’t choke each other out. By planting in odd numbers, not only do you allow room for the plants to grow but it is also pleasing to the eye.
How Much To Water A Container Garden?
Watering a container garden is easy, follow your instincts and use these tips:
- Keep track of the weather, water less with rain, water more with wind.
- Start by checking your plants daily until you become familiar with the soil and how much water they need.
- Water before the heat of the day rather than overnight.
- Add water to the soil, not on the plants. Think of watering the roots.
Container Vegetable Gardens
When choosing your vegetables for your container garden, look for bush or small varieties. This will ensure that your plants will thrive in the container environment.
What VEGETABLES GROW WELL IN CONTAINERS?
The vegetables that grow best in containers are:
- Peppers
- Peas
- Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Radishes
- Eggplant
- Zucchini Squash
- Cucumbers
- Leafy Greens
Proper Drainage For Containers
It is important that your container can drain properly. This is essential to the health of your plants.
What material is best at the bottom of my container?
To encourage drainage without losing your soil, line the bottom of your container with broken bits of flower pots, coffee filters, or permable landscape cloth.
