If you do not have a back yard for planting a vegetable garden or any place to plant your flowers you can easily add color and interest to your home by using containers to hold your plants. Container gardening is pretty easy, but you should know a few basics.
There are three main ingredients for a successful container garden:
You will need to find a good container plant, dirt, and containers to begin. The healthiness of your plant will be determined by the roots of your plant. Sufficient space, and a dirt medium that will let water easily reach the roots without sitting will be needed. Water will pass through the roots, and as this happens, air is able to enter and create carbon dioxide. This must take place to produce a healthy plant in a container.
Choosing your containers for your garden:
You will have many choices for containers. The area that you've chosen should decide the container that you should use. The size of the container needs to fit easily in your space and the style of the container that you choose is nice if it blends well with your decor. A rustic container may look out of place in a modern house.
Another consideration for choosing your container is how much the container weighs before adding dirt and plants. Dirt and water will add to the weight, so that needs to be considered when choosing a spot. If you container is outside on the deck, will it be sturdy enough to withstand a storm? For a container that holds thirty gallons, when filled with soil it will weight around two-hundred pounds so it will very difficult to move once filled unless it is on a sturdy platform with strong casters.
Can you use plastic containers?
As long as the plants have the space, drainage, and good soil, the plants should do fine in plastic. You can always disguise these as fancy containers if they don't suit you. Outside, a small plastic container can fall victim to a windy day, and blow over. A plastic container will need less watering than a terracotta pot would. Terracotta planters will keep the plants roots dryer and prevent rot, but they also require more attention.
There are three main ingredients for a successful container garden:
You will need to find a good container plant, dirt, and containers to begin. The healthiness of your plant will be determined by the roots of your plant. Sufficient space, and a dirt medium that will let water easily reach the roots without sitting will be needed. Water will pass through the roots, and as this happens, air is able to enter and create carbon dioxide. This must take place to produce a healthy plant in a container.
Choosing your containers for your garden:
You will have many choices for containers. The area that you've chosen should decide the container that you should use. The size of the container needs to fit easily in your space and the style of the container that you choose is nice if it blends well with your decor. A rustic container may look out of place in a modern house.
Another consideration for choosing your container is how much the container weighs before adding dirt and plants. Dirt and water will add to the weight, so that needs to be considered when choosing a spot. If you container is outside on the deck, will it be sturdy enough to withstand a storm? For a container that holds thirty gallons, when filled with soil it will weight around two-hundred pounds so it will very difficult to move once filled unless it is on a sturdy platform with strong casters.
Can you use plastic containers?
As long as the plants have the space, drainage, and good soil, the plants should do fine in plastic. You can always disguise these as fancy containers if they don't suit you. Outside, a small plastic container can fall victim to a windy day, and blow over. A plastic container will need less watering than a terracotta pot would. Terracotta planters will keep the plants roots dryer and prevent rot, but they also require more attention.
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