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 thing to consider is the weight of the container. Water and dirt will add a lot of weight, so how much weight can be handled in the area should be considered. If the container is on an outside patio it will need to be heavy enough to stay standing when summer storms hit. A thirty gallon container can weigh 200 pounds when filled.
What about plastic containers?
As long as the plants have enough space, have good drainage and a good soil mixture the plants will do well in plastic. If these are not to your liking you can always disguise them or put them inside fancy containers. Smaller plastic containers could get blown away on windy days outside. They also will require less watering than a terracotta pot would. Terracotta planters will keep the root system of the plants dryer and prevent root rot but they will need more attention because of this.
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 thing to consider is the weight of the container. Water and dirt will add a lot of weight, so how much weight can be handled in the area should be considered. If the container is on an outside patio it will need to be heavy enough to stay standing when summer storms hit. A thirty gallon container can weigh 200 pounds when filled.
What about plastic containers?
As long as the plants have enough space, have good drainage and a good soil mixture the plants will do well in plastic. If these are not to your liking you can always disguise them or put them inside fancy containers. Smaller plastic containers could get blown away on windy days outside. They also will require less watering than a terracotta pot would. Terracotta planters will keep the root system of the plants dryer and prevent root rot but they will need more attention because of this.
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