Container Gardening

How to Start Your Own Container Gardening

Container Gardening

If you asking how to start gardening it’s so simple, buy plant container or something you already have, after that buy plant or seed, compost and add water, it’s done. And your garden is complete. Well, it is not that simple actually, although it is not a rocket science. However, if you just started to gardening, container gardening is a good way to dip your toes in the water.

In this last few years, container gardening has pretty popular. There are a lot of reason behind container gardening popularity, one of them it has a wide range of containers available to suit whatever and wherever space you have and a wealth of plants that can be grown in them. In these days, container gardening can be relaxing by just watching them and also by take care of them, of course with a little time and efforts. It is almost like you have a little garden.

So, how to started? Firstly, do a little research for your container gardening. Visit your local garden center and you will find a display of plants suitable for growing in plant containers, it may suit in your place. And, depending on the time of year, you will be able to see some of them in all their glory. There will also be information on their requirements.

And let’s started, first choose the right sized pot. Some plants for container gardening will need room to expand, while others will prefer to be snug. Also, check the pot for drainage. Although frequent watering will be needed through the summer, you have to prevent the root system from becoming waterlogged, depriving the plant of oxygen. A layer of gravel, stones or broken pots can help with this.

But there is a certain things that need to get attention in container gardening, most plant will have no problem with general, multipurpose compost, but some need special conditions. Lime haters will need ericaseous compost. If your plants will stay in the pot for more than one year, you need loam based compost. If you are mixing plants, make sure that they can all tolerate the same conditions.

A tip for you when doing container gardening, to reduce your maintenance workload, add a slow release fertilizer and some moisture retaining granules at planting time. Water the plants thoroughly before you start. Position your containers to provide the right amount of sunshine and shelter from the wind.

Add a layer of compost to your drainage layer. Try positioning the plants in the container before you remove them from their pots. When you are happy with the layout, make up the compost to the level of the bottom of the largest pot. Backfill with compost and bring all of the plants up to the same surface level. Gently firm down the compost, leaving the surface an inch below the top of the pot to allow for watering.

When your container gardening done, you can just sit back, relax and enjoy your handiwork. And think what would be a good position for your next container gardening masterpiece. The great thing about container gardening is that it can grow with you. As you become more knowledgeable and enthusiastic, there is always something new to try.

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