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Well it won’t be long
until gardening will be in full swing, so I thought we’d better go over the
basics of my favorite way to garden…container gardening…just in case you’d
like to give it a try as well.
Obviously to container
garden you’ll need containers...make sure the size of the pot fits the size
of the root system of what you’re trying to grow, and by all means, make
sure your pots have excellent drainage holes!
Choose a top grade
soil-less potting mix. This is really important when it comes to container
gardening. Soil-less potting mix usually has sphagnum peat, perlite,
vermiculite, and sometimes a little bark mulch. I will usually add a little
extra pine fines or pine soil conditioner to the mix.
Your plants need to eat,
so mix a slow release fertilizer in the soil-less mix that will feed all
summer long…I like to use Osmocote. Then, have a water soluble or granular
fertilizer on hand to supplement feed your plants as needed during the
season.
And here’s a real key to
successful container gardening…it’s called Soil Moist. These small polymers
are added to the soil-less mix, and when you water, they absorb water, hold
it, and then re-release it back into the soil-less mix, helping to cut down
on your watering.
Those are the basics to
get you started with container gardening. And as far as I’m concerned, if
it grows in the ground, chances are you can grow it in a pot, and even
better. Unless, you decide to grow it in a straw bale. Got your
attention? I’ll tell you more about gardening by the bale, in an upcoming
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