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Question: What flowers do you recommend for making hanging baskets? Answer: You can use many annuals in hanging baskets depending on your taste. Your choice is limited by the type of lighting they will receive and to some extent by the …
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Planting a hanging basketLate spring is a good moment to start thinking of planting up a hanging basket. Hanging baskets are an effective way to…
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Growing in Baskets
QUOTE: We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.
- Anonymous
If you are growing plants in baskets there are a few things that you will need to take care of if the plants are to survive.
Obviously you will need to start with the best and healthiest seeds or plants. It is important that you choose good quality container mix too. There are proprietary hanging basket mixes that you really should use as they have been developed to provide the best growing conditions in these unique situations.
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For aesthetics you will probably want to get the basket looking as 'full' as possible so you will be cramming the plants in. It is best to put the larger plants in the middle of the basket with smaller plants trailing out to the edges and the sides.
The larger the basket the better chance your plants will have to survive and they will also require less maintenance.
As with all plants no matter where they are growing water will be essential and with baskets more care is required than normal.
You can place a water trough between the plants and the liner to maintain a place to hold water that would normally seep through the liner.
In warmer weather you will need to water the plants more often and this is best handled with a long watering wand, which makes reaching the plants easier.
Occasionally, where you have baskets that are easily moved, you can soak the entire basket in a tub of water.
If the basket has been quite dry you will need to soak it until the bubbles stop rising.
Always use quality liquid plant feed to ensure your plants are getting all the nutrients that they require.
To prevent the plants from drying out in the sun and the wind aim to get maximum foliage coverage.
If you take the time to give your basket plants the additional care that they need, you will be rewarded with a pleasant addition to any living area.
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Thanks,
Annie
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The month of May means summer is peeking out from around the corner. May temperatures average highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s. We will have some rain, but not as much as June will bring. Watch your lawn for water needs. …
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Simply Beautiful Fanfare Impatiens trail and cascade, making them ideal for hanging baskets and containers. These new Impatiens are as undemanding as traditional impatiens.
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Be careful what you wish for. Through a combination of persuasive rhetoric and petulant threats, I managed to sell the neighborhood association on returning hanging baskets to the street this summer. Of course, it turns out the budget …
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Author: teddybear Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:37 am (GMT 0) I think you can plant most veggies in containers even hanging baskets. You just have to watch your water. Also if you have a vine…watermelon, cucumber, ect. support the fruit …
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The volunteers at Rutgers Gardens are busy preparing for plants sales in April and May. Regular Work Days are scheduled almost daily. I made some time today to help out. Our task was to create hanging baskets of petunias and fuschias . …
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Tired of the same old hanging baskets and usual container plantings on your patio or porch? Host Paul James shows how to utilize the unconventional and downright unusual to make striking container plantings.
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