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After reading over and over again that potting soil is the best way to make sure our plants are happy in their potted homes, a gardening expert says it is not good enough. Carlo Balistreiri, the executive director of The Gardens at …
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When you buy bagged compost, planting mix/soil, potting mix/soil, composted manure and all the other sterile products available, check the fertility and pH on the bag. Do they advertise it to be 2-10-3 or 10-46-0? …
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Old habits die hard, especially when it comes to gardening. At a time when recycling is considered a must rather than a movement, many gardening books still recommend replacing potting soil with fresh material annually. …
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At a time when recycling is considered a must rather than a movement, many gardening books still recommend replacing potting soil with fresh material annually. Wow, what a waste of valuable material. […]
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Gardening is supposed to be enjoyable. Practice, experiment and learn from what you did. Your space is unique, so what might not work for someone else with almost similar conditions may work for you. In general, particularly if the …
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There is a debate waging in gardening circles over the common practice of discarding potting soil in favour of fresh material every time a gardener transplants or repots a plant. Even Marie Iannotti is polling gardeners as to their use …
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Container gardening? Use a bag of potting soilJackson Clarion Ledger, MS - 48 minutes agoThe technique is simple and has been called "pillow" gardening because that's what it looks like. I get a bag of fairly good potting soil, the kind with …
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Learn how with gardening guru, Roxane Williams. Roxane has over thirty years of gardening experience in the Lehigh Valley, and has been an active member of local gardening clubs. Pick her brain on your gardening issues. …
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Potting Big Plants
QUOTE: One of the most important resources that a garden makes available for use, is the gardener's own body.
A garden gives the body the dignity of working in its own support.
It is a way of rejoining the human race
- Wendell Berry
Big pots can make an impressive statement in any garden, particularly if they have big healthy plants in them.
Many trees will grow well in big pots provided they have sufficient room for their roots.
To ensure their good health you should always buy the best quality outdoor potting mix.
The bigger the pot you buy the better, within reason for the size of the plant you intend having in the pot and also provided your budget can stretch that far. This will ensure your plant won't out grow the pot too soon or at all.
Website Of Interest. Check out the following:
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com/soil.html
If you will need to remove the plant/tree as it grows bigger, you should take special care in selecting a pot that is shaped in such a manner that the contents will be able to be removed without having to break the pot.
Tapered pots will make this easier whereas pots that are wider in the middle than the top can present problems if the roots have spread out.
Don't fill the pot to the top with potting mix, as this won't leave any room for effective watering.
You should also feed your potted tree with some slow release fertilizer two or three times a year to ensure it is getting good nutrition.
Plants in pots can dry out and not get enough moisture so it is also a wise move to give them some water storage crystals and a wetting agent. This will help to maintain the moisture content in the soil.
If the pot is in the sun it will need more water, depending on the type of plant you have in the pot.
Darker colored pots will also attract more heat and this can affect the growth of your plant so you need to consider where the pot will be to ensure there is sufficient sun light and also enough water for it to survive.
Website Of Interest. Check out the following:
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com/soil.html
Thanks,
Annie
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Question: I have a bed of iceland poppies in my front yard. Since they only bloom for a few weeks, I'd like to add some complementary annuals that would bloom throughout the summer. Do you have any suggestions?
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