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Container Gardening |
A great way to plant annuals if you
have limited space is to use pots or other containers. You
can have a beautiful garden in the city with a little
imagination and a few well placed containers. Even a small
apartment deck can be improved upon with a few colorful
flowers.
Containers can be anything from the standard clay pots to a
coal hood or whiskey barren. Just make sure they have a
drainage hole or your plant roots will become soggy. Do not
use too small a pot, as all plants need plenty of soil to
grow and flourish.
As with any annual garden, you can mix a variety of flowers
or use a single variety in mass effect. Remember to check
your info card sold with the annual to see if it is a sun or
shade loving plant, and choose accordingly.
The great thing about containers is they can be moved around
to sun or shade.
Select your pot and place a coffee filter or flat rock over
the drainage hole of the container. Add a few small rocks
for filtration and fill the rest of the pot with potting
soil. Loosen the roots of your plant and place it in the
container, covering the root base with soil.
Be sure and water your plant daily, as containers do not
retain moisture as well as garden beds. Remove dead flower
blooms to encourage new growth and fertilize every 10 to 14
days.
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