Hi, I’m Rick do you remember how fun it was to play in the dirt. Well roll up your sleeves, it’s time to play in the dirt again.
Adding an extra room to your home may not be easy. But turning your outdoor living area into a place of beauty is as easy as a container. Container gardening is one the easiest ways to garden. It offers flexibility and makes good use of limited space. Use containers wherever you have a little bit of sun, even if it’s on a patio or on the front steps of a city condo or apartment. So, what are you waiting for, let’s head over to the home depot to get started, come on!
The first two things we’ll need are the container and the plant. There are a lot of different containers to choose from. So, what you want to do is match your plant with your container or vice versa. There are nearly as many types of containers as there are plants to put in them. If it will hold soil and has drainage, most any container will successfully grow plants.
Plant labels are the best place to find that information. And by the way if you’re planting veggies, remember the larger the container the better most vegetables will do. In fact, there’s a variety of veggies you can grow in your container gardens, foods like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, green beans, and other edibles grow well in a container garden, and so to many herbs. Herbs like basil, cilantro, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, and thyme can be planted near your kitchen so you’ll have fresh herbs available at all times.
Home Depot also offers several organic options. You should visit the Home Depots Garden Club for regional information. So, now you have a container and a plant. You’ll need to choose the soil. One mistake to avoid is filling your pot with garden soil. Garden soil is great in the garden but not in the container. It doesn’t drain well enough. A good soil to use for container gardening is moisture controlled potting mix or an organic potting mix.
Now, let’s dig in the dirt. For starters, fill your container about half way up with potting soil. Leave enough space in the container to put the plants down into it. Remove the plants gently from its pot or if the pot is biodegradable take off the wrapper and remove the bottom. Then, loosen the roots with your fingers to help stimulate root growth and place it in the container. Fill it in with more potting soil. Read the label of your plant to determine the level to fill a potting soil too. Be sure to leave one-half to one inch of room at the top for water to pull. As far as watering and caring maintenance, most vegetables and herbs need one inch of water a week.
Water early in the morning and be sure to water the soil rather than the plants. Since most vegetables are highly susceptible to the fungal diseases that can result from foliage if they stay wet too long. If you’re plant is at edible, be sure to rinse it before eating. Happy harvesting! That’s all for now, thanks for joining us, we’ll see you next time.
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