Part of the enjoyment of gardening–at least for me–is the challenge of learning something new. Of course there is the challenge of growing a particular plant, or growing a gigantic pumpkin. But we container gardeners have another kind of challenge: different types of pots!
Photo by Lachlan Hardy
Everyone has tried the traditional pot, but have you ever tired one of these types of pots?
- Self-Watering – Louise has had great success growing edibles in her EarthBox. It certainly would be fun to recreate her experiment and compare the effectiveness of traditional planters versus a self watering one.
- Strawberry Pots – I just potted one up with different types of herbs, mostly basil. I’ve seen great strawberry pots with succulents and flowers too. Adriana wrote a great tutorial on how to rig up a special watering system to keep your strawberry pot evenly moist.
- Recycled Objects – Recently I tweeted about using recycled coffee canisters as pots, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to using found/recycled objects. I’ve even heard of people using rain boots as pots!
- Hanging Baskets – These can be challenging both to keep well watered and to pot up in the first place. Here is a step by step tutorial (with pictures) on how to plant a wire hanging basket.
- Vertical Wall Planters – This is a type of pot that I have not tried yet, but long admired. Here is a video from the Discovery Channel about how to make and plant a vertical planter.
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- Five Fall Vegetables Every Container Gardener Should Try
- Five Tips for Newbie Container Gardeners
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Lets see… hanging baskets – check, self watering – check (african violets), strawberry pots – my herbs, recycled objects – fail (i just don’t like the haphazard look), vertical wall planters – check (i grow strawberries in hanging bags).
OK, so almost
But I can’t say that I have a goal of using recycled objects.
Hmm I think my comment got eaten
Nevermind, my browser is being stupid.
Kimberly — …Or my site ate your comment and then spit it out? Just kidding!
Since you have no interest in using a recycled container, I’ll grant you honorary completion.