Comments on: Share a Container Gardening Tip and Gain a Chance to Win Botanical Interests’ Seeds

By: Tomatastic! « Anarchy In The Garden

Tomatastic! « Anarchy In The Garden — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:03:23 +0000

[...] if you don’t already know, Fern at Life On The Balcony is having a contest. You have until March 20th to share your smartiest container gardening tip for a six pack of seeds [...]

By: Container gardening tips contest | Buddy Garden

Container gardening tips contest | Buddy Garden — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:04:25 +0000

[...] weeks ago, I entered a container gardening tip contest over at Life on the Balcony. In order to participate I had to submit a great container tip and [...]

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:40:47 +0000

make sure that when planting a container garden that you have easy access to a water source, or a watering can. Too often container gardens risk the drying out factor….Too little water. A good blend of compost, peat, and top soil make for a good mixture. You can add water retaining crystals into the base of your pot…helps to keep the plants from drying out.
Setting up a simple drip irrigation system to your potted garden is a good idea as well…simple, easy to install drip irrigation systems can be purchased at most garden centers.

By: Acorn

Acorn — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:13:44 +0000

There is an ancient tradition of burying clay pots with the mouths exposed next to crops so that when the pots are filled with water, it will seep into the ground near the plants’ roots. I use any small pot that will fit in a container to do this same thing. The little clay pots succulents come in are perfect!

By: Buddy Garden

Buddy Garden — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:08:29 +0000

I’ve got one! When you buy plants from the nursery, instead of throwing out the plastic containers that came with the plant, recycle them and use them as drainage materials at the bottom of a big container. This way the container is less heavy and you don’t need to use as much dirt to fill up the container.
Louise

By: Otto

Otto — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:05:32 +0000

Use a paper coffee filter to cover drainage holes in pots. Water drains out. Soil stays in.

Use large pots so you don’t have to water as often.

By: RainGardener

RainGardener — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:44:34 +0000

Thanks Fern, I put a link on my blog to your contest.

By: Fern

Fern — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:48:25 +0000

RainGardener — Sounds like a tip to me!

By: RainGardener

RainGardener — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:24:41 +0000

I don’t know if this is considered a tip or not. I recycled an old BBQ with the side tray. It was all annuals and perennials (a couple of sedums) but now for easy maintenance (because of surgery) I changed it to all sedums. I’ve actually changed many of my deck plants to sedums for the same reason. I have pics on an old post.
http://gardeningbytrialanderror.blogspot.com/2009/02/bbq-recycled-twice.html

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:02:44 +0000

[...] in containers? Do you have a container gardening tip to share? Fern over at Life on the Balcony is running a contest for you to win six packets of Botanical Interests [...]