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Complete Guide to Container Gardening

July 25, 2014 by Aouad Abdessamad

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Containers also make an ideal choice where the balcony is the only place you have to grow your flowers or crops. A wide range of plants are incredibly happy when being grown in containers such as basil, thyme, chives and many other herbs. You can set them in a convenient spot may be just outside your kitchen door and you can rest assured that you will have an incredibly beautiful garden. Container plants add versatility as well to your garden, whether it is small or large. The containers create a focal point in your garden and add instant color that makes your garden incredibly lovely.

Choosing your gardening containers

When you decide to do gardening in containers, you will realize that planters and pots come in a vast range of shapes, sizes, styles and materials. Still, it is also possible for you to modify the containers you use on a daily basis like barrels or bowls to be planters.

The first thing worthy consideration is the size of the containers. It is of paramount importance that you always keep in mind the fact that growing plants in relatively large containers is quite easier than in small ones. This is because of the fact that large containers are able to hold more soil that can stay moist for quite a long time and is less vulnerable to temperature fluctuations. Using small hanging containers means that they will dry out incredibly especially during the hot summer months. This might mean that you need to keep watering your plants now and then which might be just tiresome and stressful to keep up with.Still, you will also need to really consider the kind of plant that you will be growing in each container. A number of factors are going to determine how deep and large your container should be for the plant to grow and thrive well. Most importantly, make sure that you pay consideration to the shape and size of the root system of the plant in order to choose the most ideal type of container for it to be grown in. how big the room you have will also determine the maximum size as well as the weight of the container you decide to use for your gardening. The gardener also needs to determine what they will be using for supporting the plant as well as if they intend to move it or not.

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