{"id":5186,"date":"2016-05-05T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T20:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2019-03-14T18:50:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:50:33","slug":"container-garden-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/05\/container-garden-tips.html","title":{"rendered":"Container Garden Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Container garden tips to help your beautiful new garden thrive!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/container-garden-tips.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5187\" src=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/container-garden-tips.jpg\" alt=\"container garden tips\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Container Garden Tips<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen a lot of really beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2010\/07\/flower-garden-ideas-for-containers-and-windowboxes.html\">container garden ideas<\/a> on Pinterest and other blogs this week. It&#8217;s the season for planting flowers, vegetables and herbs, after all, and everyone seems to want to share the joys of the season by suggesting beautiful containers.<\/p>\n<p>This week alone I&#8217;ve seen suggestions for planting herbs and vegetables in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Old washtub<\/li>\n<li>Coffee mugs<\/li>\n<li>Mason jars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, don&#8217;t get me wrong. All of these ideas are clever. They use recycled materials, which I love. And the pictures the bloggers displayed were beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s only one problem with every single one of these clever ideas&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Not a single one of these container gardens has drainage holes!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4228\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pots-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4228\" class=\"wp-image-4228 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pots-2.jpg\" alt=\"pots 2\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pots-2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pots-2-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pots-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can clearly see the drainage hole on the big pot!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Importance of Good Drainage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A plant&#8217;s roots perform many functions. Roots anchor plants into the soil. They bring water and nutrients from the soil up into the plants xylem tubes, sort of like a plant&#8217;s veins. Xylem transports moisture and nutrients up into the cells throughout the plant.<\/p>\n<p>Around a plant&#8217;s roots are tiny micro hairs that attract specific fungi and microorganisms. These form little colonies around the roots, helping the plant break down soil matter into nutrients. Soil is a living organism filled with all sorts of fascinating critters. I guarantee you, spend a day with me in the garden and you&#8217;ll never refer to it as &#8216;dirt&#8217; anymore!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway&#8230;back to the roots. Roots need soil. Unless a plan is an aquatic plant, roots cannot stay in standing water. A mature, healthy plant needs soil around its roots in order to breathe. If the roots are destroyed, the plant is destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Drainage holes in the bottom of your containers make sure that the plant doesn&#8217;t stay in standing water for too long. Water drips slowly out from the bottom of the pot if there is a drainage hole. Gravity draws it down.<\/p>\n<p>Now on to those clever mug gardens, Mason jar gardens and so on&#8230;they lack drainage holes, especially glass canning jars and coffee mugs. If you follow the instructions found on these Pinterest tips or blog posts, you&#8217;ll end up with a dead plant, especially if you tend to water too much.<\/p>\n<p>The following container garden tips can help you use these beautiful and clever ideas without killing your plants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find a plastic pot with drainage holes that slips into the container of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Fill the plastic container with soil. Rocks or pebbles aren&#8217;t necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Plant your herb or small vegetable plant inside the pot.<\/li>\n<li>Slip the entire pot inside the outer pretty container.<\/li>\n<li>When you water your plants, if you overdo it and there&#8217;s standing water in the bottom of the container, gently pull out the plastic pot and the plant, tip the water into the sink, and replace your plant and pot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4217\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pot-of-geraniums.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4217\" class=\"wp-image-4217\" src=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pot-of-geraniums.jpg\" alt=\"pot of geraniums\" width=\"600\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pot-of-geraniums.jpg 780w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pot-of-geraniums-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The geranium is planted inside a plastic container with drainage holes. I lift it out, tip the pretty exterior pot to pour out the extra water, and replace the geranium.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you use this method, you&#8217;ll be able to keep your plant healthy. You&#8217;ll prevent it from getting water-logged. It will live longer and thrive inside your pretty little containers.<\/p>\n<p>Container gardening tips aren&#8217;t just about beauty. Sure, we all want a pretty window sill garden or container garden. But if the plants aren&#8217;t healthy, they sure won&#8217;t be pretty. Go for healthy plants first, beauty second, and you won&#8217;t go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy gardening! 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