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5 More Mistakes People Make in Container Gardening

December 2nd, 2009 — Gardening Tips

flowerpots We’ve talked about making mistakes in container gardening before, let us address some additional mistakes:

1 – Do not be afraid to prune your plants. When your container garden is beginning to look ragged or leggy, you absolutely should not be afraid to cut them back properly. You may want to move them into an out-of-the-way space until you can re-bound them. With a good “haircut” of sorts, you will be able to help your plants come back happier and healthier than ever before.

2 – Beware of overbearing neighbors. You need to take care to make sure that all of the plants within your container garden are going to share the same requirements in terms of sun, water and soil requirements. You can find this information on the plant labels or the seed packets when you choose your plants.

3 – Do not starve your plants. Most potting mix only really has a few of the nutrients that your plants are going to require in order for them to grow properly and to be completely healthy. You are going to need to add the necessary nutrients to your soil for the best possible results. There are a number of fertilizers that you can purchase for this purpose, and make sure that you are buying the right fertilizer for your plants, your flowers, your vegetables and your herbs accordingly.

4 – Don’t be afraid to compost. If you cannot save a plant, and you have tried everything to resuscitate your plant, cut your losses and simply add your plant to the composting bin. If only one plant in a container of numerous plants is in an icky state, pull that plant out and simply replace it.

5 – Do not let your expectations become unrealistic. Before you make your own personal container garden you are going to want to evaluate how you live. If you travel a lot during the summer months, then you are going to need containers that are self watering or you are going to need to know someone that can help you keep your plants alive while you are away. You also need to garden based on where you live and how you live. Make sure that your container garden fits in well with your lifestyle so that you do not end up overdoing it and overwhelming yourself, or under doing it and feeling underwhelmed, as both of these things will lead to giving up prematurely.

Container gardening is not brain surgery, and there is plenty of room for error, but avoiding these container gardening mistakes will help you have a much better experience over all. Your garden should be enjoyable, after all, and if it is not bringing you joy because all of your plants are dying, then you need to figure out what is being done wrong so that you can fix it and move on.

Photo Credits: meonomous

Originally posted 2009-08-03 05:55:49. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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