Winter Care for Container Blueberries
How to protect blueberries planted in containers over winter. By Guest Author Kristen Pullen of Bushel & Berry.
Container Gardening
Tips on growing vegetables, fruits, and flowers in containers, planters, and pots.
What is Soilless Potting Mix?
Soilless potting mix may look like soil but it’s not. Typically it includes coco coir, peat moss, composted wood chips, vermiculite and perlite.
Why You Should Never Leave Terra Cotta Pots Outdoors All Winter
Terra cotta pots expand and contract with the weather. That’s why you shouldn’t keep them outside all winter where they’re subject to repeated freezing and thawing. The ultimate result may be a nice big crack that splits the pot wide open.
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Best Choices for Cascading Flowers in Window Boxes
Cascading flowers are often called spillers or trailing plants because of their beautiful spilling effect in window boxes. They lend a subtle scent and ethereal ambience to your home.
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Why You Should Never Add Stones to the Bottom of Your Flower Pots
If you’ve been adding stones, gravel or other materials to the bottom of your flower pots to improve drainage, you may actually be harming and not helping your plants.
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Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food Without a Yard Review
In her 3rd book, Acadia Tucker shows how those with limited outdoor space can use eco-conscious techniques to grow food on their patios, decks, paved spaces, and even indoors.
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Container Tips for Urban Gardens
Containers can be used in urban gardens to bring nature closer and grow many types of fruits, flowers, herbs, and veggies.
Tips for Successful Window Box Gardening
Window boxes are not just for colorful flowers to enhance your home’s exterior. They are also great for vegetable and herb gardens.
How to Grow Potatoes in Containers
You don’t need a large garden bed to grow potatoes. You can grow potatoes in containers on a balcony, deck, or patio and get a decent harvest to enjoy in late summer or fall.
How to Grow Cucumbers in Garden Beds or Containers
Cucumbers are one of the most popular, carefree, and easiest vegetables to grow in your garden or in containers on sunny balconies, patios or decks.
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