Gardening Guides
Container Gardening
Growing in pots, planters and grow bags: container sizes, potting mixes, watering, and the crops that suit small spaces.
Container gardening covers growing plants in pots, planters and grow bags, with attention to container sizes, potting mixes, watering and the crops that suit small spaces. The articles here compare container materials such as terracotta, plastic, fabric and metal, and discuss buying or making your own potting mix, noting that garden soil fails in containers. One guide looks at which vegetables are worth growing in pots, and another covers tomatoes, including variety, size and care.
Other guides cover beginner mistakes, drainage holes, layers and materials, fertilizing schedules for plants confined to a finite volume of mix, choosing pot size, repotting, and overwintering. You will also find articles on growing in full shade, container gardening on a budget, and whether self-watering containers are worth it.
- Growing Tomatoes in Containers: Variety, Size, and Care Guide
- Best Potting Soil Mix for Containers: Buy It or Make Your Own
- Self-Watering Containers: How They Work and the Best Options
- Container Gardening Mistakes Beginners Make (And How to Fix Them)
- Best Vegetables to Grow in Containers
- How to Choose the Right Pot Size for Any Plant
- Self-Watering Containers: Are They Worth It?
- How to Overwinter Container Plants
- How to Repot Plants Without Killing Them: Step-by-Step
- Container Gardening on a Budget: Dollar Store and Upcycled Pots
- Thriller, Filler, Spiller: Container Design for Year-Round Interest
- Watering Containers in Summer Heat: Frequency, Timing, and Mulching
- Container Gardening in Full Shade: 15 Plants That Thrive
- Best Containers for Vegetables: Terracotta, Plastic, Fabric, and Metal Compared
- Fertilizing Container Plants: Schedule, Types, and Common Mistakes
- Drainage for Container Gardens: Holes, Layers, and Materials
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