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PROPER CONTAINER PLANTING

• Make sure your container has sufficient drainage holes in the bottom.

• Do not use saucers that retain water on the bottom of any pots.

• Cover drainage holes with a screen type material to allow water, not soil, to drain out. • Fill with a draining soil suitable for the type of plant to be grown in the container. • Leave at least an inch of head room for watering. • Water newly potted plants twice to allow for initial compacting.

CHOOSING A PLANT FOR YOUR CONTAINER

• The shape of container will determine the shape of the plant to use, to obtain the proper symmetry. • Plant succulent plants in porous containers, others in more moisture retaining containers. • Location is a factor in plant choice, e.g. sun/shade and wind level. • Among garden bed plants.

• Bordering sidewalks and entrances.

• On decks, terraces, and top of walls.

• Along walls, fences and in corners.

• Under trees and overhangs.

• As hanging plants.

• Clusters of three or more for artistic

effect.

ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR CONTAINER GARDENING

• Often, large containers are very heavy and difficult to move when filled completely with soil. Try filling the bottom of a deep pot or container with light fillers (e.g. pine bark), and then soil for your plants growing needs.

• Clay pots build up mineral deposits that can cause excessive salinity to filter into the soil, in addition to looking bad. The best way to clean them is with an equal one-third solution of vinegar, rubbing alcohol, and water.

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