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Written by Jenny Wanderscheid
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Container Gardening Tips
- The sky’s the limit when choosing containers but use items that have a deep space, enough to hold the necessary amount of potting soil for your plants and flowers to thrive. Once you start getting creative with your containers, you’ll be looking at “junk” in a whole new way .
- Make sure that you either drill or cut drainage holes otherwise the plants won’t do well and the roots will rot.
- For metal containers, you can line them with several thicknesses of newspaper before filling with potting soil. This will give the roots some protection from the heat.
- If you choose items that won’t survive strong winds without toppling over (like a standing bicycle), choose places to display in the yard that will provide some shelter from the wind.
- For large containers, first fill with false bottoms or recycled materials so you can save money on potting soil (also mentioned in one of the videos below).
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