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RE: Some Wins, Some Losses. It's All a Part of Gardening.
Unfortunately I missed the payout of this post - I'll upvote a more recent one for you :) I just wanted to drop a note: I love your container garden - it seems very productive! Any chance you have a post about planting in containers? Do you use stones/rocks at the bottom and potting soil on top? My pots have never been stunningly successful.. Do you water them once or twice a day?
Good day! I plant in containers to take advantage of that spot by the house that gets good light (I live in the forest so light is at a premium) Also with containers you can move them around to take advange of the different micro climates through the growing season. I bring some of these pots into the sunroom for the winter. I make sure I have good drainage in my pots and that they are bigger containers so they don't need to be watered as much. I also had a solution that helps hold the moisture in the soil. You can use a baby diaper in the bottom of your pots that wicks the moisture up and holds it to slowly release to your plants. Just make sure you poke holes through the plastic part of the diaper or take it right off. I put an organic fertilizer in each pot on planting to feed them through out the season. I will be posting an update to my garden in September for this same contest.