Container Gardening | Forum profile

I'm interested in her reply as well. Her last post was extremely enlightening in regard to the underpinnings of her position. Mucky rotting soil only happens if A) you are using a soil that collapses quickly and/or you ignore repotting (not just pot up) as required to maintain best vitality B) you start with an inappropriate soil to begin with. You cannot over-water an appropriate soil unless you work real hard at it. It's not an...

"What do you mean by over watering? When you water your plants do you water to fully saturate the media or are you doing something else?" That's what I want to know... proper watering wets the soil... all of it. And when a silty soil is watered, it tends to hold that water for a lot longer than an aerated medium. And unless Jane has some secret way of watering that the rest of the gardening world isn't aware of, silt plus...

Another pots very usfull, same question... Al certainly sticks to his guns..Unwavering, does not change his tune. A stable and dependable teacher here..Reliable! Thankyou for your perserverance Al! Here is a link that might be useful: clay verses plastic

Media turns mucky when the particle size decreases to the point where there are few open spaces between particles capable of holding air and the ones that exist tend to retain water in those spaces for long periods of time. It's purely a function of particle size. Stop overwatering and your media will not turn mucky What do you mean by over watering? When you water your plants do you water to fully saturate the media or are you doing...

The oil is very easy to get from the seed. Grows very well in small spaces, rock crevices and such even sets seed and grows in it's own leaf litter The crushed cakes of seeds are high in nutrients Needs very little moisture to grow, will shed leaves and survive during drought Will grow in many types of soil and cultural conditions. Including low light and low times of light Seeds are in bunches like large grapes and easy to pick When cut...

This discussion is getting to heated and serious. Remember that gardening is supposed to be fun! I dont want to take sides here or argue for or against any particular type of soil. There are many kinds of soils you can buy or make yourself, and you should use whatever works best for you. No one soil is best for everything. I do use the grit mix and the 5-1-1 mix for my plants and shrubs and I dont use the premixed peat soils because the better...

Fantastic! I remember that we (Forum members) were brainstorming over this very issue just a few months back. This is an excellent solution. A mulching mower with a leaf-catcher. Thanks! Josh

If your pots are packed together it will probably help the root temperature OK. I worked at a commercial nursery in a hot weather area and it worked OK. The reason I think it worked was because the plants did not stay there long enough to cause the plant foliage to get too crowded. I think this will be a problem for you with your herbs. Al

Since I also live in the Seattle area I know what the many cloudless days of midsummer are like. Based on my own personal experience, if I were you I would do something to mitigate the heating effect of the sun on the black pots. In potting up my dahlia cuttings I noted that the soil temp was excessively high, the roots were failing to approach the pot walls, and the leaves were peculiarly rolled. My solution was to spray paint the pots white...

make sure tapla gets his dues