tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post654484306466096343..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Containing yer gardening enthusiasms Part 2: Tips for SuccessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-34240707604597938562008-03-20T18:54:00.000-03:002008-03-20T18:54:00.000-03:00I once had about 40 pots to water and very little ...I once had about 40 pots to water and very little time... I guess this was the reason for my failure in container gardening. But I'll have a new try...this summer. I'm very curious to read about "your" ideal container plants..<BR/>Happy Easter with a lot of sunshine!<BR/>BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6687834232256634562008-03-19T00:47:00.000-03:002008-03-19T00:47:00.000-03:00I am really enjoying your container gardening seri...I am really enjoying your container gardening series, Jodi. It is helping me formulate my "battle plan" this year. I just went out yesterday and cleaned up the plants I currently have in containers and was pleasantly surprised to find that a petunia and a kalanchoe had overwintered! Can you believe it? I couldn't. When I'm out working with my containers, I think of you now. :)<BR/><BR/>CindyCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36781427099617938482008-03-19T00:39:00.000-03:002008-03-19T00:39:00.000-03:00Great post! Another tip I have used for years is t...Great post! Another tip I have used for years is this: In using my really large and deep blue glazed pots (I have a collection of them) I put chunks of foam packing material in the bottom 1/4 to 1/3. Annuals do not generally need that depth; they don't tend to send their roots down 2'. Also, this strategy uses up less of the pricey potting mix and makes the pots a bit more lightweight. I have Carol Souleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258005075798417360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-60173047835672975432008-03-18T22:42:00.000-03:002008-03-18T22:42:00.000-03:00I had the opportunity to visit a large wholesale i...I had the opportunity to visit a large wholesale importer of pottery in Ft Lauderdale last week and was blown away. I could not believe the variety of colors, shapes and sizes. I had a budget of $1,500 to spend and ended up well over $2,000. there were just to many choices. Container gardening is a great way to get kids involved in gardening too! <BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Rees CowdenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36637477377858284332008-03-18T22:09:00.000-03:002008-03-18T22:09:00.000-03:00Jodi, thanks for the container tips! I love the co...Jodi, thanks for the container tips! I love the colorful containers on the porch steps. <BR/><BR/>I can't wait to start filling my containers! Soon!Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-86034276994581613202008-03-18T15:20:00.000-03:002008-03-18T15:20:00.000-03:00I do have a few potted plants but I generally keep...I do have a few potted plants but I generally keep away from them. Ours are devoted to cherry tomatoes on the back deck. In season they're always nice to pick and eat as we go off on our merry way.<BR/><BR/>I feel sorry for the store bought plants taken home. I can't count the times people have asked me why the lush beautiful container full of flowers they bought just a few days ago is dead.<BR/>WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-12962473953215380942008-03-18T13:43:00.000-03:002008-03-18T13:43:00.000-03:00Hi Jodi, The St Patrick's day postcard is very swe...Hi Jodi, <BR/><BR/>The St Patrick's day postcard is very sweet! <BR/>I've enjoyed both your container articles - your explanations are really good and I love the photo on the steps. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11730560373309740032008-03-18T13:42:00.000-03:002008-03-18T13:42:00.000-03:00This is an excellent collection of tips for contai...This is an excellent collection of tips for container planting success Jodi. Very helpful to see them all listed together...good reminders as we get started planting (soon!).<BR/>The hanging basket is gorgeous!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-87684099534826319062008-03-18T09:01:00.000-03:002008-03-18T09:01:00.000-03:00Great post. Did you buy that striped pot on your ...Great post. Did you buy that striped pot on your step or did someone make it for you? Darling!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64325581080432452072008-03-18T08:51:00.000-03:002008-03-18T08:51:00.000-03:00Hi Jodi,Great advice on the containers! I'm puttin...Hi Jodi,<BR/><BR/>Great advice on the containers! I'm putting in many more huge containers this year in an effort to create more of a courtyard look on the patio where we eat al fresco. BIG CONTAINERS!!! <BR/><BR/>In the past I have used the Miracle Gro soil. I have had good success but am moving to a soilless mix this year as you recommend. My local nursery recommends one called Sunshine Mix. Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-91326408717667698542008-03-18T05:26:00.000-03:002008-03-18T05:26:00.000-03:00Excellent tutorial Jodi. Here I cannot get away wi...Excellent tutorial Jodi. Here I cannot get away with putting plants in plastic containers and then into beautiful pots without draining holes. It rains a lot here and soon the containers will be filled to the brim with water and my plants will drown.Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-57057002904110976432008-03-17T23:19:00.000-03:002008-03-17T23:19:00.000-03:00Nice post, Jodi! And that picture of the hanging b...Nice post, Jodi! And that picture of the hanging basket makes me kick myself for not buying the Rhodochiton seeds that I had in my shopping cart, and then took out, while purchasing at Select Seeds the other day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-69949346511861291442008-03-17T22:28:00.000-03:002008-03-17T22:28:00.000-03:00Great post, Jodi! I'm guilty of always letting my ...Great post, Jodi! I'm guilty of always letting my containers dry out--especially the porch pots. I just tend to forget them somehow. My goal for this year is to not kill my container plantings :-)Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-30789322438975592822008-03-17T21:51:00.000-03:002008-03-17T21:51:00.000-03:00Jodi,Someone gave me the "hint" about using at lea...Jodi,<BR/>Someone gave me the "hint" about using at least 1/2 of a baby's disposable diaper in the bottom of a pot. They retain a LOT of moisture, and, theoretically, you don't have to water as often. I thought I might try it this year. ;-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-561599125186446092008-03-17T18:50:00.000-03:002008-03-17T18:50:00.000-03:00I plan to do lots of containers this season, so th...I plan to do lots of containers this season, so this was just what I needed to read. Thanks for all the great information. <BR/><BR/>Happy St Patrick's Day to you! Just spoke to my sister Jody in Oklahoma, who has a birthday today. As kids, we always had to plant potatoes on this day, and she hated that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-84276575947889339702008-03-17T16:17:00.000-03:002008-03-17T16:17:00.000-03:00Wonderful tutorial, Jodi, and thanks for the lovel...Wonderful tutorial, Jodi, and thanks for the lovely St. Paddy's day card, makes me want to sing that old ditty, "Me Mither and Fither are Irish" ;-> I can now understand why I have such poor luck with containers, other than good soil, I don't follow any of those ideas. Bad gardener. Maybe this year, since I can no longer claim ignorance as the reason for faulty flowers!<BR/><BR/>Frances at Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80118057912928258192008-03-17T15:43:00.000-03:002008-03-17T15:43:00.000-03:00I tend to overwater rather than underwater. Thanks...I tend to overwater rather than underwater. Thanks for all the useful info. Since I live in the Piney woods of Texas, I sometimes throw in pinecones along with the terra cotta shards. To get rid of them and to make the container lighter to life.<BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11752972656236215772008-03-17T15:18:00.000-03:002008-03-17T15:18:00.000-03:00Great post, Jodi. I knew most of it, but sometime...Great post, Jodi. I knew most of it, but sometimes I forget bits, so it's great to have this all put down like this.<BR/><BR/>Just look at that Rhodochiton! Mine didn't do all that well last year. I'm thinking I might try to grow one from seed, which I should be starting inside now, if I'm going to do it. The vines aren't easily found here, in fact, last year where I bought mine is the only Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-35347967227585129982008-03-17T14:29:00.000-03:002008-03-17T14:29:00.000-03:00lots of great tips here Jodi. Since I don't have s...lots of great tips here Jodi. Since I don't have seaweed, I do the prairie version for making my own compost tea. I've found that my container plants respond well to some diluted tea. It's the deadheading that really makes a difference isn't it?<BR/><BR/>DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82280111481946117972008-03-17T13:30:00.000-03:002008-03-17T13:30:00.000-03:00Great article - I love those blue containers - abs...Great article - I love those blue containers - absolutely beautiful!Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-35616075876529356332008-03-17T13:17:00.000-03:002008-03-17T13:17:00.000-03:00Thanks for the good tips on containers! Using a s...Thanks for the good tips on containers! Using a smaller pot inside of a larger one that doesn't have drainage holes is a great idea.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-37058225066135375762008-03-17T11:30:00.000-03:002008-03-17T11:30:00.000-03:00As always, great advice! Let the container season...As always, great advice! Let the container season begin! What do you think will be the color of choice this season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64502458850141271592008-03-17T10:20:00.000-03:002008-03-17T10:20:00.000-03:00All good tips Jodi. I hadn't heard the threes one,...All good tips Jodi. I hadn't heard the threes one, but will keep that in mind. I'll admit I find it hard to prune any plant though. I purchased a bag of garden soil once and it was just like using dirt! Weeds and turned hard as a rock. Now, I use potting soil. And another tip: if the contents of the bag are wet(Walmart) don't buy it!!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-15543622188529253632008-03-17T09:46:00.000-03:002008-03-17T09:46:00.000-03:00Thanks for posting this. I use a lot of containers...Thanks for posting this. I use a lot of containers and skip the crushed gravel, too, with no ill effects.<BR/><BR/>Currently my pots are either terra cotta, concrete or fiber glass. I'm thinking of getting iron urns but don't want burn my plants. I've heard they can overheat in the sun. Any experience with this, Jodi? <BR/><BR/>Charmian- who's still up to her knees in snowThe Messy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231485575194758530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-13424197882130943812008-03-17T09:45:00.000-03:002008-03-17T09:45:00.000-03:00Lovely cats! Toby Soprano!!??;)) Isn't he tenor?Lovely cats! Toby Soprano!!??;)) Isn't he tenor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com