Container garden watering tips

Gardening container garden full of beats in a wide variety of ways. One of them, which watering is reduced, both in terms of how much water you use and how much effort should be to get all the plants are watered. However, even if the container gardens are lighter, water-wise and in the garden soil, there are some things you should know for best results.

1) Go to the great vessels. If you get a small (less than one liter) pots, they need water at least once a day.Dishes that are larger - four 57-gallon or more - can be washed down with being given every three days.

2) Try self-watering flowerpots. There are self watering planters to reduce the number of times you water. These planters are not as widely available as planter series, but the local greenhouse is probably a couple of options. Some online stores also supply garden-irrigation kits that include all the jar in a self-watering can be done. This setup costs about $ 20 a plateor more, and are useful, but if you spend more than $ 100 not only five pots, you can make a customized version of a self-watering for $ 2.

Just get a plastic plant saucer and put it on the bottom of the pot before filling with dirt. The plastic plate creates a pot of water on the bottom of the pot. In this way, drain the pot, even if you put a sudden rain shower, but will also be able to half a liter of water, which otherwise would have drained right. You mustSome drainage, otherwise it is very, very easily, red or dry the roots of a plant, but the disc is just enough to eliminate most of the drainage problems. But be careful, because if you are in an area that is very wet (like Seattle) live plants get all they can require drainage. The plate method is best for sites that look out towards the dry.

3) Try to water the garden stakes. You can make your own low-tech irrigation system with water "missions" that makeunglazed ceramic rods are hollow, goes to the ground. Then you take a bottle of wine or a soda bottle, fill with water and turn it upside down and put the proceeds from top to bottom in the ceramics open. The clay is cooked very slowly, the water distributed to the roots, and you'll know when you refill the bottle when the water level is low.

4) Go for the automatic drip irrigation. Another great way to water a container garden, if you have an external tap water, is the entire setGarden "drop", and set a timer to water the plants, however, is often appropriate. Drip systems work off of a thin tube is on all the plants and each plant becomes an emitter. Larger plants will receive, for example, 2 gallons per hour emitters, while small plants that can be dry, such as herbs, half a gallon per hour emitter would. The creation of a drip system cost like $ 40 for the timer, and about $ 70 to all hoses, radiator, investment and other small tools you needcomplete the work. Not cheap, but if you can save money and want a "set and forget" their garden, would be $ 110 well spent. It will also let you leave for the summer holidays without a friend to come and ask you to water your plants.