110+ Container Gardening Tips You Ever Need To Know

1. Soil isn’t the Only Solution:

In your potting mix, adding one-third of organic matter like pine bark, leaf mold, compost or aged animal manure is an excellent way to enhance soil structure. It will also make a more robust potting medium.

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2. Soil Amendment: Adding rotted manure or compost to your soil mix aerates it, improving texture and balancing out pH abnormalities.

3. Check the Texture: If you’re making your own potting soil, mix various components of your soil in a large bucket to make enough batches for all your pots. If you’re using a store-bought mix, ensure it’s light and loose to enable adequate drainage.

4. Use Lightweight Potting Mix:

Heavy potting soils retain excess moisture, reducing water supply to the plants. Never use regular garden soil or soil on the ground to grow plants in containers.

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5. Think before Recycling Soil: When recycling last year’s potting soil, add in two-thirds fresh soil. Never reuse soil that has withered, fallen plants trapped within. Soil that was used for the diseased plant must be used with caution, after sterilizing.

As potted plants can’t derive nutrients from the soil like plants growing on the ground, it’s important to fertilize them regularly.

6. Use Slow-Release Fertilizer if you’re a busy person: A slow-release fertilizer enhances the bioavailability of soil nutrients, providing uniform nourishment for a longer period of time and you don’t need to feed your plants often.

7. Fertilize bi-weekly: If you’re not using slow release fertilizer, feed your plants with diluted liquid fertilizer once in every two weeks. For small pots that need regular watering, water weekly.

8. Water in Time:

Never water after