Sometimes, the urge to garden
might be stomped out by other circumstances, such as living arrangements or
space constrictions. If you live in an apartment, you can’t really operate a
full garden, just because you don’t really have a yard! I think that one of the
best solutions for this problem is to grow plants in containers. You can hang
these, or just arrange them on your patio, window sill or balcony. Just a few
baskets or pots, and your whole living area will look much classier and nicer.
A benefit of growing in small
containers is the fact that you can move them around to suit your needs. If you
rearrange your furniture and you think that it would look nicer if it was in
the other area, it’s no trouble at all to scoot it over. As long as the
lighting is about the same, your plant shouldn’t mind the transition at all.
Another benefit of the containers’ versatility is the fact that you can adapt it
to simulate any environment depending on the type of soil you fill it with and
where you place it.
If you are trying to make an
aesthetically pleasing arrangement of containers and plants, you can adjust the
containers to be at different heights by hanging them from the ceiling or
placing them on supports. Hanging them will allow you to make the most of the
space you have. This is called “vertical gardening”. If you pull it off right,
you can make a very pleasing arrangement of plants while conserving your
valuable space. If you live in an apartment, you know how important it is to
conserve space! One method of vertical gardening is the use of a wooden step ladder.
If painted correctly, you can arrange all the plants on it in a beautiful,
stylish cascade of color.
The maintenance of container
plants takes slightly more time, since you have to water more often and go
around to each individual container. However, the square footage for container
plants is much less than that of an actual garden, so the time spent on
maintenance and watering is more balanced. It is important that you don’t
over-water your container plants, as this can be just as fatal to their health
as under-watering.
When choosing containers for your
plants, you’ll want to buy them all at once along with some extras in case they
break or you add more plants later. You don’t want them to be all the same
shape and size, but definitely the same style so that the complement each
other. Plastic containers are the best and require the least amount of
watering, but if you want to stick with clay or earthen pots then you should
line the inside with plastic. This helps it retain water more, as the clay will
soak up water.
Another thing to remember when
buying pots is the fact that the size of the pot will ultimately constrict the
size of the plant. Make a careful choice of pots according to what you wish to
grow in each one. If you search for the plant you chose on the internet, you
should be able to find specifications as to how much root space it should be
given. This can even be an advantage for you if you choose a plant that can
grow very large. If you only have a limited amount of space for it, you can
constrict it by choosing a pot that isn’t large
