Choosing Your Containers

Conversations About Choosing Your Containers

• Ideas for fall containers

  Do you plant your containers for fall? I'm thinking about planting a few containers with perennials, enjoying them until the end of October, and then planting them in the garden. What works well? Mums? Asters? More

• random containers

  ok so (call me crazy now can know ive nearly ahhinalated the list of art classes i could take from my school before i graduated) i have this crazy ideal of growing stuff in like the MOST common everyday things it just sounds soo cool to me the nature coming… More

• Tulips in containers

  Alright GG friends, I need some advice. :) I planted some tulips in a container a few months back. We had an earlier than normal cold snap and are back to our mild and wet temperatures. I think my entire garden thinks it's spring now! :eek: I can't do much… More

• Roses in containers?

  Ok, I've lost 2 Barbra Streisand roses in the past 2 years - I am going for 3/3 - but plan to put this one in a pot - question is, what do I do with it for the winter? I'm zone 5 (on the border of a/b I think)… More

• growing potatoes in containers

  has anyone grown potatoes in containers before? i am trying this for the first time and would appreciate any tips. the inside measurements of my square container are 11.5wX12h. will that be big enough for one potato plant or should i get something bigger? any suggestions would be appreciated. More

• Bush Beans in Containers

  Can green beans/yellow bush beans be planted in containers? I grew some in the garden once but never had too high of a yield (the garden only had afternoon sun so maybe thats why. More

• Growing cukes in containers, some are curling, why?

  I am growing two types of cukes in containers- one is a bush salad cucumber- no problems they are growing straight like a cucumber should, but my burpless cucumbers have grown very busy and straight up in the container, but two of the cucumbers growing have grown curled, is there… More

• Deer Ticks in Containers

  Hello, again! I've been out of touch for quite a while. I'll post what's been going on in a more appropriate forum. My question of the moment, is: Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do about deer ticks in containers? I've got a bunch of containers. My… More

• Green Beans in Containers

  I've been reading a few websites regarding some varieties of green beans that are good in containers. Is one better then the other? I want to grow green beans but am running out of room in my still unplanned/non-existant veggie garden LOL More

• Fruit in containers?

  I'd love to grow grapes and blueberries, but we don't really have a location with clear soil to do it. I have a spot on the side of my house that used to have a large garden in it, but we covered over the soil with river rock and I'm… More

• watermellon in containers?

  ok well i kinda wanna try acouple types of watermellon this year i can eighter start the seeds an throw them in my uncles raised bed --if he dosent get jelous im using it cause he isnt an we need to re-do wood to stones which then if he dos… More

• Veggies in Containers

  Can veggies be grown in containers without much sun? are there "shade veggie plants"? More

• New to containers

  I am incredibly new at gardening....so far I have some herbs growing in the windowsill. I'm pretty proud of them! So far I have some basil and cilantro growing, I just potted and set out parsley, thyme & oregano. I hope they do well! We just bought a house last… More

• My First Containers

  I am so thrilled with how my first containers look I had to share them! I have found some great stuff - bacopia, creeping jenny, petunias, allysum, pansies, lobelia, petunias, etc. These are my first ever in our new home. Our first home was a 2nd floor condo with no… More

• Veggies in Containers?

  I have a tomato and couple of peppers in containers. I think they may need nore room. Can you post some pictures if you have any or suggest the proper containers? More

• daylilies in containers?

  I grow daylillies in pots on the deck. All I do in the winter is wrap the outside of the container in bubblewrap and forget them till spring. This just helps it to keep from freezing the roots. I have some that have been in containers for 3 years and… More

• Fiberglass Containers

  Now this is a rather specialised question, but I am sure there are some members with the knowledge to help me out. I am looking into forming my own containers out of fiberglass after a visit to local garden centers and nurseries and have seen the prices that are being… More

• Tomatoes in containers?

  :rolleyes: What KIND of tomatoes (besides cherry tomatoes) grow well in containers, and what size containers are recommended? I am willing to go somewhat large, but I am in a rather hilly area on a higher prairie soil (front ran-ge of mountains) - so do not want to attempt growing… More

• Containers on deck

  I'm new to this board, but am trying to design some flowers I would like to plant to put in those hanging rail containers on my deck. They are the long rectangular ones with the sheets of moss in them. My deck gets afternoon sun. I would like a mixture… More

• Big mistake in choosing soil for container????

  PLEASE HELP!!Has anyone ever used for your container a garden soil mix that is supposed to be worked into regular soil? I bought Sta-green garden soil for vegetables and flowers for my containers because regular potting soils did not specifically say "for veg." (I have NO experience with gardening at… More

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