We are moving into homes more and more without a lot of real estate distractions. Reasons may include: 1) a lower monthly mortgage payment, 2) less expensive property to maintain or 3) less expense required. Many families live happily in urban condos, apartments or rooms. Even single-family homes today have smaller yards and sometimes only patios.
But having an outside garden doesn’t mean small space. A little creative thought can turn a boring patio into an inviting “mini farmers market, with color and vibrant energy! You don’t need to be the inner gardener in you!
Advantages Gardening in containers on the Patio
Cutting in a container has many advantages.
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Containers can be moved to a suitable location on the patio. As the angle of the sun changes throughout the year, so does the continent. If you find the plant is getting too much sun or not enough, you can find a better spot.
- Color and scent can be spread throughout the space, filling it with energy and atmosphere.
- When there is a change of residence, garden in the garden can move you and bring some memories with it. The pendulum of the pot once dropped water on the father-in-law’s head. He went with me to my new home, where he proudly filled the urn, as if celebrating with me my new unique status!
- Plant container can be moved for a beautiful display in the garden. These may be moved to the front in good time, either when they are in flower or when they are in fruit. It is difficult for most people to give a plant in the garden, even if it has only one small green shoot and I am not an exception. My weak plants are taken to a beautiful seat out of sight, where they will either die privately or be recovered.
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Hortensia in Containers, (Ortho Books, 1984) has been my longtime companion to the horticultural garden. (If only I could find a person so timeless!) in the “Climate and Container Fruit Trees section it says: “plant in containers allow even tender plants to grow well far from their natural climate zone, and can move them when it is cold and turn them to a shady spot when it is too hot.
Consider Patio Space When Choosing Plants
A 10 x 10 pato can only hold so much. When planning a garden for your space, it is important to keep in mind the growth potential of each plant. Also, make sure it blends in with your patio in a way that adds beauty and tranquility. You and your guests could avoid your patio entirely if the overhanging canopy was hanging over your head and the growing vines were loose on everyone’s toes.
For patios you only need to choose dwarf variety of fruit trees, which offers many choices like oranges, lemons. apple, peach, nectarine, and even pomegranate. My nieces love my dwarf nectarine tree when they visit, hoping it is ripe.
Almost any type of vegetable can be grown in a container on the patio, thrive and produce a good crop. You can choose from beets, eggplant, cucumbers, celery, peppers, Swiss chard and of course, tomatoes. There are many “bush” varieties of plants which now grow less dense and denser due to forced cropping.
It is a wonderful herb for your patio. Herbs are like mini vegetable plants that are grown in individual pots or in a planter box and placed on a shelf. Wherever there is little space available, your herbs can grow. They add a wonderful fragrance that wafts through the air when the breeze blows. Additionally, if your patio has some soil, mint or lemon thyme you can stand between or step through the edge. where they remove the smell or are rejected by the trampled. If it does not have soil, they can be planted in hanging baskets.
A small space of 10×10 can easily contain a citrus tree, one tomato bush and one pepper plant, a cucumber vine tied strongly to the trees in in the corner, and in each of the herbs drunk, such as celery, sage, basil, and thyme. Just watch the growth and you will think when you need to keep everything under control.
Vegetables selected from Vegetable-gardening and apple orchards
It can be anything container for patio plants (pot, box, basket, can, bowl), but the size is important It provides drainage and good containment. The instructions are outlined in The Garden Shed’s “Clever Container Gardening Ideas” on the Better Homes and Gardens website: “When choosing containers, Remember that they need proper drainage to thrive.Drill the drainage holes in the bottom of your planter.
According to my trusty, canine container garden, “Choosing Containers” section, dwarf citrus trees should be planted in vessels to about the same size as its root ball. But if the soil is well drained, it can be larger by 3 to 4 inches. Baretree roots should be planted in containers the size of a 5-gallon can.
Since the container is the long-term home of the tree, it is wise to sit the container on a platform with wheels or bars for easy movement as the tree grows.From my experience, herbs do well in containers growing room; But it would seem ridiculous to plant a vegetable plant in a large pot. Research the expected growth of the plant, i.e. the height it is expected to reach and the estimated spill and receptacle chosen accordingly.
Maintenance Tips for your garden maintenance
If you want to have a fertile crop in your mini market Farmers, you need to know about soil, fertilizing; which are mainly required for the types of plants you have chosen for pruning and watering. The information is readily available in printed form and online. One such site is the Scottish Miracle-Gro.
You can make your own commercial brand organic or buy a brand that is composed of sand and an organic mixture containing either all of the following: moss, ramenta, scobe or bark. Some gardeners add rich silt to the mix, so that they have better water, or some of their own compost. Once the plant is in the soil and container, it can be mulched with bark chips or moss to further improve moisture retention.
All plants require regular watering, taking care not to overwater but also not to completely dry the root ball. If the plant wilts completely, water immediately, so that all the plants in the containers quickly desiccate. Also learn how to properly think of a tree, as there is a time period when it is done. According to the Fruit Tree Workshop Website, “If we don’t think correctly, we will have an odd misshapen tree and unhealthy fruit.”
Some fruit trees require fertilizer and others are self-fertilizing, so do your research. A weak fertilizer solution and water is usually applied to vegetable plants otherwise watered. The best advice I ever got was to just look at the plant. If it’s growing and bursting with new green shoots and buds, you’re probably doing it right. If it looks bad, you need to step up your game and spend a little TLC.
You are frustrated!
Many plants are perfect in your garden container, but making it in your favor. Good plant selections that have been researched, along with constant loving care will provide the delicacies you’ll have on the family dinner table in no time….and YOU can take all the credit!
Reference Sources:
Garden in Containers (Ortho, 1984)
Arbor Solensis Phenomena
Better Homes and Gardens Website (Container Gardens)Report:
- ag.arizona.edu/gardening/news/articles/ 6.html
- aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/container/ container.html
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Q9Rw6sRVA< /li>
