)

iGarden101

Container gardening for beginners

You are here: Home / Archives for Summary

Summary articles on iGarden101.com

These are all summaries made by iGarden101.com

Can I Grow Shrubs in Containers?

By Leave a Comment

The short answer is: YES. Yes, you can grow your shrubs in containers.

What is a shrub?

A shrub is a low, usually several-stemmed woody plant. They are sometimes referred to as small trees. When trees are pruned and trained correctly, they can take the form of shrubs. In landscaping and home gardening, shrubs happen to be used as ornamentals.

There are 2 types of shrubs: evergreen and deciduous.

  • Evergreen shrubs have their leaves all year round.
  • Deciduous shrubs lose their foliage during autumn or winter.

Here are the best resources about shrubs:

How to Grow Your Own Backyard Berries in Containers

By Leave a Comment

berries

Growing your own fruit garden is a cheap way to get your tasty fruits right from your backyard. Berries can grow in spaces like window boxes, hanging baskets, and pots on your patio. Growing berries in containers have plenty of benefits, such as little to no weeding and keeping slugs away from your fruits.

Key takeaways:

  • Birds love to eat berries as we do, so it is essential to net your berries if you want to keep birds from eating them.
  • Bigger plants mean more berries. So whatever berry plant you bring home, you must repot it in a container twice its size.
  • Taking care of container-grown berries is like cultivating in-ground crops. You need to prune, fertilize, and adequately water the plants for vigorous growth.

If you want to read more, check out the full article here: https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/how-to-grow-your-own-backyard-berries-in-containers/.

Permaculture Techniques for Container Gardening

By Leave a Comment

Container Vegetable Gardening

After Molly’s mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, she and her husband decided to eat healthier. But, unfortunately, organic food is much more expensive than usual food, and Molly’s grocery bills are out of budget. To top it off, she lives in a rental home along with her family, and the owners told them not to tear up the lawn. So if she can’t grow a farm in the backyard, what could she possibly do? Luckily, the answer is simple: container gardening.

Key takeaways:

  • When growing your container garden, why not try out some permaculture methods? If you don’t know what permaculture is, it is a design system based on observation. Permaculture means going beyond quick-fix solutions like pesticides which do more harm than good.
  • You must be wondering, is container gardening easy? Well, yes and no. Growing your food in pots comes with pros and cons:
    • If you don’t need much yield, container gardening is the way to go. Container gardening means you get to grow plants in a semi-controlled environment. Container gardening is also convenient since you can move your crops around your home.
    • The best place for plants is in the ground. So it can take a lot more time and struggle to grow plants in containers. It’s also a lot more time-consuming despite the tiny amount of yield you receive from it.
  • When container gardening, you must keep these tips in mind:
    • Make sure your pot is the appropriate size for the plant.
    • Using the best soil suitable for your plant is essential.
    • Choose smaller plants for your garden.
    • Allow some plants to vine up on a trellis to produce more yield while saving space.
    • If you want to beautify your container garden, consider arranging your plants with a thriller, a filler, and a spiller.
  • The best plants to grow in a container include herbs, peas & beans, beets, and microgreens.

If you want to learn more about container gardening with permaculture techniques, visit this link: https://www.kitchenstewardship.com/permaculture-container-gardening/.