Container
Gardening
Container
gardening is one of the easiest ways to deal with gardening
in urban spaces. You can find appropriate plants and containers
for any space and you can use virtually anything to make containers.
Some innovative urban gardeners have used old tires, children’s
wading pools, plastic soda bottles, old whiskey barrels, etc.
For a great site about innovative
container and rooftop gardening, see here. You can also
invest in high quality planters
including window boxes and raised beds made of fine woods such
as cedar. These containers will add an impressive aesthetic
touch to your urban landscape.
A definite advantage of gardening in
containers is that you can grow a variety of plants outdoors,
and then move the more sensitive plants indoors during the winter.
As seasons change, you can also move your plants around to sunnier
or shadier spots so that they always get the proper amount of
sunlight. Moreover, containers are a great way to take advantage
of vertical space as you can build multiple-level shelves to
put your plants on or hang several pots on ropes or chains.
Containers also allow you to grow plants
that would ordinarily be invasive such as some ornamental grasses
and herbs. Additionally, you can simplify pest control by isolating
plants that have been affected by pests or disease.
Raised
beds can also be an important way to use containers in your
urban garden. They have the advantage of being adaptable to
different heights to create interesting visual effects or to
reduce back strain. You can also add a large amount of soil
and customize soil depth to grow plants that require shallow
or deep rooting depth. Additionally, you can quickly and easily
change out plants and soil as well if you want to change the
look of your garden. This raised
bed gardening guide from the University of Missouri and the Raised Bed Gardening Tips site have
lots of useful tips.
For
an excellent site on container
gardening with more information, see here.
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