Grow Beautiful Plants in Pots and Containers
Everyday care for potted plants: watering by checking the mix, fertilizing, repotting, deadheading, and working out what a struggling plant needs.
5 guides published
How to remove faded flowers so potted annuals keep producing buds, which plants need it and which clean themselves, how to pinch young plants for bushier growth, and how to trim leggy trailers in midsummer.
A starting point for troubleshooting potted plants: a table of common symptoms with their possible causes, a six-step checking routine, and first steps against aphids, spider mites and slugs.
How to tell when a potted plant has outgrown its container, how to pick the next pot, and the steps for moving it into fresh potting mix, plus what to do when the plant has to stay in the same large pot.
Why potted plants run out of nutrients, what the numbers on a fertilizer label mean, how slow-release and water-soluble feeding differ, and how to spot the signs of too little or too much.
A reliable way to water pots without a calendar: what makes a container dry faster or slower, three quick checks that tell you when it needs water, and how to water so the whole root ball gets wet.
