Grow Beautiful Plants in Pots and Containers
Step-by-step container gardening tutorials: watering, repotting, planting mixed pots, hanging baskets and herb planters, and growing tomatoes and lettuce.
10 guides published
Old potting mix can often be used again when the plants in it were healthy. Learn when to discard it, how to refresh it with fresh mix and fertilizer, and what to do with the rest.
Does a tall planter need potting mix all the way down? The honest trade-off of using lightweight filler, which plants should never get it, and the steps for filling a big container properly.
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.
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.
Which herbs can share a planter, and how to plant them. Two groupings that get along, a sensible container size to start from, and step-by-step planting and early care.
Lettuce is one of the quickest edible crops for a pot or window box. Learn which types to sow, how to thin and harvest, and why heat is the main thing to plan around.
How to grow a tomato plant in a container: choosing a compact type, picking a pot that is big enough, planting deep with a support, and keeping moisture and feeding steady.
A step-by-step guide to planting your own hanging basket: choosing the basket and liner, picking plants that trail, planting the center and the edge, hanging it securely and keeping it from drying out.
The classic three-part recipe for a mixed pot explained plainly: what each role does, how to choose plants that can share a container, where to place them, and how to plant it step by step.
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.
