Choosing The Right Plants For The Container Garden

The most popular hobby that has lately caught on is container gardening

. An increase of urban populating living in confined spaces of the city has very little scope for gardening. Admittedly there are some plants that do not thrive in containers as well as they do in the great outdoors but there are many that do well. The choices available need to be studied.

Herb growing in containers has become very popular. The hobby is no longer confined to those interested only in health food or cooking experts. There is a rustic tone about being able to pluck fresh herbs right from the window sill of the kitchen just at the time when the wok is hot and ready.

For beginners, herbs are a good way to make a debut into the wonders of container gardening. These are very easy to grow and do not need extra large containers. The best growing ones are basil, chives, mint and or thyme. It is necessary to remember that herbs require good doses of sunshine and the soil has to be moist. Extra water might lead to drains getting clogged causing the roots to wither out and die.

It is fairly simple to grow vegetables in containers. It requires the correct soil mixture, the right amount of watering and the proper container. All vegetable do not thrive well in containers. For instance potatoes are not for pots as they need plenty of space to spread out underground. But there are others like eggplants, lettuce, squash, cucumbers, beans and peppers that do well in pots. Large vegetables like corn and melons or certain varieties of tomatoes should be avoided. Plum as well as cherry do very well in containers as do citrus fruits including lemons. It is a dream to inhale lemony flavour straight from the pot in the house.

For growing vegetables in pots the container is required to have a minimum depth of 6" and be 10" wide.

It is fun to set up the container garden. Some flowers can be added to introduce dashes of color to the indoors. Browallias (desert bluebells) thrive in any place and are best as filling-in plants. Another popular option is Coleus as the leaves are brightly coloured "" gold, yellow red and the like. The flowers of periwinkle are eye catching in white and pink adding a dainty tone to the interior dcor.

It is not difficult to set up a container garden "" a wonderful way of bringing in the great outdoors into the urban indoors. All that is required is a passion and love for it.

by: Gardening lover

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