subject: Container Gardening Is A Healthy Activity [print this page] Everyone wants to live and eat fresh and in an uncontaminated way. Gardening is such an activity which helps you to do both. Presently due to lack of free space gardening is practised inside the house in containers or pots. This type of gardening is known as Container Gardening. For this type of gardening the containers which are used are generally pots made of terracotta however, nowadays commonly seen are the plastic pots and wind boxes. In some places container gardening is done due to the unsuitable climatic conditions for the plants. This type of gardening can be used as a dcor for the house or for healthier reasons as well. You will find these gardens on the front step, porches, rooftops, etc. locations of a house.
Mostly we can see container gardening is dealt with flowers for decorations. However, some addition of vegetables not only gives a sense of variety to it but also helps in getting fresh food as well. In this activity flowers and vegetable, both can be grown without any hassle. This gives both, beautiful as well as delicious results. Some fruit plants are well grown in containers and they give much better results in terms of fruits quantity than when they are grown outside for example strawberries. Since they dont get enough room to spread their roots, they put their full concentration and energy in producing more fruits.
There are some preparations which are needed to be taken for container gardening. First a pot needs to be selected which will have a required drainage. Then comes the soil which should not be the garden soil. Garden soil is pretty heavy for this type of gardening. Some pot soil with adequate amount of fertilizer and compost is best for this gardening process. While planting the plants it should be kept in mind that the tender roots should get soft soil to anchor in. The roots should also be massaged and slightly broken. After that using a root starting fertilizer will strengthen the plant for its survival. Trimming the plant is the last step so that they can grow fuller. In container gardening plant of same maintenance kinds should be paired up so that a condition of either or survival does not come. This type of gardening helps you to produce fresh vegetable which helps you to be fresh and healthy.
