{"id":8992,"date":"2014-10-28T04:01:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T11:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8992"},"modified":"2014-10-21T05:44:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T12:44:42","slug":"collecting-containers-tips-for-garden-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/garden-equipment-tips\/collecting-containers-tips-for-garden-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting Containers &#8211; Tips for Garden Pots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Containers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4347269152\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2782\/4347269152_f72220820b.jpg\" alt=\"052\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This fine collection of sundry containers were getting a soaking in our summer rain. The wheel at the back only contains fresh air but could become a feature for a &#8216;Herb Wheel&#8217; if laid on poor soil.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips for Containers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Small clay feet in threes or fours lift the container off these Yorkshire stone flags. This aids drainage and prevents the base of the container freezing onto a path and then loosing the base when moved.<\/li>\n<li>Mulch and decoration on the surface of a pot can be organic with bark or inorganic with a variety of pebbles and stones. Mulch helps prevent moss and keeps the wind &amp; sun off the soil surface.<\/li>\n<li>Bear in mind a small pot will constrain the roots and a large tree will become a bit like a bonsai. That can be quite desirable but remember to freshen the compost by replacing the top 2&#8243; annually and fertilizing regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Pots can bake in summer and roots become distressed. Black and plastic pots are the worst whilst evaporation through terracotta cools a bit. If in doubt keep moist and shaded.<\/li>\n<li>Pots can freeze but bubble wrapping your pots\u00c2\u00a0can help hardy plants through winter.<\/li>\n<li>Pots located together look better than pepper-potted around. They also help maintain a humidity level in a micro climate (not too important in this wet garden)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Unusual Containers<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"36\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4820581915\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4095\/4820581915_c56252e142.jpg\" alt=\"Long Toms\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A bog garden can be created in an old galvanised basin without drainage holes. Miniature water lilies are now available for small ponds so give it a try.<\/li>\n<li>Long Tom or old Chimney pots are ideal for tall statuesque displays. Try some airy grasses at the back near a wall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I like pans, shallow bowls and half pots which are fine for many small bulbs, annuals and trailers. Beware most Alpines have very long roots and seek out depth.<\/li>\n<li>Old wheel barrows, dustbins or discarded containers can be pressed into use or should I say recycled into reuse.<\/li>\n<li>Old polyester sacks can be used to grow vegetables like these potatoes.<\/li>\n<li>See<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/childrens-bottle-gardens-and-terrariums\/\"> Bottle gardens and Terranium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Potato sack containers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4282982834\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4025\/4282982834_e91306f0da.jpg\" alt=\"Potato sacks\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Other container\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/container-gardeners-tips\/\">tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Contain <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/tulips-in-containers\/\">Tulip Fire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fine collection of sundry containers were getting a soaking in our summer rain. The wheel at the back only contains fresh air but could become a feature for a &#8216;Herb Wheel&#8217; if laid on poor soil. Tips for Containers Small clay feet in threes or fours lift the container off these Yorkshire stone flags. This aids drainage and prevents the base of the container freezing onto a path and then loosing the base when moved. Mulch and decoration on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/garden-equipment-tips\/collecting-containers-tips-for-garden-pots\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-garden-equipment-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}