Welcome back to The Wellbeing Garden.
Today’s short and sweet episode has a few tips for growing healthy food in pots and containers.
I’ve grown food in bathtubs, wheelbarrow, buckets and always recycled or upcycled items that I think would look good or suit growing edible crops.
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Here’s my tips for healthy potted plants;
- Keep the soil in containers healthy through each season by topping it up. The soil level can drop in containers, so top up with fresh potting mix.
- Add a small amount of slow release fertiliser to all potted plants every season, and then apply a deep watering.
- A fortnightly application of liquid fertiliser gives plants the nutrients needed to produce an abundance of crops and flowers. Apply all over soil AND foliage.
- Check roots of plants in pots/containers. If they’re looking all tangled and overgrown then it’s time to pot up to a larger size pot or container and add fresh potting mix.
- Prune any damaged, diseased or overgrown foliage off potted plants to encourage healthy new growth.
- If ants have moved into your pots then the soil could be very dry. Place the whole pot and plant in a large bucket of water and soak for about 20 minutes. This gives the soil and roots a good soaking of water. Then apply any extra potting mix or compost to top up the soil level.
A few things to read and watch…
- Growing Food in Small Spaces - https://soiltosupper.com/episode-009-growing-food-in-small-spaces/
- Growing Microgreens - https://soiltosupper.com/microgreens-growing-itty-bitty-little-greens/
- Growing in a Hanging Basket - https://youtu.be/xpGxrj_rUQ8
- Share your love of gardening and support others - https://soiltosupper.com/therapeutic-gardening-training/
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Cath x
