Questions tagged [container-gardening]
For questions about growing plants in pots, troughs and other containers
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Converting Allamanda Blanchetii from vine to shrub
I have an Allamanda Blanchetii in a 16" container that I'd planned to grow as a vine up one corner of the balcony. Only thing, it's not growing as I'd like it to, which I suspect could be due to ...
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How do I properly amend soil in pots I used last year to grow tomatoes/peppers in Ohio?
I have half a dozen large pots (24"+) on my balcony which I've used for a couple of years to grow tomatoes, peppers and herbs. Last year I rotated several pots from tomato to peppers and vice versa, ...
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Does this Tangelo look root bound?
I bought this tangelo tree on the cheap from a nursery because it looks a bit sick... I live in Melbourne Australia so we now only have a couple more months of summer left before autumn. I'm ...
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What are the easiest and fastest growing eatable plant you can grow in garden
The criteria I am looking for are :
very cheap plant/seed
grow very fast
give fruits very fast (if the plant gives fruits)
can replant from the plant itself (I don't want to buy seeds/plant ever ...
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What flowering houseplant can I grow in a ceramic container with no drainage holes?
I have a thick ceramic planter that's made to hang on the wall. The back is flat. The sides and top round out to a diameter of 4 inches, and it's 5 inches tall. There are no drainage holes, and no ...
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Building raised flower bed
I am a beginner gardener. I've heard about raised flower beds a lot. I would like to know what would be pros and cons of building a raised bed like this one:
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Why are the leaves of my Mexican flamevine changing color?
I recently got into gardening and one of my favorite plants is Mexican flamevine (Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides). Recently the leaves have been changing color from green to red/brown/black and I don't ...
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Can we root prickly pear pads that are sold in grocery stores as a vegetable?
Can I root prickly pear pads that I buy (presumably for food) in the grocery store? It seems like it would be a great way to get some thornless prickly pear cacti growing. If I were to do it, I would ...
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Do I remove the garlic flower?
I've never grown elephant garlic before which I believe is closer to a leek than garlic. Anyway, it looks like it wants to flower so should I snip it off? Or should I let it flower, collect the seeds ...
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Is it okay to line the top of a container with plastic to hold water inside?
One of the problems with container gardening in my area is that you generally have to water the plants every single day in the summer (except on occasion) or else they have a high likelihood of dying ...
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Are there any tricks to make irrigation even?
I've been fiddling with automated watering systems. Building them from scratch and controlling them via the inter-webs. My biggest problem is getting even water flow to each pot. The plants closest to ...
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Flattened/Deflated cactus, snapped cactus and white spots
I've been on holiday for 2 weeks, and today I put my cacti out into the sun for the first time in a 2 weeks. I noticed immediately that one section of one cactus had "deflated", or collapsed in on ...
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Identify plant, and what to do with rocks
Can anyone identify this little tree/shrub/indoor plant? I got it from a neighbor who had it on her porch, among others, and it appears pretty healthy. It's in a 3" plastic pot, that rests in a faux ...
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Are these seedlings Mazari palm or Agave neomexicana?
A couple of weeks ago I have planted seeds for both Nannorrhops ritchiana (Mazari palm) and Agave neomexicana. Unfortunately, I forgot to put proper labels on back then.
I am now seeing two sprouts (...
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Is this an Aloe kilifiensis?
I was sent this plant labeled 'Aloe kilifiensis'. I looked up some pictures, and didn't seem to find anything even remotely similar. In my eyes it looks more like to Gasteraloe 'Green Gold'.
Can ...
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Biodegradable material that keeps the termites away
Recently I came across Groasis Growboxx, a biodegradable coccoon that ensures maximum survival rate, and less water being used for their nurturing.
This was tested in Urulikanchan, Pune, India. The ...
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What flowering plants could I keep outdoors in pots in winter in Holland?
I want to put flowers or plants in a flower pot in front of the house. I live in Holland and it is raining a lot there and there are not a lot of sunny days, and winters are not very cold (0 °C is ...
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Are these plants Aloe or Gasteraloe?
I have received these plants from somebody who didn't know what their name was. Can you help with an ID?
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What is that yellow stuff growing next to my pineapple
It wasn't there yesterday and I don't know what it is. I have no idea of what it could be.
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Are there any websites related to publish own's garderns' images/videos? [closed]
I would like to know if there is any web which offers us to upload our gardens' content, and even more, if there are any gardens contest where you could submitt your material via photos or videos and ...
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What species of aloe is this young start?
Someone mailed me a small aloe start, with the label 'Aloe aculeata marlothii ssp. marlothii' (yeah, I have no idea what that was about). Here's a picture:
Looking up plants this young online, there ...
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Is a northwest facing porch a good place for a miniature rock garden?
I am thinking about planting Hens and Chicks and the likes in this planter that is on my porch. The orientation is north west, so it gets some sun in the afternoon and it gets rain every now and then ...
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Will pooping in a flowerpot before planting ivy help it grow?
I have heard poop can actually be really good fertilizer. Truth be told, in my county, the solid waste division takes figure remains and uses it as fertilizer that is sold for planting.
With this in ...
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Right container size for two eggplants together
I have planted two eggplant plants together (8 inch apart) in a 16 inch container as shown in the image below. Just wanted to know if this would be a problem when they grow bigger and affect the yield?...
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Brown spots and yellow leaves on morning glory
I live in Redwood City, Bay Area California (From wiki -Redwood City, along with most of the Bay Area, enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry summers and cool, relatively wet winters.) ...
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Lemon tree repotting
I have a young Dwarf Meyer lemon tree that I intend to keep in a pot on my deck. Is it better to gradually increase the pot size to encourage a compact root ball or to plant straight into a large ...
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Is there an ideal drainage to soil layer ratio in terrarium etc.?
The question is about the size, ratio and composition of the drainage and soil layers in some improvised terrarium. It's made out of a 8'' (20cm) truncated/shaved off glass sphere (basically a cookie/...
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What to do with sickening flower petals?
This is my first flower garden and I don't know what to do about flower petals that are sick.
Here are some pictures:
I think the reason for them being sick is that this plant was not in the best ...
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What is happening with my Gollum Jade?
This plant stays outdoors and gets afternoon sun couple hours. I water it once a week.
What is happening to the ends?
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Have I terminated this Calamondin?
There is some advice here on how to grow a Calamondin orange (Citrus × microcarpa or Citrus citrofortunella mitis) and that is consistent with how one particular specimen was treated to survive (and ...
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To water or not to water a plant right before near frost temps in mid-Spring?
Is a plant, whether in the ground or in a pot outside, more resistant to frost damage when it's soil is drier or freshly watered?
context: mid-Spring right as hardwood trees are budding. I'm mainly ...
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Reviving some soil using fertilizer, how long to wait before planting?
I had a planter full of a nice soil mixture but let it go dormant and dry out for a year or two. Recently I have kept it around some other plants, exposed it to more light, and applied fertilizer (...
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How to tell if I have multiple seedlings/when to remove secondary seedlings?
So I asked a question here about planting in a raised container a few weeks ago, and now I have some small seedlings!
I planted a couple seeds per hole, and it seems that in some cases, multiple ...
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My lemon tree in pot has curled leaves
I live in Redwood city California. We bought this small lemon tree a year ago. About few weeks ago, it started flowering and new leaves coming. But then the new leaves started to curl. I thought it ...
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How to save my ill-cared for bay leaf tree?
This potted bay leaf sits on my deck and doesn't look too good. I'm not even sure what's going on- I know we got a lot of rain in San Francisco the past 10 months... Too much or too little sun? Maybe ...
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What can I grow in small (Ø12 D12) pots outside?
A few years ago I got 5 pots from IKEA measuring 12cm in diameter and 12cm tall. I've tried having herbs in them, but they are just way too small for anything to grow nicely for more than a few weeks, ...
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How can I save spinach seedlings I planted in a pot with mint?
I put a mint plant inside a small container, and then proceeded to plant spinach seeds inside it. I have since learned that mint grows rampantly and should be confined.
My poor seedlings! I already ...
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What to do about a slug and excrement on my Batavian lettuce?
I think this is happening because this lettuce is ready to harvest and it's been sitting in there too long?
I discovered one slug (is that a slug?) which I can remove... but there are also all these ...
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Should I be concerned about the wind and my spinach seedlings?
I have a small planter box with spinach seedlings. I can see the wind really knocks them around. Sometimes they are lopsided to one side, almost lying on the dirt. When this happens, I firm up the ...
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Can all plants grow inside all year round?
I live in an apartment and both the entire south-east and the north-west sides are huge windows, so I have lots of light coming in (I think I have about 6h 40m on the shortest day of the year).
I ...
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Can rice be used as a potting medium?
A friend took the attached picture a few months ago. It is an Aloe vera potted in rice, coffee and sugar. I would like to learn how to use rice (and coffee and sugar) to grow plants in.
I wonder if ...
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Am I meeting the light requirements for indoor dwarf citrus trees?
I've recently purchased 3 dwarf citrus trees that we plan to keep indoors for ~9 months of the year. We are in zone 6 so we can only reliably move the trees to the porch for June, July and August with ...
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What are the light brown spots on coriander leaves?
In the last 2 days I noticed there are light brown spots all over my coriander leaves. It's in a pot placed by the window. I live in Singapore so it's sunny throughout the year.
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Why is my lemon verbena showing signs of distress?
I acquired a lemon verbena earlier in the year. I have been cutting sprigs for culinary purposes. In recent weeks, it has begun to look sad, i.e. wilting leaves, appearing spindly. Is this to be ...
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What is this yellow mold or fungus in my container?
I found this yellow looking patch underneath the branches of my rosemary plant. I did not see it near either of the other 2 plants in the container. I dug the yellow stuff up, it seemed surface level, ...
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Why are my tomato leaves turning yellow, with brown spots?
This is my first season trying to grow tomatoes. I bought three different types (cherry, heirloom, and super sweet), and planted them in a large pot on my porch. They seem to be getting a lot of ...
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Dwarf Tamarillo Pruning and Care
I live in west-central Minnesota on the border of Zones 3b and 4a (but within 3b). I started a couple of dwarf tamarillo trees this year from seed on the last day of February. I transplanted both of ...
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Do I have to bring my potted plants inside during the winter?
I live in zone six. The coldest it gets in the winter here is something like -10 degrees.
I have a couple plants in pots that will need to make it through the winter. They're all cold hardy plants, ...
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What vegetables could I grow in an indoor garden in winter?
I live in a city and love gardening, but have no spare room especially for gardening. I am planning to make a garden on my windowsill. I live in the Netherlands, so outdoor temperatures in winter are -...
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How long do I have to harvest my potatoes?
I grew about a dozen or so fingerling potato plants in four separate sacks this year. Everything went according to plan, the plants stayed healthy and pest free throughout the year.
The plants have ...
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