Image by scot2342 via FlickrWell to call my attempt at having herbs all year round a herb garden I am not sure but it’s a start. I figured while I was learning about container gardening that I could carry this right over indoors and have herbs for cooking all year long.
My poor health and physical strength, or lack of it, has made me reconsider that size of our outdoor backyard garden. I can see that my wife will be doing a lot more work that is needed.
I was thinking that if we go with a smaller backyard garden this year we could learn about container gardening with less labor and next year we can increase our garden size.
Today I am going to our local nursery to see what they have for herbs. I may as well be starting my indoor herb garden while I am planning my outside garden. I will have herbs that I can use months sooner this way.
I don’t like to complain, mostly because no one listens, but seriously I had a heart attack a few years ago that caused in-operable damage and in an instant I went from a what I thought was a strong and pretty healthy guy to a guy with very limited strength and energy.
This has put a lot of extra weight on my beautiful wife but she has never complained. So I was thinking that we could do two things that would make life a bit easier.
1. Get an automatic garage door. This would mean we wouldn’t have to go outside to cold car.
2. Get an automatic gate opener. This would mean that my wife and myself would not have to get out of the car in nasty weather to open the gate.
This is our year for landscaping and the old fence and gate have to go. When we are done we are going to have the backyard garden we have dreamed of for the entire 25 years we have been married.
We know we can get our garage door opener locally but we had to look around on the internet to find some gate openers.
TurnstyleGates.com is a website that has the greated gate openers. They also have a video that is pretty cool where a young lady told us about Turnstyle Gates, so we had a little info before we even started reading. She also pointed out where we would find more gate opener videos. I am very visual and really like pictures and videos. I also like the content that backs it all up.
Take a moment and head over there and see for yourself.
Source: WikipediaContainer gardening using big planter pots can make an impressive statement in any garden, particularly if they have big healthy plants in them. Many trees will grow well in big pots provided they have sufficient room for their roots.
NOTE: Potatoes can do very well in big pots if your backyard garden area is not big enough or the soil is just not good enough to grow things well.
To ensure their good plant health you should always buy the best quality outdoor potting mix. Taking the time to learn what each plant requires for nourishment will make them grow and look even better.
The bigger the planting pot you buy the better, within reason for the size of the plant you intend having in the pot and also provided your budget can stretch that far. This will ensure your plant won’t out grow the pot too soon or at all.
If you will need to remove the plant/tree as it grows bigger, you should take special care in selecting a pot that is shaped in such a manner that the contents will be able to be removed without having to break the pot.
Tapered pots will make this easier whereas pots that are wider in the middle than the top can present problems if the roots have spread out.
Don’t fill the pot to the top with potting mix, as this won’t leave any room for effective watering.
You should also feed your potted tree with some slow release fertilizer two or three times a year to ensure it is getting good nutrition.
Plants in pots can dry out and not get enough moisture so it is also a wise move to give them some water storage crystals and a wetting agent. This will help to maintain the moisture content in the soil.
If the pot is in the sun it will need more water, depending on the type of plant you have in the pot.
Darker colored pots will also attract more heat and this can affect the growth of your plant so you need to consider where the pot will be to ensure there is sufficient sun light and also enough water for it to survive.
So think about a few big pots for your backyard garden.
Image by scot2342 via FlickrWell to call my attempt at having herbs all year round a herb garden I am not sure but it’s a start. I figured while I was learning about container gardening that I could carry this right over indoors and have herbs for cooking all year long.
