Container planting Vs In ground
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Should I plant my calla lilly bulbs in a container or ground?
Comments (2)Hi Donna, er You could do either however unless you plant them all together a 30" pot would be kind of large for a few. Whether you plant in the ground or in pots make sure you use a quality organic based soil-that is one that has good natural ingredients. I really like Miracle-Gro potting soil and my callas do to. They should receive full sun and keep the soil moist. Be careful not to overwater until you see the stems growing up through the soil as they could rot but once they start growing keep it moist but not wet. Come fall you will need to withhold water starting in late September or so as that will trigger dormancy. Once the foliage turns yellow and collapses they will have gone dormant and should be kept in a cool dark place for the winter. I take mine out of the pots once dormant and replace with fresh soil then store for the winter. Scott...See MoreIn ground vs container
Comments (1)Never remove leaves. Let the tree attempt to recover. If the leaves green up, you're good. If they drop off, they will be replaced with new leaves at that union. You can encourage more growth by regular waterings, regular fertilizing (which should be almost every watering in a container), and lots of sun. If you're planting in ground, be sure to fertilize with a granular fertilizer 3 to 4 times a year. Otherwise, the care is essentially the same, and be sure to protect from freezing temps if in the ground. Patty S....See MoreIn ground vs containers
Comments (3)Answer to the first question is 'Yes.' But that doesn't really have any bearing on your second dilemma since you are not starting from scratch with a new plant. First you need to id the 'flower'. Post a picture on the Name That Plant Forum or here. If it has been there for years it must be a perennial or shrub or, possibly, reseeding annuals. It is very possible that the plants have rooted into the ground below the container. That is common. But if you just remove the pot the plant will be sitting up high on a clod of soil which will start to wash away at the first rain, exposing the roots, so that's probably not a good idea. A picture would really help as would some indication of where all this is happening....See MoreButterfly plants - shallow rooted/ground cover/containers
Comments (48)Eep, you put me on the spot - it's starting to get that late-summer disheveled look. And yet I'm STILL waiting for some laggards to get blooming! Not a beauty shot, but I take pics like this (with camera held up over my head) so I can more or less get the whole bed in the frame and have a record of where everything is and what size it is. This pic is a little over a week old, taken shortly after the rain. It's hard to see my tiny Juneberry tree against the tall coreopsis behind it, but that's what's in the seemingly "empty" space to the left of the fern. The front of the bed is all shade/GC plants, because the building shades that area most of the year, but it looks a little crispy after high summer because the sun hits all of it for a while. I've started a good collection of violets here and also in the dirt alleyway that's behind the fence - it doesn't belong to me but it was totally neglected and full of trash and weeds when I moved in, so I've been gradually cleaning and clearing it and planting things to serve as ground cover. Immediately behind the birdbath are turtleheads, still not blooming. Along the white wall on the left, New England asters that I grew from seed this year. In the back left corner of the fence, Tall Coreopsis that I transplanted this year, so it's had a setback and is late in blooming and also not so very tall. In the middle back, Asclepias incarnata "Ice Ballet", not blooming. Back right, "Blue Fortune" agastache which is still going like a hero though the flower heads are now pointing every which way. There are a couple of very small Monarda "Pink Lace" to their right. Buddleia "Ice Chip" is on the right of the birdbath. It's looking nice these days, but still snubbed by the bees and wasps that are constantly on the Agastache - though I do see butterflies on it. The gigantic mound of vines on top of the fence is morning glory. I planted "Heavenly Blue" and it has yet to bloom despite being started indoors early under lights. As you can see, if I have a major gripe it is not enough blooms, in general! I still need to fine tune my bloom succession quite a bit, which is tricky in such a tight space. Turning to the right hand fence (east side of garden) I have a narrow bed with autumn ferns and some of the volunteer morning glories that grow wild in the neighborhood. That one, at least, has bloomed like crazy for weeks now. The vines on the fence are climbing up copper wires fastened to eye hooks at top and bottom. When this year's morning glories are over, I'm pondering using that space for some pipevines, or else some other vine that will have more pollinator value....See MoreOKgrowin
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