Re: Suggestions for container gardening?
Try using light colored (to reflect heat) plastic pots. Clay pots tend to
wick water through their wals. If you don't like the look of plastic
pots, you can put plastic pots inside of clay pots.
--
Ron Pool Internet: amp1@cornell.edu
Computer Services, NYSAES; Food Research Lab; West North St.; Geneva, NY 14456
On Tue, 14 May 2002, Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> There are polymer products available that hold water and release it slowly,
> and run a search on "Driwater." Other than that, use a drip system (NOT
> soaker hose). Margaret L
>
>
> >So that brings me to several questions: first, does anyone have any
> >suggestions as to a planting mix that would retain water better than the
> >forest top soil I used last year (just add a bunch of peat moss,
> >maybe?). Second, does anyone know of a good automatic watering system
> >that would water various large pots instead of a whole 4x4 square? I
> >thought of using an irrigation hose, but in the time it would take to
> >turn that off and on I could just as easily water everything by hand.
> >Also, wouldn't a soaker hose drip all over everywhere between planters?
> >Anybody ever taped up the sections dangling in the air like that?
> >
> >Oh well, I'm sure some people on the list have some experience container
> >gardening and can help me out. So thanks, hopefully, in advance :)
> >
> >Happy gardening!
> >-Jonathan Maier
> > jmaier@mindspring.com
> > http://www.mindspring.com/~jmaier/garden/
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