Caring for a Container Garden
A container garden requires a little different style care than a garden in the ground. A container garden needs to be watered more than a larger garden. Sometimes you have to water more than once a day in the high heat of summer, because it is a small amount of soil and more of the soil is exposed to the air and that means evaporation due to breeze blowing around the pots. You can improve the water staying power by mixing in a gel-like bead product that will absorb many times its weight in water and slowly release it as the soil around calls for it. This is a non toxic product and although not cost efficient in a large garden, it is absolutely perfect for container gardening.Choosing Herbs
Herbs grow exceptionally well in container gardens. They can be grown right next to your kitchen, making them available for you to use in cooking. Herbs like to be pinched or cut back often, so they lend themselves to a container garden, where you will be handling them often. Herbs are also fragrant plants that works well in a walkway or on a deck where they will be rubbed or brushed, releasing their scent for everyone's enjoyment.Look for herbs that have a trailing habit. This means that they will grow up and over an edge of a pot. There are many types of herbs, rosemary and thyme for example, that have a trailing variety and will fill in the often neglected front part of a pot. Look for herbs that are dwarf or miniature in nature. Just about any herb that you have in a regular size garden in the ground, also comes in a miniature variety.
