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The summer heat provides challenges for all types of gardens, but especially container plants. Potted shrubs, flowers, and herbs dry out more often because they're supposed to use potting mix, which is made to increase aeration and drainage, but in turn, that can make the soil dry out faster. | The summer heat provides challenges for all types of gardens, but especially container plants. Potted shrubs, flowers, and herbs dry out more often because they're supposed to use potting mix, which is made to increase aeration and drainage, but in turn, that can make the soil dry out faster. | ||
"Container plants are like houseplants with a view—they rely entirely on us for everything they need to survive," Tabar Gifford, master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens, says. "With limited soil volume and exposure on all sides, pots heat up faster, dry out more quickly, and are more vulnerable to temperature swings." | "Container plants are like houseplants with a view—they rely entirely on us for everything they need to survive," Tabar Gifford, master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens, says. "With limited soil volume and exposure on all sides, pots heat up faster, dry out more quickly, and are more vulnerable to temperature swings." | ||
=====10 Tips for Watering Plants Growing in Containers===== | |||
[https://www.thespruce.com/watering-plants-in-containers-847785 by Kerry Michaels 26/4/24 the spruce] | |||
Whether plants are growing in the ground or in containers, soil requirements for the vast majority of garden plants stipulate "moist but well-drained soil." This means soil that isn't constantly soggy or saturated, able to drain well so that soil is slightly moist. Fortunately, with modern potting mixes that are designed for good drainage, achieving this is easier than it used to be. | |||
We all know that different types of plants can have different requirements for soil moisture. Some plants like to be dry, some like to be a bit dry between waterings, and then some will swoon and drop all their buds and leaves when they are the least bit dry. | |||
