What do container plants need?
There are four things all plants need to grow–air, light, water, and nutrients. What made Aunt Nellie seem like a successful gardener was that she knew how her individual plants varied about these needs. Container plants are more vulnerable and more sensitive because they are confined. But it is how we provide these basics that lead to success. We can’t do much about air! Ok, keep your pots out of strong winds, as container soils dry out quickly. The other three–light, water, and nutrients–are within our control. Remember: a plant in the ground has a reservoir of water and nutrients nearby that the roots can seek and draw from.in a container YOU are providing ALL of the water and food! Light: How much sun or shade are you gardening in? Container plants are easier in at least partial shade. Some plants will take full sun: Citrus, cactus and many succulents, kitchen herbs. Indoor light is much trickier. Most houses have about ΒΌ – 1/10 the light of outside. Very few flowering plants wi
