How Do You Make A Dish Garden?
A dish garden simply put is a group of plants planted in a shallow container. Because the container is shallow plants for your dish garden should have a shallow root system and be slow growing. The plant that fits this description perfectly for a dish garden is a cacti. Container A wide shallow container will work , the shape is not of any significance. It can be of whatever material you like because there is no drainage hole. You can use clay, plastic, glass, glazed ceramic or metal Soil You can buy premixed potting made especially for cactus or you can mix your own. Mix an equal amount of basic potting mix with sand for fast drainage. In your container add a good drainage layer of pebbles or marbles you don’t want your plants sitting in too wet of a soil which will kill them.Any excess water will drain down through the sandy soil and collect at the bottom of the container. On top of the pebbles you add a thin layer of charcoal which keeps the soil smelling sweet. Finally you add your
