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Posted by kids2spoil TX 8/9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 15, 04 at 5:23
| Hi everyone! I'm going to be doing a lot more plants this year from seed, and using containers on my bare porch ( about 8 x 50) and back deck ( about 10 x 10). We built a "flower box" around the outer 2 edges of the deck about 6' x 6'...shaped like an L. Also my big porch is several feet (about 5 or 6 ft) off the ground. (House is on a slope) So I will also be planting in containers some vines to cover the lattice that goes around the porch. Planting directly into the ground is nearly impossible at this time as it used to be a gravel driveway there for about 20 yrs and can't dig. Question of the moment for you experienced container vine growers is: What is the smallest possible container that would be needed for healthy roots for the following:
Morning Glories
Datura
Coral vine
hyacinth bean vine
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RE: Porch and Deck gardening count?
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well a container has advantages to pots.. as you can convince a plant it's really healthy and has growing room with a smaller conntainer.. as there's room to rither side for the roots to run.. The size is quite dependant on the available moisture.. I've mine on a drip system.. which gives themm water a few times a day... so there's always water .. even if it might dry out in the few hours tilll the net bit..
every time I hear the smallest question asked.. I recall the snapdragon flowers I had on my roof.. the seeds were either blown or carried over to an adjacent building where they might have washed over the side along the brick and was captured by a small fisure in the motar.. there it rooted in the motar and grew for a few years.. I could see it from my garden.. there wasn't a real hole or break in the wall I could see.. but it leafed out and flowered all of the time.. with just ambient moisture and what it could suck out of the motar of the wall..
they are amaising ... so give them all you can.. and thye will try and cooperate .. but do plant them all.. you'll soon see which of them are compatable with the location and care available.. Gordon |
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