Placing Your Outdoor Container Garden

| Thursday, March 1, 2012
By Crystal Powers


It's very important to select a good place for your outdoor container garden. If you choose the wrong location, it could mean disaster for your plants. You have to find a place where your plants will receive enough sunlight and are given some protection, and is convenient for you.

The most important part of choosing a location for your container garden is choosing a place where the amount of sunlight is correct for your plants. This may mean locating part of your garden in one area of your yard, and part of your garden in another area.

If you have several plants that require a lot of sun, and several that require shade, you'll either have to split your garden into two sections, or you'll have to provide shade to those plants that need it.

Being a container garden, it's so easy. If you just have a few plants that require shade, you can set up some sort of shade system. The shade should be removable, so that your plants can still get some sun. Your container garden need not be split up when you do this.

Next, you need to be sure to keep your plants away from the street, if possible. All the pollution can cause your plants to be damaged. Dust, rocks, and debris can be kicked up by vehicles, which can harm your garden.

You should also try to keep your container garden as close to your house as possible. There are several reasons why you want to do this. First of all, you need to be able to easily reach your garden to take care of it. If you locate the garden too far from your house, you may be hesitant to tend to it.

Your garden is protected from animals if it's nearer you house. The human scent discourages rabbits, deer, and other animals. If you keep your garden closer to your home, the animals will be able to smell your scent more strongly and might be unwilling to approach your garden.

Another great reason for locating your garden near your home is in case you need to move your plants indoors. There might be times when you need to bring your plants indoors, for example, during a storm. If the plants are closer to your house, they'll be easier to bring in.

A change in location would be a good idea if your garden has been under attack for quite a few years already. Pests often go to the same place as last year to find food. If you relocate your garden, you have a small chance of keeping these insects from finding your garden this year.

If you're growing very large plants like corn, choosing the right location from the start is extremely important. Moving large plants might be difficult. Plan your garden carefully today, and you'll have less problems later.




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