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I'm gardening a sunflower for a science fair project
how much water should I give and how often?
It is good to let the pot dry out once in awhile. Sunflowers do not need a lot of moisture, but of course, they like some while blossoming. Just go easy on the watering.
Start by carefully picking a container. Clay pots dry out quicker then plastic ones. Make sure whatever you pick has drainage holes in the bottom. With plastic containers you can drill a few small holes if it doesn't already have them. I usually put a few small rocks in the bottom of the container to help improve drainage. Then fill the container with a good potting mix to a couple inches below the rim. I usually use a 'moisture control' potting mix. Put your plants in and water. For the plants I have outside, I use mulch on top of the soil so they don't dry out as fast. My outdoor containers need to be watered way more then my houseplants do. As far as plants themselves, each has their own requirements as far as water and sun goes. I don't fertilize as much as some people, but you do have to feed the plants living in containers at least occasionally because they will deplete the nutrients from the soil eventually. I hope this helps you get a start!
I live in the midwest and would like to know what I can do now for preparing next springs gardening. Would it be wise to dig up areas now for planting in spring? Also, what perennials are good for Wisconsin?
I now live in St. Louis, but lived in Minnesota for 5 years, and whatever you are going to do you should have a plan executed by the endof October! I would stake out the area(s) you can use pegs and string, remove all grass(It’s just a thing I have about it coming back) and til the areas, dig at least 6-8 inches down, and loosen the dirt really well. Don’t worry about lumps and all, you can let the area sit over the winter, the gorund will be ready to plant in Spring.
my zone for planting in StL is 5, and I know you can plant alot of things under zone 5. You will want to watch your areas for amount of sun and shade as most perennials are pretty particular to those specifics. Full sun means at least 6 hours….part sun is anything less than that. You can spend the winter planning your flowers so you don’t “impulse” buy! You can plan your colors, heights, textures, and blooming times. It would be fun to draw it out on paper. There are alot of gardening sites and plant shopping sites that have great info. Some of your plants can be ordered on line and you can save money and time. This may be alot more than what you were wanting to do, and you can modify it. The most important thing for success is knowing your plants and that comes from research.
I have had to do alot of plants trial and error. Although the plant is zoned for your area sometimes they just don’t do well, so be patient, gardening is just that “trial and error” Good luck and have fun
I want to start an Eastern garden in my tiny backyard and I dont know what plants or shrubs to get. Can anyone help? I live south of Boston and get Partial sun AND shade. Any suggestions? fyi- im very new at gardening
bamboo. grows just about anywhere, and is about as oriental as it gets.
My husband and I just bought our first home and I'm very excited about planting my own flower beds and vegetable garden. I don't want to do anything extravagent, just basic beginner stuff until i learn more. Unfortunately I'm starting from ground zero with little to no knowledge on gardening and am in desperate need of some good resources.
hi there im from uk i grew up with organic gardening from flowers to veg gardening is all about trial and error dont set yourself too high a task flowers with low maintanance are best to start off with ie bulbs and tubers that come up every year then grow your own from seed its very rewarding and veggies tomatoes and peas are good to start off with if you want a quick result some hanging baskets with lobelia and petunia are nice roses and french marigolds are good for borders ive recently purchased a good book readers digest complete guide to gardening season by season id reccomend to anyone to get it if you require any more advice id be happy to help you can email me best of luck to you