The first secret is a quality potting mix like Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix, which is free draining and contains the right stuff to get your pots off to a great start. It has a slow release fertiliser in the mix as well as a wetting agent to …
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March 17, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I would like some information about having a garden both vetables, herbs, and flowers on a apartment patio for the Spring and Summer. The apartment in south Texas get morning and afternoon sunlight, I do the watering. Please send some sugestions I used have a home till transfer.
March 19, 2011 at 11:12 pm
I’d recommend 3 books about apartment gardening: Apartment Gardening, McGee & Stuckey’s Bountiful Container. and Container Gardening For Dummies. There are also lots of articles about container gardening, which are also also applicable to apartments. As for plant selection, you can grow any small plants that other homeowners in your area are growing in their gardens, but the hardier plants will be require less maintenance. Your local nurseryman will be able to guide you, based on the number of hours of direct sunlight that reach your patio.