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Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:54 am

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Before you plant, use your hands or a trowel to work water into the soil in your planter, pot or container. This is very important when working with soil-less mixes containing peat moss. It is a good idea to have the roots of your plants wet before planting as well. Then thoroughly water your planters and containers for an excellent beginning.


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Green_Numb wrote on Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:27 pm:

good stuff.....you should have seen me trying to plant seeds in some dry fluffy soil.....it wasnt working and then the water would float on top for a while...

now i mix it in first like you said..

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Planterlady wrote on Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:40 pm:

Glad you liked the tip - what did you plant???

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Green_Numb wrote on Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:47 pm:

cant remember now it was a few years back but moist soil is definitely a lot easier to work with.

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Planterlady wrote on Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:49 am:

It is also a good idea to ensure that the roots of your plants are moist before you place them in the dampened soil. Just gives them a good head start!

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Green_Numb wrote on Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:30 am:

i bought some Tennessee Ostrich Ferns for a shady part of my garden a few months back and they were sitting in the bag all this time.
I soaked em good for a lil bit just recently in some water and they look like they did good from it. I will now make this a practice for all my new root exposed plants..

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