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Keeping Them Beautiful

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:24 pm

Planters and containers dry out more quickly and need frequent watering. A little mulch or stones on the top of the soil slows down the evaporation of moisture from the soil. Pinch back the growing leggy stems to maintain attractive shape and keep plants bushy. Of course deadheading will allow flowering plants to bloom faster.




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