Specialty Gardening: Container Renovations 2! (smile), 0 by KatG

KatG wrote:
snowtop! Thank-you...Wow! I'm so happy you're inspired.

I know there are better planter mixes out there and maybe I'll get there one of these days, but for now I just use old Miracle-gro potting mix. I tried the moisture control one and I find it get's hard. I tried some organic soil with 1/4 cow manure and although things grew well, I didn't see a difference.

I don't know Musa acumenta, but your other plants sound great.

Oh yeah...With larger pots, I always fill about 1/3 with the contents of my recycle bin - bottles, cans, styrofoam. plastic plant pots.I fill it with dirt and shake it to settle everythng and then water it down. It really does cut down on the weight and also quickens drainage. So far I haven't had any problems with doing this.

Sounds like you're going to have some lovely containers...will you please post some photo's?

Good growing to you...

Kat

(this pot is about 50" tall - I filled it 1/3 with recycle contents and it still took 8 bags of soil and a bag of mulch!)