If you haven't already planted your outdoor container pots, try this simple technique. I am just getting started! We recently returned from a 3 week vacation to Hawaii (that experience will be another post soon😊) so I am playing catch up with my annual summer container plants.
So onward with this amazing and easy way to plant your flowers in containers! Instead of planting the plants, you are going to plant the pots first. This eliminates breakage and damage to the roots and helps with spacing if you are planting several small plants.
The pics below I am planting a hanging basket using this method
First you will want to remove the plant from it's original pot to use the the smaller pot for your template
Below you will want to add soil to the bottom of the larger pot so when you insert the empty pot that it sits just above the rim of the larger pot
Next, you will need to fill in the sides with soil, packing it down firmly. When finished, simply pull out the empty pot.
Last step is to simply drop in your plant and water in.
No broken stems and underfilled pots!
This method works well with multiple small plants for a mixed basket too. Simply place all your small empty pots, fill soil around them, pack down, remove pots and simply drop the plants in the holes.
1 comment:
Such a simple process, no wonder I didn't think of it. I tend to overthink things. Thanks for making a dreaded chore seem do able!
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