For a long time, gardening experts advised people to place rocks or broken pottery in the bottom of their planting pots. The idea was that doing so would improve the drainage and therefore, the health ...

Last year I grew some vegetables in 5 gallon pots on my sunny deck with poor success. I prepared the containers by cleaning, putting crumpled plastic bags in the bottom and then filling with a good ...

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Q: Please settle a bet. Should rocks be put in a houseplant pot to help with drainage? Annie Bresee, Decatur A: Which side did you take? I sometimes say that folks who put rocks in their pots to ...

Growing pomegranate in pots is a great alternative for people living in apartments, as the plant grows very well in pots and requires little complex care. Therefore, you can grow a healthy pomegranate ...

Most houseplants need to be potted in a container with some type of drainage. If water doesn’t have a way of exiting the pot, it will settle at the bottom, causing the roots to rot, and eventually ...

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Don't throw out your old plastic plant pots -- with some metal wire and DIY know-how, it's easy to transform them into a stunning vertical garden feature.