Self Watering Planters Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
Self Watering Planters To Keep Your Plants Moist
By Jeremy Goldstar
Self watering planters are used to keep your growing plants moist
over a period of time. They are easy to use and are portable.
All you need to do is to continue to add water to the container,
every now and then, and your plants will flourish.
You can use self watering planters to grow a number of flowering
plants, vegetable plants or maintain an indoor garden. You can
place window box planters on your window or deck planters on the
deck.
They are portable, so you can move your plants around when there
is cold and windy stormy weather by taking them to a safe location
within the house, a garden shed or a greenhouse. You can bring
your plants out when the storm has passed and the sun is out again.
Easy And Effective Daily Watering Of Plants
In the lazy days of summer, you can often see bright and beautiful
flowers in yards everywhere. It’s at this time of year, that people
put their green thumbs to good use. Many people want a lush floral
look in their landscaping designs, but they can’t be bothered
with the daily watering of the plants.
There’s an easy and effective solution to this problem that allows
anyone to plant flowers and then just water and fertilize them
periodically. Self watering planters can help turn anyone’s thumb
green.
Most annual and perennials rely heavily on two things. Sunlight
is essential to the growth of most flowers and flowering bushes,
as is water. Placing the plants in an area of your yard where
they can soak up some rays daily is highly recommended. If your
home can accommodate them, window box planters are ideal.
Self Watering Deck Planters Can Be Moved Around
They not only brighten up the landscaping, but they also add
a dynamic element to the look of your home. Deck planters do the
same and one of the advantages of them, is that they are often
portable, which means you can create a new look just by moving
them to a different spot. Both varieties of planters can be purchased
with the self watering feature.
If you are taking off for a summer vacation, normally you’d have
to enlist someone to tend to your gardening. This holds true whether
you’ve got a bright and brilliant arrangement of flowers or if
you’ve decided to grow a few red, juicy tomatoes or peppers.
Fill Up The Self Watering Container Before Your Leave
If you place them in self watering planters, you can actually
keep them moist the entire time you are away. Just fill up the
self watering container before you leave, and ensure they’re in
a spot where they’ll catch some sun each afternoon or morning.
This takes one task away from the person who will be mowing your
lawn in your absence.
Styles and designs on these gardening aids run the gamut. Many
people still lean towards the traditional, pedestal, white planters.
These are convenient and really inexpensive. You can get self
watering planters like this and just add water with a little fertilizer
mixed in once a week or so. If a concrete look is more appealing
to you, you’ll have several to choose from that also give you
the luxury of less watering.
Be sure to enjoy your flowers by picking them and placing them
inside from time to time. Flowers can add a bright spark to just
about any room in the home and it’s always a little more rewarding
to look at an arrangement that you grew yourself. With so many
self watering planters available, there’s no excuse not to grow
your own.
Portable and Indoor Gardening
It may be cold and the wind is howling outside, but you can place
your growing plants inside until the bad weather has passed. You
can place them in an allocated area in your home, in a garden
shed or in a greenhouse. The next day, when the sun is out and
the sky is blue, you can take them out again.
The advantage of self watering planters, is that if you continue
to fill the water container, your plants should maintain their
moisture. You can use them for growing vegetable plants in an
indoor garden, or place them out on the deck under the morning
sun.
It makes your garden portable and helps keep your plants away
from garden pests like snails and slugs as you are continually
moving your plants to different locations. You may even place
you planters on a plant stand, so they are above ground, making
it even more difficult for your plants to be attacked by pests.
It seems there is a large variety of reasons you need self watering
planters.
About the Author:
Jeremy Goldstar has written a number of articles on gardening
and landscaping.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website including
Rose
Plants.
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