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Planting One Plant Per Pot! (Aaron Made Me Do It)

Planting One Plant Per Pot! (Aaron Made Me Do It)

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Planting One Plant Per Pot! (Aaron Made Me Do It) Garden Answer Tim: I was forced to have a container garden (plants in pots) on my large terrace for seven years because I live in a flat where there is no space to gig for a herbaceous border in the ground. I had all the English cottage garden plants that I love, hollyhocks, foxgloves, delphiniums, the lot. As the plants grew I was forced to get larger and larger containers. The plants became root bound, did not perform well, needed to be watered twice a day because clay pots draw the heat and dry out, or got overwatered and the roots rotted. Moving to a house I vow to never see another pot as long as I live, in fact all the pots went into the rubbish bin as soon as they could be moved into the ground. The ideal situation is a mixed border of herbaceous perennials, annuals and bulbs. It is a lot of labour. These kind of plants need daily dead-heading, staking and weeding. But a herbaceous border is the only kind of garden I will have. Garden writer Christopher Lloyd said: If this type of gardening is too labour intensive for you, then take up golf
Date: 2022-07-16

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Oh this is such a cool experiment! I have the same colour scheme this year on my balcony. Purple/pink/yellow & white. And I did stuff them a week or three or four ago and now they start growing through each other. It's really pretty now, but I think I overdid it a bit. Maybe a lot. Since they have 1 litre water in a reservoir per 10cm of flower box and I do give them fertilizer/ plant food each time I water them. I bet that in august there is no room for me any more haha. But I am always afraid that I will have holes between plants and that it's ugly when I need to fill those gaps during summer. I do think when plants have more room for their root system, they will grow even larger. Will be fun to see what happens to yours. Love these kinds of things. Thanks!
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i was wondering why my beautiful plants (supertunias)where being eaten every morning and I saw that little green worm that you showed in your video and I am so glad I found this video. Last year the slugs and those pesty worms came from. I now know to spray work Captain Jacks regularly. Thanks so much because I was about to give up. I love your videos too! Here in San Diego the powdery mildew and black spots have taken over the rose bushes and those pesty green worms have eaten a lot of the leaves.
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OMG! I had to laugh. Okay, so I'm one of those 1 flower to 1 pot people. Sometimes just to save money and other times I just really like it. This year, however, after watching you so much, I've allowed myself to pack some of my containers. It's so much fun and allows for some great artistic expression. I'm enjoying developing my own container recipes but dang it is expensive. I can't wait to see how this turns out and if you like it or not.
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I like this experiment to see what single plants can do. But I really do appreciate the way Laura fills containers and beds. Otherwise it can be hard to imagine what either looks like full. A wise plantsman told me a ground rule about gardening: when you dont have money, think TIME; when you dont have time, think MONEY. We can begin with seeds, swaps & divisions to get there but it is motivating to see where we are going.
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Love that you will try something that is out of your comfort zone, especially when you support your husband's idea. Hmmm. That's how this whole Garden Answer thing got started, isn't it? =) The arrangement looks really pretty. It Is the containers that make it look beautiful. The flowers will be the stars of the show fairly soon. Looking forward to that!
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I'm convinced you are my reincarnation. Lol email to follow. My comment for this video: I'm in trouble. I watched you put 1 Supertunia mini vista fuschia in the biggest pot. I put 2 in a 12 round, fairly deep bowl. They've already mounded and spilling over the bowl! I hope my little pot can handle them and they trail down my white porch spindles! EXCITED
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Looks beautiful, as always. You mentioned you might need to adjust how much water each pot gets with the drip system. Could you explain that or show that in a video how to adjust the drip lines? I think I know how to do it, but I'd love to see it done and be sure. Thanks so much for sharing your great knowledge and your love of all things plants!
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Would anyone know if there is an update video to this one plant per pot experiment? I ask because Im guilty of planting more than a few plants in my containers which then choke out each other and would love to change up my game to avoid the eventual disappointment that occurs every summer. If this worked well, Ill try it this season.
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Has anyone had experience growing Supertunias in part shade? I understand they do best in full sun but its the only location I have living in New York. After watching Laura all these years, Ive been dying to try them. Wondering if theyll perform (even if not as prolific) but there doesnt seem to be much info or examples out there!
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