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ers together so that the foliage creates a canopy to hern shade the soil and keep it cooler
On a hot patio, you might consider putting the containers on pallets or other structures that will allow air movement beneath the pots and prevent direct contact with the cement. Check you containers at least once a day and twice on hot, dry or windy days. Feel the soil to determine whether or not it is damp. Mulching and windbreaks can help reduce water requirements for containers. If you are away a lot, consider an automatic drip emitter irrigation system.
However, the soil should never be soggy or have water standing on top of it. When the weather is cool, container plants may be subject to root rot if they are allowed to remain too wet.
Soil mix with
fertilizer provides nutrients for eight to
ten weeks
If you use a soil mix with fertilizer added, your plants will have enough nutrients for eight to ten weeks. If plants are grown longer than this, add a water-soluble fertilizer at the recommended rate. Repeat every tow to three weeks. An occasional dose of fish emulsion or compost will add trace elements to the soil. Do not add more than the recommended rate of any fertilizer, since this may cause fertilizer burn and the death of your plants. Container plants are not buffered by soil
and humus
Container plants do not have the buffer of large volumes of soil and humus to protect them from over-fertilizing or over-liming. Just because a little is good for the plants does not guarantee that a lot will be better.
The various types of insects and diseases that are common to any garden can attack plants grown in containers. Plants should be periodically inspected fro the presence of foliage-feeding and fruit-feeding insects as well as the occurrence of diseases.
Protect plants from very high heat caused by light reflection from the pavement. Move them to a cooler spot or shade them during the hottest part of the day. Plants should be moved to a more sheltered location during severe rain, hail, or windstorms, and for protection from fall frosts.
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