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We are discussing about pots, their transportation and how this affects our environment. The environmental impact of the transportation of gardening pots is much more severe than what you could have imagined.

Gardening pots are manufactured in every part of the world. Each part, country, area, and region has its own peculiar art, methodology, technique, beauty, life, and appearance of various types gardening pots. The raw material for making these pots is also different in different parts of the world. It is simple clay at some place and may be china clay at another place. In Italy they generally produce lovely gas fired high quality terracotta pots while in China they make gas fired fully glazed pots using coal and oil also. Similarly in Malaysia the gardening pots are gas fired and raw rimed while in Indonesia and Vietnam specific wooden and unglazed pots are very popular.

All these pots also display their local art and have high impacts of their cultures as well. These gardening pots are transported all over the world and many people love to buy gardening pots of different countries and decorate their gardens. There appears nothing wrong in this. It helps international trade and commerce also and many people around the world get employment and earnings out of all this.

But at what cost ultimately? You will be surprised to know that this gardening pots transportation business is causing heavy damage to our environment. You as an active and responsible gardener have a duty to understand this and promote using local pots for planting purposes.

Let me explain this for you. The gardening pots are manufactured by different methods and then get transported using different means of transportation. Several means of transportation have been used till it gets in to your hands. It includes all means i.e. rail, road, air, and sea transports. The more distance a simple or special gardening pot travels the more it helps in increasing the pollution. It ultimately adds up to more greenhouse effect and depletion in the ozone layer and our renewable energy sources.

Locally made gardening pots on the other hand helps you avoid such devastating impacts on our environment. Ceramic pots are manufactured using gas firing methods, coal firing, wood firing, and rice husk firing methods. Gas firing method is one of the least damaging methods while the rice husk firing methods is the most risky method for our environment.

In nutshell it is the type of energy that has been used for manufacturing the gardening pots and you must be aware of this. Normally by your experience you can easily judge about this once you know the source of the pot.

So, you need to think seriously as what is more important to you? A plant or a pot?

And if you really love plants, gardens, earth and its environment then next time when you shop for gardening pots better go local!

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Gardening Pots Question & Answers

Gardening Pots Question: 1

Is there any variety of bush or plant which grows to 5-6ft high in a plant pot?

I wish to create a fence for a short section of my garden which doesn't have bushes. It would be nice if I could plant either trees or bushes for this purpose, however as there is concrete on these bits, it would need to be in a plant pot.I don't really want to erect a fence, and this seems like a good alternative.It needs to be about 5-6 feet high, so I was wondering if there is any variety of bush or plant, which can grow to 5-6 feet high in a large plant pot?If so, where can I get these, or the seeds for them?Thanks in advance.

Answer: 1.
Try bamboo - grows like the clappers and is best contained anyhow cos it gets everywhere. Lovely sound when it rustles too.
Answer: 2.
Camellias would be ideal for this purpose.Evergreen,bear attractive flowers and easily grow to the required height.
Alternatively,one of the Rhododendron variety,although these may grow too big they'll stand hard pruning.An added advantage with these is the availability of variegated foliage.
Both plants require ericaceous compost and should be planted in the largest available pot,well weighted for stability.
Answer: 3.
Yukka
Bamboo
Eucalyptus tree
japonica tsutsumaniana
SweetPea
Banana Plant "Musa Basjoo"
Fuchsia
Fruit Trees

Have a look at the link - Enjoy
Answer: 4.
Yes there are all you have to do go to the nursery and tell the dealer to show you one ,to buy
Answer: 5.
Many climbing roses can be grown in tubs, they may need supporting with trellis or bamboo canes but they'll look great and smell beautifully.
Answer: 6.
Cannabis Sativa
Answer: 7.
umbrella plant is a good one

Gardening Pots Question: 2

Non-traditional methods for gardening?

I have tons of pavement/concrete area on my property, but only a small section of soil-type land for a potential garden. I'm struggling whether I should put a garden in the remaining small area of soil area that I have, or whether there are "non-traditional" methods for growing some basic fruits/veggies. I was looking through a few gardening magazines, and many people had luck with large pot-type planters (which I can put anywhere on my property). Anyone have success with gardening out of planters, or any other method besides the good ol' ground method? If so, what kind of herbs, fruits, veggies? Thanks.

Answer: 1.
Container gardening is very popular.

My hubby and I do lots of container gardening.....even vegetables. Here is our method (USA):

Plastic pots 14 inches across the top.

Holds 25 pounds potting soil-we use Miracle-Gro Potting Soil with Plant Food for flowers (not vegetables-ask the clerk at the nursery for vegetable potting soil).

Mix water crystals into the top six inches of potting soil-these hold water so you do not have to water more than once per week when the temperatures hit 100 degrees.
Water well and leave it alone for a few days so the crystals can absorb the water. Do not plant or the swelling crystals will push your flowers up and out of the potting soil.

After a few days, mix 4 tablespoons Osmocote flower fertilizer into the top four inches of potting soil. Water in well and wait a day or so. There is also a vegetable Osmocote fertilizer. (Read and follow the directions on the container just in case your container is different from ours.)

Now you can plant. Water well.

Every 14 days fertilize with liquid fertilizer - we use Miracle-Gro Bloom Booster.
Check for a vegetable liquid fertilizer.

Stop fertilizing one month before your first autumn frost. But keep watering.

Let your flowers go to sleep after the first frost or take them indoors and place in a south facing window (sunny window).

Lightly water through the winter months, but do not fertilize.

Do not put back outside until all frost has past. We usually wait till the nights have reached 68 or 70 degrees.

Add the Osmocote fertilizer again each spring (or other good flowering fertilizer).

When flowers start failing, change the potting soil's top 1/3 or 1/2, mix in well, add new water crystals, add fertilizer. Buy new plants. This is usually done every third spring.

Hint: Always water till it runs out the bottom. Wait a few minutes and then water again. This only need to be done about once per week to ten days when using the water crystals.


Happy gardening to you.
Answer: 2.
Container gardening is quite popular especially for apartment dwellers with only a balcony.
The link will provide information on container size as well as potting medium. I would suggest to NOT use top soil for the pots it's way too harsh.
Annuals suitable for containers include:/FLOWERS
http://www.gardenguides.com/how-to/tipst...
THE VEGETABLE LIST IS QUITE EXTENSIVE.
Container Gardening/VEGETABLES
http://www.gardenguides.com/how-to/tipst...
Page of URLS for container gardening...
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=contain...
Answer: 3.
I have raised tomatoes in 5 gal buckets on my front porch before. You do need a product called yeild booster though, it helps with the bottom rot that happens when you grow them in a confined space.
I have also grown cucumbers in the same manner.
Answer: 4.
Try permaculture spiral gardens--go up into a spiral for more gardening space--can do herbs, flowers and veggies, very nontraditional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxGqUnHz-...
Answer: 5.
I have been doing square foot gardening and LOVE it. saves space, water and no weeding.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/squarefoot...

www.squarefootgardening.com
Answer: 6.
How about putting raised beds on the concrete?

Gardening Pots Question: 3

Will new seeds grow in rocky soil?

My daughter and I went to the city yesterday and got pots and seeds. I am not very 'green thumbish'. We planted our seeds in the soil we have in our newly dug garden. The soil is full of these tiny tiny rocks. It is dirt and tiny rocks and is very fine. I realized too late that I should have bought potting soil in the city too! We planted and watered them in the pots, will they still grow?Also, we only got 25 pots and so we put about 10 in each pot. Did I mess up??? Or will we still have a garden this year?

Answer: 1.
Yes potting is best, ist's purified so your less likely to get bugs, but if you cant's get back to the city in time you can replant them after the seeds are about 4 weeks to two inches tall. But when i was younger I always used what was out side and the plants grew any way and were just fine. The rocks sound small enough to give good drainage so you should be ok. Thsi will be a good test for you to see if you don't need to waste your money on potting soil...yours may be just fine.

good luck:)

Gardening Pots Question: 4

Is a multi purpose compost suitable to pot up geraniums, that is pelargoniums, into please?

I'm talking about well grown on plants such as you buy from the market or garden centre.

Answer: 1.
No. Pelargoniums need sharp drainage. They will rot in a compost that is peat based as it does not drain well.
Use a soil based compost ( John Innes is good if you are UK)with added gritsand.
Answer: 2.
It's too fertile for pelargoniums,resulting in too much leafy growth.50% compost/50%sharp sand
Answer: 3.
Any fine soil is ok for Geraniums.Just make sure that you put some broken crockery or stones at the bottom of your pots.

Gardening Pots Question: 5

I need help with my flower boxes - what to plant?

I'm in Michigan and these flower boxes get partial sun to full (about 5-6hrs). I don't know how to garden very well and do not know plants at all. I want a very simple and not super needy mini garden in the flower boxes. Also they are the wroght iron scoop looking ones so I was hoping to just insert potted plants or is that not the best?Any ideas?Thanks!!!One more thing. I have two boxes that are in front of windows that do not open easily (they are way up high so you can't reach them or see them easily) should I do fake plants that look similar to the real ones?

Answer: 1.
Some superbells petunias would look very nice in them and make a nice mound. They come in many colors and are quite easy to grow. Also add some spikes for some height and perhaps some ivy that would cascade down. For container gardening it's nice to remember to add "a thriller" for heighth, "a filler" to fill in the pot, and "a spiller" to cascade over the edges to soften the look.