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Growing Parsley: 5 Tips for Getting Started

September 20, 2020 Container Gardening / GardenZeus Northern California / GardenZeus Southern California / Organic Gardening: Herbs / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Cooks who like to use parsley in cooking can save money--not to mention trips to the grocery store--by growing parsley in their home gardens. Growing parsley is easy, if you follow a few simple guidelines.

African Blue Basil: An Excellent Addition to Your Landscape

March 10, 2019 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Flowers and Ornamentals / Organic Gardening: Herbs / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

African Blue Basil is both an excellent source of garden color and an excellent plant for attracting an array of beneficial insects. Its green leaves transition to dark purple and its stems sprout long lavender blossoms. Gardeners can cut several stems to make a lovely small bouquet. Getting Started. African Blue Basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x […]

4 Cool Season Vegetables Ideal for Containers

October 26, 2018 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Vegetables / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

by Ann Clary and C. Darren Butler GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Gardeners often think of growing vegetables in containers, but may not think of growing cool season vegetables in containers through fall and winter. In many mild-winter areas of California, containers are an excellent way to grow small […]

5 Tips for Growing Basil in Containers

May 22, 2018 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Herbs / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Basil is an ideal plant for container gardening, whether on the patio or the kitchen windowsill. Growing basil in containers allows you to move basil to follow seasonal changes in sun, to shaded areas during hot summers, warmer areas during spring, and to protected areas when necessary in response to winds or other environmental factors. […]

Do Peppers Make Good Container Plants?

April 6, 2018 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Vegetables / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Both hot and sweet peppers make excellent container plants. Containers allow you to move peppers to follow seasonal changes in sun, to shaded areas during hot summers, warmer areas during winter, and to protected areas when necessary in response to winds or other environmental factors. Fruits may crack or develop blossom end rot easily as […]

Purchasing Roses in Containers: 4 Tips

March 19, 2018 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Flowers and Ornamentals / Queen of the Garden: Growing Roses in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Roses growing in containers are widely available for purchase at many nurseries in most areas of California year-round. Many of the less common varieties may be available only as bare-root plants during bare-root season, typically during January and February, either at nurseries or from mail order sources. Read these four tips before purchasing roses: Select […]

Planting Container Roses: Technique, Soil Preparation and Spacing

March 12, 2018 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Flowers and Ornamentals / Queen of the Garden: Growing Roses in California / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

For those gardeners who have missed bare-root season and have purchased roses in containers, here is our recommended advice for planting container roses. GardenZeus receives commissions on sales made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. Water your roses well, then allow them to drain overnight before planting. Use eye […]

Container Tomatoes: Variety Recommendations and Growing Needs

March 6, 2018 Container Gardening / Nothing But Tomatoes / Organic Gardening: Vegetables / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. These commissions are earned without additional cost to you. Tomatoes can make excellent container plants, provided that a few important criteria are met. Choice of Type and Variety. Most cherry tomato varieties that are otherwise suited to your growing conditions will produce abundantly in […]

Container Gardening: Cucumber, Corn, Snap Peas and Eggplant

February 17, 2018 Container Gardening / Organic Gardening: Vegetables / The Mighty Garden Archive By: Ann Clary

Avid container gardeners may have considered growing lettuce, herbs or tomatoes in containers, but not cucumbers, corn, snap peas and eggplants. These four vegetables make excellent container plants, provided that you follow a few tips and select your varieties carefully. Cucumber. Most bush varieties and smaller vining cucumber varieties do well in containers. Use well-drained […]

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