Easy Flowers To Grow In Pots FOR BEGINNERS

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A Beginner's Guide To Grow Flowers In Pots

1. Everybody loves to plant flowers even if they don't have space to grow them. Flowers can be grown in pots and garden beds. Some flowers grow all year round, while some are seasonal.
2. There is a connection between flowers and the nature. They tell us about different seasons as flowers bloom depending on the seasons.
3. Flower plants add not only the beauty to your garden but make you garden healthier. Flowers like sweet peas, broom, lupins, wisteria and woad (glastum) can fertilize your garden adding nitrogen to soil.
4. They attract the birds and insects that eat the pests in your garden.
5. Many flowers such as pyrethrum and marigold can also be made into pesticides.
6. Some flowers can also control weeds so they act as homemade weed killers . Marigold flowers repel couch grass, dahlias stop grass, poppies can clean up weeds, cornflowers prevent germinating some weed seeds and closely grown sunflowers will help kill some weeds.
7. Some plants like croton (growing crotons from cuttings, care for croton plant, Croton plant care video), cordylines and succulents (growing succulents) are grown for the beautiful colors of their leaves.
8. There are some plants like stevia (benefits of stevia) and aloe vera (Care for aloe Vera plant) which are grown not for flowers but for their medicinal benefits.

Tips For Growing Flowers in Pots

1. Almost all flowers can be grown in containers, small or large; and in garden beds as well.
2. Containers : You will need small and large containers for planting flower plants from seeds or seedlings.
3. Pots : While choosing pots you should ensure that they should have holes at the bottom for drainage of extra water. To improve drainage, raise potted plants slightly using pot feet.
4. Watering : Flowers need regular watering. In summers, you may have to water daily or even twice a day.
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Position For Planting Flowers

Soil For Planting Flowers in Containers

Soil pH can be adjusted by adding sulphur to raise the acidity or lime to increase alkalinity (how to prepare garden soil).

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Annuals vs. Perennials Flower Plants

Annuals are seasonal plants. True annuals are plants that germinate, grow, flower, set seed and die all in one season. Their ultimate goal is to produce seeds tovreproduce themselves. Annuals bloom very soon after planting. They make your garden colorful, producing lots of flowers in the season. Annuals need regular watering and fertilizing. You have to plant these annuals every year.

Perennials are plants which need to be planted only once. They bloom each year at the same time. They also need care but less than annuals.