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You can use bubble wrap to line pots of container grown plants to keep the warm during the winter months.   [guest]

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Use old knitwear or newspapers as low-cost hanging basket liners.   [guest]

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If you live in a cold climate, don't use cold water straight from the tap to water your house plants, but fill your watering can the night before so that the water is at room temperature.   [guest]

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When you find your pot-plants growing lopsidedly towards the sun, instead of vertically, don't correct them. It is using up their growing-energy, and they'll end up exactly as they were before anyway, unless you use a stake.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Growing Vegetables in Pots: Be aware that potted vegies need a lot more water than vegies grown in the ground. On a hot day you might have to water them several times.

Some ways of dealing with that are to get topsoil with a wetting agent (releases moisture more gradually over time, i.e. it can last 9 months), by a self-watering fluted planter that you fill with water from its base, place pots in largely shaded areas (not totally or plants cannot grow without light) and set up automatic watering if you have a tap nearby.

Make sure you plant seeds at the recommended depth because bulbs that grow in the sun will burst their skin. In this instance, top up the exposed areas with new topsoil.

Ensure you water seedlings less than 10 days old after germination at least once a day if not more, but reduce watering after this, unless you see signs of drooping or drying-out leaves.   myxlfidian (150)

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