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Are you among the group that think container gardening is only for growing plants indoors or under a covered patio? You’re not on your own, I used to think that way too until I read this: “Think of your fruit, flower, and veggie “pots” as a mobile garden, suitable for the deck, porch, balcony, driveway or yard!”. So release your imagination and realize that you can decide where you want your container garden inside or outside.

Containers are great for growing almost any type of plant, because they offer great versatility. If you plant your garden in containers and you need to move it later, it’s easy to do it. Not so if you have a traditional garden!

Another problem you overcome with a container garden is the ability to move your plants to a safer location if the weather turns nasty. The plants in your yard have to fend for themselves.

Also your potted garden can be moved around to take advantage of the best growing conditions for your plants. That’s not possible once your plants are in the ground and you find that the position you picked is either too shady or sunny.

You also get to choose where you place your container garden, it needs to be in a convenient position that provides the right amount of sun for your plants and is also easy for you to get access. Nothing reduces your enthusiasm like having to drag everything you need to work on your garden about 100 to 200 yards away every time.

If you’re going to grow edible plants, make sure you locate them as far away as possible from any streets. Traffic pollution will affect not only your plants, but your family too when they eat them.

If you decide on an indoor garden, you’ll need to select a part of the house that’s reasonably warm for your plants to thrive. This becomes even more important if you use air conditioning in your home, find the warmest place you can for your pot plants.

If you like your home to be cool, you’ll need to put your plants in a room that gets plenty of natural sunlight. If necessary, keep any vents closed to give them the warmth they require.

Some plants thrive better in higher humidity, and others do well in lower humidity. You may need to invest in special equipment to adjust the humidity if you’re raising very delicate or picky plants. You probably won’t have to do this unless you’re growing exotic varieties.

Next, you’ll need to choose which plants you want to grow. Be careful! Too many people choose to plant far too many varieties, and end up frustrated. Don’t grow anything you can easily pick up cheaply at the grocery store!

Any fruits or vegetables that you find hard to get, low in quality or too costly should be on your list, always making sure that they’re family favorites! As an example, tomatoes are often poor quality in stores, can be easily grown in containers and taste delicious.

A final consideration is if you would like your container garden to be organic. Indoors it’s fairly easy to do, but outdoors, in an uncontrolled environment, it can be harder to control pests. All you have to do is take some time to learn the best organic methods for your garden and you’ll be really happy with the results.

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