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Wire hanging baskets8/7/2023 ![]() Use your imagination in selecting plants. Photo by Joey Williamson, ©2016 HGIC, Clemson Extension Plants for Containers Plant the last group on top.įence box planter in full sun with calibrachoa, lilies, salvia, petunias and sweet potato vines. Continue to fill and plant the basket in 4-to 6-inch layers.Fill the lowest tier with flowers or foliage plants, and then add enough potting soil mix to cover the roots of plants completely. ![]() Pinch off flowers on new transplants to promote sturdy growth. Crumble peat pots away from plants grown in them so that it will not wick water away from the roots. Add soil mixture to basket, going up as far as the top of this first layer of moss.Make moss lining 1 inch thick, extending up 4 inches. Pack the moss in between the wires tightly from the inside of the basket. Squeeze as much water out of the moss as you can.Soak the sphagnum moss overnight in very warm water.Window boxes should extend the entire width of the window for best appearance. Hang the basket so that it will be close to eye level so that it can be admired and watered easily. Remember that most of the time the hanging basket will be viewed from below. Site selection is as important for baskets and boxes as it is for any other plant. Be sure that the taller plants will not block your windows or interfere with hanging the basket. Trailing plants should be planted at the edges and bushy or upright plants will go at the center or back. Include plants with a variety of colors, shapes and textures. Plant much closer in a box or basket than you would in a flowerbed. They will adapt to new surroundings much faster than older plants. Remember that the containers will be much heavier when watered.Ĭhoose small, healthy young plants for planting. Window boxes and baskets call for a strong support system. Liners can be made of dried sphagnum moss or coconut fiber known as coir. Liners are used in wire hanging baskets to hold the soil and plants in position. Window boxes are usually plastic, wood or long wire baskets called hayracks. Wire baskets allow more choices in size and planting arrangements. Plastic is inexpensive, easy to plant and is slower to dry out. Do not place pebbles or other material at the bottom of the container. Drainage is essential so that the planting mix will not become water-logged. Soilless planting mixes provide excellent drainage, aeration and water-holding capacity that ordinary garden soil can not supply.īe sure that your basket or window box has drainage holes. Photo by Joey Williamson, ©2011 HGIC, Clemson Extension Gardening in ContainersĪ lightweight potting mix is needed for container gardening. Window box in part-shade with Begonia, Coleus and Petunia.
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