What are the best plants to put in planter that's easy to care for?

Lanie
by Lanie

I got a 21in. Round flower pot. How should I mix my dirt and how much will it take? What is the best plants to put in it that is easy to care for.

  5 answers
  • HI Laine, purchase soil that's made for containers at your local hardware store, and here are some ideas of plants ideal for containers: https://thekitchengarten.com/best-vegetables-for-container-gardening/ You could also put a small blueberry bush in a container ( https://thekitchengarten.com/how-to-grow-blueberries-in-containers/). Hope this helps!

  • Unexpected Elegance Unexpected Elegance on Mar 25, 2019

    A trick I like to do, is just buy pre-made inexpensive hanging planters. They are have already mixed the flowers for you and you can generally get them on sale. I just transfer them from the ugly plastic planter into whatever container I want.

  • succulents are always nice :)

  • Amanda Amanda on Mar 27, 2019

    I agree with Erin succulents are very easy to care for.

  • Oliva Oliva on Mar 29, 2019

    Dahlias are also low maintenance, as are trailing petunias, marigolds, zinnias, sweet potato vine, and plumbago for sun, use Kong Coleus and Sunpatiens for partial sun.

    You need not fill the container to capacity. You can place some packing peanuts or an overturned black plastic pot that has a bottom hold in the bottom of your 21" pot to reduce weight and amount of dirt needed.

    Mix some compost with your potting soil. Leave yourself 4 " of space at the top. Insert plants, leaving room for future growth.

    Scratch in some fertilizer granules, then water until you see it drain out the base of the planter. Add several inches of hardbark mulch to reduce water needs.

    Check every few days to see if planter needs more water.

    If you're placing this on a deck or patio, you may want to purchase "pot feet" to keep the planter slightly above ground level.

    Using some marigolds should deter deer and bugs.