Planning a Smart Pot Garden Have you heard the saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”? That adage is especially true when it comes to planting a garden. If a gardener wants to grow fruits, flowers, herbs or vegetables, they’ll find a way to make it happen. With a combination of Smart Pots fabric…
Early Vegetables for Spring, Plants to Grow in The Spring Even when the weather is too chilly to sit in the garden, you can plant a spring garden of early edibles. These are vegetables that can be sown, grown and enjoyed earlier than others. The earliest of the garden vegetables are hardy enough to keep…
Spring Flowers for Containers Smart Pots help impatient gardeners get a jump on the gardening season. Instead of waiting to plant in cold wet garden soil, fabric containers allow for earlier planting. Above ground containers warm up faster than garden beds and the containers can be filled with soil-less potting mixes that are at a…
Composting 101 When to compost? If you’ve been looking for a way to take your gardening to the next level, here’s a tip for you: Start composting this fall. Take the first steps now, and by spring you’ll transform kitchen and garden waste into a rich, organic material that will help you grow healthier plants….
Caring for your Smart Pots this winter If you’ve been planting in Smart Pots for awhile, they’re bound to show signs of wear and tear. While those sweet bell peppers were growing inside the containers, some green stuff might have been growing on the outside, too. Fabric containers are meant to hold their shape and…
Planting perennials this fall for a spring/summer bloom It may come as a surprise, but some plants don’t mind spending the winter in their Smart Pots. These cold-hardy perennials lie dormant through the chilly winter months and know when to start growing again in spring. Instead of pulling up plants at the end of summer,…
Plant fast-growing crops to extend the season Gardeners with large vegetable beds often take extraordinary steps to extend their gardening season. They build low tunnels, design special covers and use other methods to help keep the garden going in cold weather. Small-space gardeners can get more from their vegetable gardens, too. One way is to…
That is not a typo. It is not supposed to read Environmentally Responsible, although that could be used to describe Smart Pots with our recycling efforts – manufactured in the USA and using locally sourced, USA materials – but that is not what this is about. This is about Environmentally Responsive. Is your garden Environmentally…
Container gardening gives you total control over your plant’s most vital resource… Soil! Here are five tips to help you get the biggest bang for your potting soil buck. 1- Choose a Slow-Release Potting Mix Many potting soil mixes are infused with either a “starter charge” or “slow-release” fertilizer. A starter charge is just that…
Wherever on this sapphire-blue planet you live, the summer sun can dish out serious punishment. And when scorching heat mixes with low precipitation, it can spell death for your cherished plants. So it’s no surprise that creating drought tolerant gardens is a hot topic across the globe. Lucky for you, we’ve got six tips to…