pls help as i just moved into an apartment thats on the third floor so i hve no garden but a good sized balcony,i hve several container pots on the balcony and i want to know when i should replace the compost in it.
2006-10-29 19:30:42 · 4 answers · asked by the _reporter 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
you do not hve to replace the entire lot of compost in your containers, once every year, idealy spring u should removed about 3 inches layer of old compost and replace it with fresh compost with a little granualr feed mixed with it.
2006-10-29 19:38:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a good ideal to empty the containers each year. Wash out the pots with a little bleach to kill what's bugging them. The plants eat up the nutrients pretty quick. Then fertilize ever couple of months with a slow release fertilizer.
2006-10-30 00:00:50 · answer #2 · answered by Geri H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Repot your plants when you see roots emerging from the bottom of the pot. spring is ideal, but it can be done any time. Put 2 to 3 inches of dead leaves in the bottom of the container, soil, plant, soil. Leaves are light weight, prevent dirt from escaping and provide organic material for the plant.
2006-10-29 21:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every twelve months is okay
Vicki R
2006-10-29 21:12:49 · answer #4 · answered by Vicki R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋