Discussion relating to growing within the confines of a Container Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:25:12 +0000 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:25:12 +0000 Gardeners Corner - The Friendly Gardening Forum https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forums/container-gardening.111/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:23:55 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/growing-strawberries-in-a-raised-bed.137052/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/growing-strawberries-in-a-raised-bed.137052/ invalid@example.com (Penny_Forthem) Penny_Forthem We are constructing a raised bed, 8ft x 2 and 1ft deep, to be filled with well rotted organic matter and good compost. It will be placed where it gets plenty of sun, but convenient for watering, should we get another dry summer.
a) Has anyone any recommendations as to a mix of plants to extend the fruiting season
b) How many plants would you recommend in a container that size?
All advice gratefully...

Growing strawberries in a raised bed]]> 1 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:21:04 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/any-tips-for-rain-and-outdoor-plants-in-containers.137036/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/any-tips-for-rain-and-outdoor-plants-in-containers.137036/ invalid@example.com (hi2u_uk) hi2u_uk
I cannot move the containers indoors]]> 12 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:53:02 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/camellias.137043/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/camellias.137043/ invalid@example.com (Jenny namaste) Jenny namaste These two are flowering now
Bob's Tinsie
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Please show me yours

Jenny namaste]]> 3 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:53:11 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/red-robin-in-a-pot.137020/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/red-robin-in-a-pot.137020/ invalid@example.com (Julie2709) Julie2709 7 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:04:22 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/repotting-an-acer-emerald-lace.135704/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/repotting-an-acer-emerald-lace.135704/ invalid@example.com (LG_) LG_ View attachment 234103
Hello,
I want to move the Acer in the smaller blue pot to the considerably larger blue pot as its permanent home. Is that too much of a leap? I'd like to get it into the larger pot asap, but would I be better potting it on into a slightly larger plastic pot and burying that in the larger pot, moving on in stages?
Hope someone can help!
Thanks in advance.]]> 9 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:09:12 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/looking-for-a-better-solution-than-tap-water.136925/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/looking-for-a-better-solution-than-tap-water.136925/ invalid@example.com (MrHappyDays) MrHappyDays Is a Britax filter jug a good alternative? Are there any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance. In fact, thank you for all your suggestions to my posts this year.
Best wishes and happy 2026 growing!

Bryan Happy Days

PS: My plant project ( Facebook group:...

Looking for a better solution than tap water]]> 23 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:42:34 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/is-my-plant-about-to-flower.136899/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/is-my-plant-about-to-flower.136899/ invalid@example.com (hi2u_uk) hi2u_uk Is this not the wrong time of year for it to be flowering ?]]> 10 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:37:29 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/how-do-mice-get-the-bulbs-out-so-neatly.136856/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/how-do-mice-get-the-bulbs-out-so-neatly.136856/ invalid@example.com (BB3) BB3 Do they put the soil back to keep it nice and tidy?
The only clue I had that anything was amiss was small indentations in the soil.
Foxes and squirrels leave a mess so at least you know there's no hope.,

And why don't they eat th Spanish bluebells?]]> 7 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:47:27 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/what-can-i-plant-here.136821/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/what-can-i-plant-here.136821/ invalid@example.com (fuchsialady) fuchsialady 7 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:34:46 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/made-this-planter.126901/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/made-this-planter.126901/ invalid@example.com (Cordy) Cordy View attachment 148111 From a 2 metre decking board
Pansies, Pinks, Succulents and a couple of trailing plants
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Also if something is advertised as Coco coir compost , does this mean they have mixed in compost with the coco coir ???]]> 38 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:43:15 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/fruiting-fuschia.136680/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/fruiting-fuschia.136680/ invalid@example.com (hi2u_uk) hi2u_uk 21 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 08:01:52 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/hoping-this-is-container-gardening.136578/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/hoping-this-is-container-gardening.136578/ invalid@example.com (mazambo) mazambo
We got a belfast sink a few weeks back it's chipped and has a few cracks in it but other than that it's pretty solid can't grumble for a fiver.

We've built a frame to support it and want to plant it up with some winter bedding plants, I'm just concerned as it is it won't drain enough, if that's the case is it drillable with the right bits?]]> 10 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:06:47 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/herbs-in-a-hay-rack-style-wall-planter.136582/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/herbs-in-a-hay-rack-style-wall-planter.136582/ invalid@example.com (Ergates) Ergates It is just outside the door, so will be easy to keep watered.
Is this a waste of time so late in the year?]]> 6 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:15:56 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/planting-a-fruit-tree-in-a-container-over-cremated-ashes.136571/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/planting-a-fruit-tree-in-a-container-over-cremated-ashes.136571/ invalid@example.com (nightofjoy) nightofjoy
Is there something off-the-shelf I can buy myself, to counter the PH, so I can basically just buy my own tree, a dwarf fruit tree, most likely, and buy my own (very large) container and treat some regular compost myself?

Thanks.]]> 4 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:41:45 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/rosemary-issue.136501/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/rosemary-issue.136501/ invalid@example.com (Stuarta99) Stuarta99
Beginning of the season my rosemary was looking great but then it started going a bit yellow and now the base has gone brown with greenery higher up.

Any suggestions of what I can do or is the lower area dead?

Many thanks]]> 7 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:12:44 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/over-or-under-watering-or-something-else.136428/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/over-or-under-watering-or-something-else.136428/ invalid@example.com (The Enquiring Gardener) The Enquiring Gardener
My circumstances dictate that all my plants need to be in pots, troughs, or some sort of container. About 12 months ago I planted a Betula jacquemontii in a large 50x50x50 cm trough using a compost supposedly designed for trees and shrubs.

The tree has not particularly grown much this year (thought it may be establishing) but now some leaves are starting to turn yellow and others look a little flaccid. My initial...

Over or under watering, or something else?]]> 6 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:41:23 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/should-i-dig-up-this-plant-and-repot-it.136317/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/should-i-dig-up-this-plant-and-repot-it.136317/ invalid@example.com (hi2u_uk) hi2u_uk 49 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:07:05 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/lavender-watering.136285/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/lavender-watering.136285/ invalid@example.com (Meomye) Meomye 7 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:40:48 +0000 https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/japanese-pieris-for-pots-on-mostly-shaded-patio.134844/ https://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/threads/japanese-pieris-for-pots-on-mostly-shaded-patio.134844/ invalid@example.com (CostasK) CostasK
I recently moved 2 large-ish pots to my patio. As my garden is Northwest facing, for most of the day the area is shaded.

Inspired by a recent thread about plants with Winter interest, I thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce 2 evergreen plants and after considering various options, i decided on Japanese Pieris / Andromeda.

I already knew some basic things about them: that...

Japanese Pieris for pots on (mostly) shaded patio]]> 11