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Smart Pots & Container Gardening
Container gardening continues to trend year after year and for good reasons
and raised beds are included in this category since a raised bed
is simply a larger container.
Some of the reasons for container gardening’s’ popularity include:
Containers can be placed or located virtually anywhere.
Containers are elevated translating into less bending and easier to work
Fewer weeds
Easy to water and care for
No competition from other plants such as nearby tree roots
You choose the best planting media for what you are growing
There is another reason and maybe the most important one why I’m such
a huge fan. In a container or a raised bed gardeners can create as close to
a perfect environment as possible to the plants’ liking. This is much, much
Container growing represents less of a gamble and provides a lot more
when we plant in the ground. Never completely sure of drainage, soil type,
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or underground impediments to root growth, i.e. rocks and boulders.
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container technology that allows gardeners to grow more plants in a more
favorable environment then in a similar sized, standard pot.
growers for over thirty years.
non-porous, hard-sided pots. During the hottest days of summer heat builds
up and concentrates in the root zones of potted plants causing thermo stress.
heat to escape through evaporative cooling. One study conducted at the
much as twenty degrees cooler than those in plastic pots on a hot summer
Plant It All – Not Just The Top
all over: top, sides and bottom (hang it up). Hard-sided containers limit the
ination
not by their containers walls.
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Growing, introduced a line of fabric raised beds with the same features
The Smart Pot – Benefits & Advantages
Higher Quality Plants Grow In Less Time
Roots Stay Cooler During Hot Weather
Less Thermo Stress
Inexpensive
Light Weight – Easy To Handle, Inexpensive To Ship
Attractive, Simple Design
Plants Need Repotting Less Often
Reusable – Last For Years
Plants Can Be Grown In The Smart Pot’s Sides &
Bottom
Non-Breakable – Overwinters Well, No Cracking
From Crack From Frost Or If Dropped
Grow All Kinds Of Plants – Annuals, Vegetables,
Herbs, Fruits, Roses, House Plants & More
Made In The USA
BROCK FARMS 26 2016