Container Gardening for Earth Day

Gas prices are high and going higher - emissions are plain bad for our environment - we have the solution:

Gardening!

I, Davis Ace blogger, live in a small rental home with little to no space. When a coworker suggested this money saving/ Earth saving idea - I scoffed. No room in my poolside villa (Or 1920's box, as some might call it). Ah, but my coworker saved me and told me all about container gardening.

I now have two tomato plants and a few other veggies on the cement out my backdoor and I am excited to chow down on some fresh veggies this summer - and save gas!

Thus, my seemingly successful patio garden leaves me wishing to spread the knowledge of self-sustainabilty. Following are top tips for container gardening from our expert gardening staff:

1. Use your planting common sense - pick plants that can withstand your sun conditions, use fertilizer and make sure you water whatever you plant.

2. Choose a container wisely. Recycling old items from around the house works great - just make sure there are drainage holes. Also, get something deep enough to let your roots flourish.

3. Don't just stick to regular old tomato plants. Fig trees, small apple trees and even citrus trees can thrive in a container. Looking to just add color? perennials and annuals work great in containers.

4. Use Davis Ace as your one-stop shop for all of your gardening needs! We're closer than most other stores, keeping your gas use low and saving the planet from all those nasty emissions :-)


Happy Earth Day from Davis Ace!