Planters & Pots

The white residue on terracotta pots is mineral efflorescence, not mold. Water moves through the porous clay, picks up dissolved calcium, magnesium and salts … Read more

A wicking bed planter is a container with a water reservoir at the bottom, a layer of fine gravel or stone above it, and … Read more

To convert a regular pot into a self watering planter, you nest the pot inside a watertight reservoir and run an absorbent wick from … Read more

Self watering planters store water in a sealed reservoir at the base of the pot and pull it up into the soil by capillary … Read more

Most self watering pot failures are setup failures, not watering failures: a closed or missing overflow hole, the wrong plant, dense garden soil, a … Read more

Most fence planters fail the same way: one hook screwed into a thin picket, a pot hung on it, and a wet pot pulling … Read more

A seasonal plant swap is the practice of changing what is planted in your front porch containers on a fixed schedule, usually four times … Read more