Planter
Choose a sufficiently large planter that has at least one drainage hole in the bottom. Excess water can run off so that no waterlogging forms. Plastic buckets are particularly light and can be relocated without great effort. The material reduces water evaporation and offers moisture-loving plants optimal conditions.
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Terracotta or clay pots have a porous structure that allows water to evaporate. They are suitable for plants in dry locations. The moisture on the outer wall provides mosses and lichens with good growing conditions, so you will need to clean the pot regularly. Their weight requires more effort when repositioning.
Plant substrate
A water-storing substrate offers the plants good growth conditions. Conventional Potting soil is suitable for the cultivation of wildflowers in the tub. Make sure that the soil is free of peat. Peat extraction endangers important ecosystems, which are not only the habitat of endangered animal and plant species, but also act as stores for carbon dioxide.
Use alternatives like Kokohum. The growing medium consists of dried fine fibers from coconuts. The high strength of the fibers and the good water retention capacity offer potted plants perfect growing conditions. Root growth is promoted by the high proportion of air.
How to mix the perfect plant substrate:
- four parts soaked coconut fiber, bark humus or wood fiber
- 1.5 parts of compost
- Sand and perlite each in one part
Instructions for planting
Cover the water drainage holes with a layer of potsherds or Expanded clay(€ 16.36 at Amazon *) away. This layer acts as a drainage and ensures that the sensitive roots are not in the water. You fill the bucket about halfway with the plant substrate. Place the plants offset from one another in the Flower box.(€ 149.00 at Amazon *) The taller growing species come to the rear of the tub, while the creeping or hanging plants are placed in front.
Fill the gaps in layers with the substrate and press it down well. The roots need this contact with the plant substrate. Fill the flower box with soil to about an inch below the edge. Water the plants generously with stale tap water or rainwater.
