It's not an easy task leeping those hanging baskets from drying out and dying in the hot dry tennessee weather.Ive got 2 baskets of hanging annuals and i must water 3 times per day to make them look like normal healthy plants.Im not to enthused with annuals.They require so much attention and then they die at summer's end.
Id much rather have perennials,they come back every year.
Any ideas on how to keep from watering your hanging baskets 3 times a day?Ive tried shade.Its hot here :)
More questionable advice from Derald the Dim.
Compost them.
Bigger baskets will hold moisture longer than smaller. Does your growing medium hold water well? A basket is very free draining and loses water all over so it is Ok to use a heavier medium than pot plants. Have you tried inverting a plastic bottle of water in them with a leaky cap?
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I have a similar situation and use micro dripper reticulation similar to
Mike
I find that if the basket is light weight, it has very little material to hold the water. Could repot the plant using a heavier potting soil.
I have never used something like this. It is only something I have seen that may be of interest to you. An auto drip watering system for hanging baskets.
Sphagnum moss holds water better than most organic materials, then there is vermiculite, and gels.
We have six hanging pots (8 liter, wire with coir liner & potting soil) in our yard. Three are on drip, and 3 need to be hand watered. I prefer the drip as the garden gets water everyother day, and that is good enough for the plants.
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