pot plants
We have a holiday house with terraces above the garage. We would like to have some plants in pots to brighten things up and make it feel more homely. As we are not living there they must be able to cope with all weather conditions with little attention. Has anyone got any recommendations? Also what type of pots are best and what type of soil/compost mix should we use? I know about gardening in the UK but have never done any in Spain.
We have a town house by the coast so no large garden but a reasonably sized tiled area at the front of the house, a nice size balcony off the master suite and a large roof terrace.
We've run in an irrigation system which waters our chilli plants which are housed in large pots. Aside from this we put up some trellis and planted a few climbers in a couple of large tubs, they do really well despite not getting regular attention. Finally we have a few cactus and a very nice Aloe Vera.
In the near future we are thinking of adding an arch to our gate and running a vine over it.
At plant time we filled the tubs with a compost/soil mix 50/50 and every few months we feed the plants.
Last edited by JazminesII; 06-09-2009 at 11:30.
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You pose a difficult question. It depends on your climate but if it is frost free and a dry area of Spain then I would suggest that you consider Cactus. They don´t need much water and seem to thrive in pots.Originally Posted by housebythepool
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Pot plants
Is there any thing other than Cactus as much as i like them we are in a frost free and dry area
The trailing rosemary seems to fair well as do the geranuims. Best idea is to go to your local vivero and see what they are selling. Ask questions if your spanish allows or get names and trawl the net. I will look through my gardening book for any ideas.
Ok book says ... Nile and Fire lillies makes good pot plants, Blue Hibiscus also. The Cape Mallow and Marguerites. I had a huge pot of mint which did well sadly failed watering system has been its demise I think.
Last edited by Val; 13-09-2009 at 12:18. Reason: add info
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I had the same problem, with a garden that I had to leave for months. Cactus and brambles survived, everything else keeled over, then when the rains came it was like a jungle. It is the same with pots, lack of water is the problem, if you could get a friend to water now and again, your problem would be solved.
pot plants
Thank you all for the help. We have now got a few ideas. Anyone know re climbing plants if Jasmin and Borgenvillia are any good when confined to pots? Are clay pots the best? Glazed or unglazed? We've been warned off plastic ones.
Our Jazmine bush surived in a large trough with the irragation system watering it for the last 3 months. We have clay pots and troughts BTW
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Jasmine does fine in terracotta pot, it will need a frame to grow on the the mini obelisks are good to give them shape. bougainvilla can be grown in large container if kept pruned as they go wild ! they have vicious thorns
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Use glazed pots if possible as over a period of time the non glazed terracotta ones deteriorate and become pourous and eventually crumble. The glazed ones also react a lot better to knocks and bumps.
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