"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Tammy Sons wrote:
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

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?

D

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.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...EPNP63BABDJJ46

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)