Growing trees in pots
 

Hi I'm a new member of this group but not new to gardening - it has
been my main form of relaxation now for a number of years. This year
I quite like the idea of growing some friut trees and maybe some
ericaceous plants such as blueberries in pots primarily so that I can
take them with me when I move house or allotment.

Bearing this in mind does anybody out there have any advise or any
thing I should know before I start to buy all the things I will need.

cheers .

Growing trees in pots
 

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"tsstss7" wrote in message
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Hi I'm a new member of this group but not new to gardening - it has
been my main form of relaxation now for a number of years. This year
I quite like the idea of growing some friut trees and maybe some
ericaceous plants such as blueberries in pots primarily so that I can
take them with me when I move house or allotment.

Bearing this in mind does anybody out there have any advise or any
thing I should know before I start to buy all the things I will need.

cheers .

get a book on container gardening?

Growing trees in pots
 

Don't use too big of a pot. They get heavy, especially if you water just
before moving.

We have had bananas, oranges, limes, and lemons in pots for years. We eat
the lemons, limes, and oranges when we get them. Normally we move them
inside during the winter and outside during the summer.

I have never tried it, but blueberries do well in pots, as long as you get
one that is grown to be potted. You have to keep the pH down to between 4.5
and 6 for them to do well. Your soil pH may already be at that level and
you may not need to worry about it, but I would find out before getting one.

I think you would have fun with that project and encourage you to try it.

Dwayne


"tsstss7" wrote in message
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Hi I'm a new member of this group but not new to gardening - it has
been my main form of relaxation now for a number of years. This year
I quite like the idea of growing some friut trees and maybe some
ericaceous plants such as blueberries in pots primarily so that I can
take them with me when I move house or allotment.

Bearing this in mind does anybody out there have any advise or any
thing I should know before I start to buy all the things I will need.

cheers .

Hi
Go to a nursery and buy very cheaply, the handled plastic pots ( roughly 18 inches+ across and normally a couple of quid each second hand) which small trees\shrubs are delivered in and which are easy to move.
they may not be the best looking pots in the world but they do the job and removing plants from them is a lot easier than trying to get them out of terracotta pots

Growing trees in pots
 

Following up to "tsstss7" :

Hi I'm a new member of this group but not new to gardening - it has
been my main form of relaxation now for a number of years. This year
I quite like the idea of growing some friut trees and maybe some
ericaceous plants such as blueberries in pots primarily so that I can
take them with me when I move house or allotment.

Bearing this in mind does anybody out there have any advise or any
thing I should know before I start to buy all the things I will need.

cheers .

I've got two apple trees in pots. You can get specially small ones that
grow slowly so they don't outgrow the pots from various orchard centres -
Google will help. I got mine from a place in Rep. Ireland. Sent them by
post. http://www.coronet.ie

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Tim C.