[Herbalist] Re: Imported Species, Redux.

[Tara Boroson]

Gaylin Walli wrote:

>> Well, I quit trying to grow them over the summer after several
>> summers of
>> regularly killing them off. I have an East facing balcony with NO shade
>> whatsoever - clay pots dried out too quick no matter what I tried - even
>> plastic pots needed water every day.
>
>
> Sounds like you need to incorporate potting gel into your soil in
> your pots. That's seemed to help me a lot. It's cheap for the volume
> and it might buy you another day or two without water.
>
> Iasmin

You might also look into drip irrigation.  Not the prettiest thing for
pots, but very effective.  For about $50 you can get a starter kit that
will water a whole heck of a lot of pots.  A cheap battery operated
timer to put on the water source, and you're in business.

-Magdalena