I have been asked to list what is in my flower boxes. First of all I use soiless mix, osmocote and soil moist so I do not have to water it often. Because of the soil moist, I typically water my flower boxes once a week. The boxes are on the north side of the house. As far as the actual plants, I have planted the following:
various colors of impatients, bacopa, variegated licorice, and tri-color sweet potato vine. The impatients are primarily in the back of the box, with all of the other plants in the front so that they can cascade over.
I have had the actual boxes for about 20 years and they are made of fiberglass. My H gave them to me for my birthday and these boxes have been trouble free. Plus they can be painted any color one desires.
Soil moist may be my salvation. I gave up on flowerboxes years ago, though I love them, because the poor plants suffered and practically died from neglect. I remember to check to see if they needed their daily (or sometimes twice daily) watering. There's nothing like beautiful flowers spilling out of a windowbox that says "Welcome home" quite as beautifully. It's also a great way to get a great punch of color on a small budget. I may have to dig my windowboxes out of the shed and give them another try.
ReplyDeleteSoil moist should do the trick. Even my potted flowers that are on the patio ( south facing) are watered just 2x a week.
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