GARDENER'S CONFESSIONAL
In the interest of keeping it real, I sometimes feel obligated to fess up to my shortcomings here. And today I will show you what happens when I'm not thrilled with how a container turned out. The poor thing gets forgotten about.
The container plantings I did at work this year were not great. The coleus grew too well and shaded out the begonias. The 'Yeti' nasturtiums went nuts and took over whatever the coleus missed.
I have a few excuses for this container looking so horrible, beyond the one I just gave you. I'm the only one who ever waters it, even though I never see it (I come and go through a different door). So when things get busy at work it gets forgotten about and this is what happens.
That's 100% neglect that you see there. We've not had even a nip of frost so cold has nothing to do with it. Nope, this poor container, which is completely under a roof and gets no rain, was just left to die. And it's my fault. I'm sorry, little container.
I did give it some water today. We'll see if it perks up. If not, it's time to end the suffering. It's the least I can do to atone for my sins.
The container plantings I did at work this year were not great. The coleus grew too well and shaded out the begonias. The 'Yeti' nasturtiums went nuts and took over whatever the coleus missed.
That's 100% neglect that you see there. We've not had even a nip of frost so cold has nothing to do with it. Nope, this poor container, which is completely under a roof and gets no rain, was just left to die. And it's my fault. I'm sorry, little container.
Labels: confessional, containers, gardening sins
posted by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener at
2:11 PM
3 Comments:
Sounds like this container's new best friends should be succulents. They might make a good show for next summer.
Yes, drought-resistant plants next year (or an automatic watering system -- they make pots with a reservoir). Or maybe just nasturtiums, they seem to be thriving and I often like just one single kind of plant in a pot. No fuss, no muss. Best, -Beth
You're going to have to change the name of your blog to The Honest Gardener if you keep fessing up to all this.
And darn, I was blaming frost for the sweet potatoe vine looking so awful in a container. Seriously though, it has been a very dry September and October (other than this past weekend).
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