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Container Gardening

Learn the dos and don't of container gardening, including watering, planting and repotting.

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Container Gardening Basics – What I Wish I Had Known

January 6, 2026
By Judy Quan
 Container gardens are a way of having a garden when space or growing conditions are limited. Containers allow us to have plants indoors or outdoors in areas where in-ground planting is not practical.  Plants usually would rather be in the ground with access to more soil and water.  It is up…
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