Tips for growing succulents in pots and buckets

One of the girls of our customer service took several buckets to her home, in order to decorate home. She then planted succulents in them. We can safely say that they look delicious.
Next, we look at how to grow succulents in such containers.
The first thing you need to understand what succulents actually are. Succulents cover a wide variety of plants, including aloe, kalanchoe and rejuvenated. These are plants that are characterized by succulent leaves. The most common type of succulent plants can be seen in countries with hot climates and poor soil.
When growing succulent first of all it is needed to choose a suitable container. In that case if it has no holes for drainage, it is necessary to do them on your own. You also need to put a layer of gravel on the bottom of the pot, so that excess moisture well assigned.
After that, you need to prepare the soil. Naturally, you can also buy ready-made soil for planting succulents or you can make your own one. To do this, 25% sand mix with good soil mix.
Then it is already possible to switch to the direct planting. In the case where you do not plan to move the container with the plant, it is better to fix it well, as this species grows very slowly.
If we talk about caring for succulents, they are very fond of light and the sun's rays. Of course, they also need constant moisture, because it is not a cactus. In winter, keep them on the window with the largest amount of light. So you can safely grow succulents in buckets.

What Kind of Herbs It Is Better To Grow In a Tub or Bucket

First of all it should be said that different types of herbs are the most successful variant of growing edible plants in the home. Container size is selected depending on how many plants you plan to grow. There are two options. Namely, you can use a special pot or make your own container of conventional buckets.
If you chose the second option, it is important to think about its proper drainage. In particular it is required drill apertures in the bottom of the bucket and pour 2 cm of gravel there for proper water drainage. You can then fill the container with the right soil, and then, you can plant the herbs there. Also it is necessary to place a special tray under the pot, which will pick up any excess moisture from the container at the time of watering the plants.
If you are a novice gardener, you should start with the simplest growing herbs at home.
Cultivation of Bay Tree: this plant grows very slowly. For cooking it is best to choose the Laurus nobilis. It is not required to overdry laurel tree, as it will quickly catch the scale. If this happens, you need to use normal detergent for dishes. It is recommended to wash leaves of the plant with it.
Cultivation of Chive: in this case it is best to give preference Grolau. It is easy to grow Chive indoors, since it does not require a lot of sunlight.
Cultivation of lemongrass: lemongrass does not require soil. In that situation, when you buy a sapling on the market or the grocery store, it can be just a little cut on the top and put in a glass of water. Then it will start to grow little by little. It soon let new roots and let several new stems.
Cultivation of mint: Mint is invasive species of herbs, and therefore it is very convenient to grow it at home.
Cultivation of parsley: parsley does not require a lot of sunlight, but it grows slowly and may not be able to bear fruit.

How to make nice hand-made plant pots

This year, the coming of spring was celebrated in a quite unusual way: one of Red Hill General Store customer service workers, Jenny, was so kind presenting to other women of the office something she thinks is the most convenient (but, of course, not the only thing) for planting - little metal buckets! And, to say the truth, now I share Jenny’s delight – they are really handy and turned my planting work into a joy, not to mention delightful results.

Things You can’t succeed without: 

1. First of all, prepare buckets. You can use both painted in any colors or simple galvanized ones, size and tapering whatever you want. For example, the "Orhby461". Just imagine how striking it will look after few simple steps. And they are also easy to order and buy!

2. Next, prepare soil. Remember, soil should be appropriate for that specie you are transplanting. And a handy shovel, of course, because you will need one. Consider the size of plant which you are going to dig up before replanting. In Jenny’s case there were Sedum varieres and Sempervivum or hens-and-chicks.

Now, let’s begin!

Carefully punch tiny holes using hammer and nails (watch out for your fingers!). Holes on the underside are to drain water preventing waterlogging of the roots. As it can be hard for someone punching the good thing, especially if it s made of metal, 3 or 5 holes will be enough. Then, move to digging up the plant from it’s old place and, cautiously holding the chosen plant, put it into the bucket, place as close to the center of inner space and start filling around with prepared soil.

Congratulations, we’ve done it! Clean your hands and enjoy the results. Plants in such pots (actually, buckets) need water rarely when keeping outside (according to Jenny’s words and other also confirm it).

Below there is Sedum (also known as Autumn Joy or stonecrop), its bright buds looks amazing with a shiny metal background. As for tender pancies( or Johnny Jump-ups), they are also cute and a good choice for being presented to someone.