The arrival of spring heralds the start of the growing season, with experienced green thumbs and novice gardeners alike getting busy planting fruit and veg for their next harvest.
If you’d like a taste of the good life but don’t have a big garden or allotment to work with, container gardening can be a highly effective way to grow your own. Even if you DO have a lot of outdoor space, you don’t necessarily want to pull out prize flower beds in favour of peas and tomatoes, even if you would quite like super-fresh salad for your table.
With Lechuza self-watering containers you can cultivate your own kitchen garden with style, confident in the knowledge that your plants won’t dry out if you decide to go on holiday or work means your too busy to think about what’s growing outside.
A top choice for growers is the fabulous TRIO Cottage planter, which comes in two different sizes (30 and 40) and six sophisticated neutral colours that will enhance any balcony, patio or corner of the garden, no matter what you grow in them.
Both size of planter have three removable plant liners and have some of Lechuza’s specialist PON potting mix for a drainage layer included in the price. The planters are UV and frost resistant, with a removable drainage screw that allows you to siphon off excess water when they’re kept outdoors. (RRPs: £141.09 and £278.99).
If you are keen to grow tomatoes, peas, fruit bushes or other leggy plants that need some support, the TRIO 30 planter with matching trellis is for you (RRP: £173.83). Here as well, the unique self-watering system delivers the optimal amount of water and micronutrients, whilst LECHUZA Veggie PON potting mix offers ideal growing conditions for all varieties of fruit and veg.
Need more tips?
The all-new LECHUZA Academy is full of inspiration to help you get the best from your containers, indoors and out. Find out more at www.academy.thelechuza.co.uk