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Almost all my plants are kept in containers - any shape and size! A lot of people do prefer to garden in raised beds, the soil can keep its quality better year after year in the ground.  But I prefer to use a different container for each plant! Keep reading to hear my pros and cons for container gardening. u/Longjumping-Quit7471, u/Living-Valuable-376, u/Parking-Bit-9217, u/RaintreeJames   What is container gardening? Container gardening is keeping all your plants in pots. It's ideal for if you don't have much space, or for me it works better! For beginners it's a good way to start, you don't need to buy much.  Weeding your plants is much easier: With only the space in the container, it's easier to keep up with weeding. As I’m weeding more often, I find the roots don't get a chance to develop, and they pull out easier. I can avoid the pesky mosquitoes in the summer: Mosquitos are the devil in the summer! Where I still have some beds, over the winter I can't
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Why pumpkins are used for halloween and other spooky plants

Pumpkins are seen everywhere leading up to halloween. You can't escape them! But I wonder why pumpkins are so popular and a symbol that Halloween is near.


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Why are pumpkins used in halloween?

  • The tradition started in England, Ireland, and Scotland before the 1800s
  • Turnips were originally used to scare away evil spirits on halloween - carved faces looked like shrunken heads, a pretty scary sight!
  • When people moved to America, they switched to pumpkins
  • Pumpkins are a better choice because they are softer, and in abundance during the American autumn

Top left California Carnivores, bottom left Johnstons County Visitors Bureau, right Plant Care Today
What other plants are used for halloween?

  • Venus flytrap - I see monstrous flytrap decorations everywhere, with sharp teeth and evil grins
  • Apple - apples are used for toffee or candy apples, great sweet treats
  • Bat flowers - bat flowers are spooky looking black flowers. They are fun to grow and a great addition to your garden
  • Miss Willmott’s Ghost - a ghostly pale plant with sharp, spiny leaves. They germinate in the first year, and flower in the second
  • Ivy - you will see ivy being used for simple foliage decorations. I think they are seen as a spooky plant when they've been depicted as slithering over characters and tangling them in films
  • Corn - a very American plant. Around halloween there are corn field mazes, and even as sweets (candy corn)!

Where can I buy pumpkins?


Winter Squash F1 Autumn Crown Seeds £4.99 | ASDA Large Carving Pumpkin £2 | Mini British Pumpkins £15+


Where can I buy halloween plants?


Venus Flytrap £14.99 | Venus Flytrap B52 £9-£19 | Red Dragon Venus Flytrap £10.80 | FC01 Flytrap Collection 3 £25


Braeburn Apple £19.99 | Apple Malus domestica Idared £19.99 | Red Windsor Apple £55


Bat flower seeds £2.99 | Black Bat Flower Bulb £14.95  


Miss Willmott’s Ghost seeds £2.75 | Miss Wilmott’s Ghost Plant £9.99 | Miss Wilmott’s Ghost Seeds £2.45 


The Spooky One £28 | Variegated Climbing Ivy £17 | English Ivy £8-£25


Sweet Corn F1 Seeds £3.99 | Double Red Sweetcorn £3.21 | Glass Gem Corn £0.99-£8.99

 

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