Thank you for the explaining the confusion. Now I understand the meaning of potting soil. And also about fertilizers. I plant roses in containers, because I have more rose plants than I have space in my yards. One of companies that I purchase the plants does not want me to use fertilizers in the potting soil, because the fertilizer would burn the young potted roots of the self-root roses that I like to purchase---after lots of my roses morphed to Dr. Huey roses. After so many years I still do not know much about container gardening----especially about holes in the containers. I have used self-watering pots--misunderstanding and not watering it has killed an expensive kaffir lime leave plant---HOW many HOLES does a container need? How big should the holes be? On the bottom or on the side? Since I pot lots of pots on my wood deck, I understand now to put the pot on some stand, better with wheels so the water can drip from the pot to the deck and still enable the water stream away----and easy to move the containers. Some people put rocks inside the pots, some people say do NOT put anything beside potting soil in the pot. All very confusing to me, I am now retired so I have more time at home that I can spend on gardening. And do you use fertilizer in the water when you water the plants? LOTS of questions-------
I guess, I could use a bigger container without holes, put rocks in the bottom and then put the pot with the plant on top of the stones. But make sure that the water is not above the stones after watering the pot with the plant?
