Viewing post #882778 by Brinybay

sooby said:I agree with Elaine, morning is best. If you can't do that then you have to do what you can. Watering isn't something that is done on a schedule, especially with outdoor plants in pots, because the weather and therefore water needs vary.

What concerns me in the picture is that the collapsed green leaves appear to be the youngest ones. It may be a camera illusion but there doesn't seem to be much space between the top of the media and the top of the pot for watering, and there also looks to be a gap between the media and the side of the pot as if it has shrunken inwards. If true then I wonder if it's been getting enough water. Does the pot feel light for its size if you lift it?

Just curious, is there a reason for growing it in a pot as opposed to in the ground?

You're right on both counts, it's filled to the brim with potting soil and has some "shrinkage". So I'm not giving it enough water? I've got some rosemary that I noticed is also "shrinking" from the side of the pot, but it's not too full.

It's only in a pot because I wasn't sure where to put it. We plan to landscape the front yard, which has the sun it needs, but it wanted to finish the side first. The reason for that is we have to pass through the front to get to the side, and right now I'm making several trips with tools and what-not. I'm sure we can reconsider that because we only need the part next to the house to serve as a through-way to the side, the other part we could start digging up a little at a time.