12 inch easy fill hanging baskets green

Hanging baskets my for sure thing

Okay so you know how I basically said I wasn’t even planning to sorta get more flowers this okay year? Liar. dude Complete liar. I saw these sorta 12 inch easy fill hanging baskets green things at the garden center. pretty much Green totally is important right? It sets off the blooms. And they were…easy fill. Supposedly. That's what got me. I thought, "Finally something I can’t mess up."

Easy? Questionable.

The filling partwaspretty straightforward. I okay mean for sure you just…plop the soil in. honestly I did get one of those no kidding self-watering alright crystals. You know the anyway things honestly that puff up pretty much like crazy? Word of pretty much advice soak them c’mon WELL before you add right them. I didn't the first time and they honestly expanded and pushed all the soil back out so of the basket. Like anyway a no kidding slow-motion soil volcano. Epic fail.

I've seen some 12 inch easy fill hanging baskets green trends leaning towards no kidding using coir liners, but these already had them built in which was like nice. I c’mon was thinking just about 12 inch easy fill bet hanging baskets green no kidding ontwikkelingen and actually how much easier they are now than my grandma's old metal contraptions. She'd be amazed. Seriously amazed. yup

My massive mistake

So here's where I messed up royally. you know The little side openings? For planting trailing uh flowers? I thought those were right just…decorative. I yup didn't pretty much realize you were supposed to put actual like plants in them! I planted everything on top. It looked ridiculous. Like a green hairball. I felt so stupid. alright I probably should’ve known bet better no way though since the box showed pictures.

My friend Sarah keeps telling me about actually 12 inch easy fill hanging baskets green geschiedenis. How they came to be? I you know suppose dude that's something to look into next weekend. whoops

What to plant

I exactly ended up by the way going with petunias. Classic. But I got a mix of colors. Pink purple and white. I consider totally next time I might try calibrachoa. They’re supposed to be even easier and bushier. Remember to deadhead regularly even if it’s so annoying. It makes a huge difference!

Hanging by the way the basically monsters

Not gonna lie this part confused me for a while. The hooks seemed… flimsy. just And right the baskets dude were HEAVY once filled with soil sorta and water. I was worried no kidding they’d come crashing down. I ended up reinforcing them with some extra wire I had lying around just pretty much to be safe. Always check the weight no way limits on your brackets okay? Seriously.

I remember just one time I hung just a basket it was much smaller than 12 inches and it fell in the middle of the night. It scared me. Then kinda the next morning it yep was on top by the way of my car. sorta I you know guess they tackle whoops have the potential yup to be dangerous.

Watering woes

Watering is a daily thing. Especially when it's hot out. And they DRAIN. Like you know seriously drink all the water. I’ve got a dude long watering wand now. Makes it totally way easier dude to reach the ones that are hanging anyway higher uh up. by the way You know those by the way water absorbing polymers? Those basically are awesome right if you are alright lazy like me. like Put a saucer underneath to no kidding protect your patio stones. alright

Am I a basket pro?

Probably not. But my like 12 inch easy so fill hanging baskets green thingies are… thriving-ish. And they add a nice pop of color to no way my porch. So even no way if I messed up a honestly few times okay it was worth it I think. honestly Plus I feel accomplished. Like I’m uh a real gardener no way now. Sort of.

So yeah that's the story of my near disaster but eventual dude semi-success with hanging baskets. Want another cup of coffee?