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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    January 30, 2011
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    You might like the cast iron plant or the prayer plant.

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    Nikki on
    February 10, 2011
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    Probably a cypress or maple would be your best bet.

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    Nikki on
    February 13, 2011
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    For pots, what you should get is well rotted manure and that will help raise the nitrogen levels. With nitrogen fixing plants, you would need to leave them in the pots to decompose after they grew, and that would not be practical.

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    CaptainAng on
    February 14, 2011
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    Avoid using green manures or nitrogen-rich fertilizers. Beans have a mutual exchange with soil microorganisms called nitrogen-fixing bacteria which produce the soil nitrogen beans require. If there is too much nitrogen, lima beans will produce green foliage but few beans.

    Do you drink coffee? Just save your coffee grounds and sprinkle them around the top! It's a great way to give your plants a slow-release nitrogen boost! No need to work them into the soil...

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    Heather on
    February 20, 2011
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    This article will help:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/what-is-warm-grass.htm

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    Nikki on
    February 16, 2011
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    If you are looking for privacy on a balcony, I would recommend using a vine and trellis instead of a tree. It will provide the screen that you are looking for quickly and would not take up the space that a tree would need. Some good evergreen, privacy vines would be:

    Persian Ivy
    English Ivy
    Boston Ivy
    Creeping Fig
    Gelsemium sempervirens

    If you are still set on a tree, Arborvitae is a common and good choice for evergreen privacy trees in pots. The pot needs to be at least 2 inches larger than the rootball, though I would go larger than this if you do not want to repot anytime soon.

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    Nikki on
    February 22, 2011
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    Here are some tips for finding a suitable shade plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/shade/finding-a-shade-loving-plant.htm

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    Nikki on
    February 22, 2011
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    The following articles should be of some help to you:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/shade/adding-perennials-to-your-shade-garden.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/shgen/shade-loving-shrubs.htm

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