1. choose a location
Make it somewhere that gets the most daylight and that's somewhere convenient. This will make it easier to maintain and harvest from your garden.
2. Decide the size of your container garden
It is tempting to try to grow many things, especially when you're just getting into gardening. Remember how much space you have for your plants, and how long you want to devote to them.
3a. water plants regularly
Containers for dry quickly. Plan of water most of the plants daily and twice a day if it gets really hot.
3b. do not water your plants very
Don't give the plants too much water. It is a waste of water and the extra only performs all steps/balcony/where your garden is located. And if you don't follow Tip four you can drown your plants.
4. Provide good drainage
Make sure your container have drain holes at the bottom. The roots of your plants need air, also. If you can't drain water that you give them (and the water comes from rain), the roots can't breathe and your plants will get sick and probably die.
5. Use good potting soil mix, garden soil or dirt
Potting soil mix should be light and fluffy and hold moisture well. Garden soil or simple "dirt" is very dense and can keep air from getting to the roots of your plants. He also won't hold water, as well as a potting mix.
6. Select plants that will work on your site
When choosing your plants to remember the length of their growing season and temperatures that you're expecting. Different plants take longer to ripen and some are more sensitive to temperature.
7. Use the right size containers
As a general rule, their containers must be as large as the plants you will grow on them. Some plants (such as lettuce) have shallow root systems and do not have as deep a pot as, say, a pepper plant.
8. Plant something quite
I suggest planting some flowers to give your garden more visual appeal. Since for the most part, I am looking to grow things to eat, I like edible flowers as pansy (smooth, minty flavor), Bachelor's button (flavor spicy/sweet), dianthus (sweet tooth flavor), Basil (spicy and peppery flavor) and Queen Anne's Lace (smooth carrot flavor).
9. keep your container garden fresh (replace bad appearance plants)
If a plant is not looking healthy to get rid of it. It will keep your garden looking nice (that your neighbors will appreciate, too) and free up space for something new, if it's not too late in the season.
10. Keep good records
A notebook and write what you planted, when began the seeds and how long it took for them to start growing and when you first harvested. These records will be very useful in the next year when you're wondering what to grow. You can see what did well and what didn't. It is also good to have a good idea when you are going to mature plants.
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