Hello every one
This message was edited Dec 28, 2008 6:26 PM
bloom master planters
looks great.....I don't feel so alone now... that's for sure!... good job!
Awesome!
Hello every one my name is marty im with Bloom Master planter corp Please feel free to ask any questions
Hi Marty!
hello Marty.... :::: were not worthy:::: :::: were not worthy::::
:)
love your product!
ohhhhh Marty.. I feel lust...
Sorry.. your cute, but it's for the flowers :)
Susan
Wow, Simply amazing. I was driving through Waynesboro, VA and saw the most beautiful baskets, not as large as the one you're standing beside, Marty, but so lush, full of flowers and it was high summer during a drought. They must have been Master Bloom. Can you explain what you used to achieve the look you have there?
Allison, what are you doing for 2009? I must have one or two of the smaller ones.
I was actually thinking of picking up a couple more myself... I like them so much better than those others I bought last year
but more coleus is the plan... they just take off in these planters
More coleus, oh Queen?
Okay, I'm sold! Your containers are beautiful, onewish, & I love the combinations you've planted.
I wonder if Bloom master would consider a quantity discount for DG members? Some other vendors have done this, in the past. Then, we could all buy more. What do you think Marty?
Liz
I would love that!
and yes Carrie.... I NEED MORE COLEUS
;)
Allison, You must be very diligent with watering your containers. The coleus in the terracotta pots look really well cared for.
I wonder if Gardenguy from Bloom Master looks in on this thread regularly. I would certainly like to hear that they would offer a discount, although I'll probably wind up buying a couple anyway as we get closer to spring.
Pam
yes but i am not sure if you want to call it diligent or that I am OCD
:)
but thank you!... and I cheated a bit in those pots... there are childrens plastic sand buckets with holes drilled in them ... inserted into the terracotta to help with the evaporation ... if you look close you can see the blue rim poking out the top
You are definitely OCD, Allison! No question in my mind about that one! (And you said it, not me.)
But that's not cheating, that's doing what works, and taking better care of yours than I did of mine. (They had enough water, it was just too early to be outside.) The ones I brought inside (some are yours) are doing splendidly.
Onewish, this is my year to completely start over with my containers - ie. I've been adding to & re-doing the same containers for 4 years, so this year, I need to pull everything out & start over. I'm definitely including coleus, now that I've seen your beautiful pots. And I'm defintely buying a couple of the bloom master planters - more than a couple if we can wrangle a discount.
Liz
I am thinking these take lots of water and regular fertilizing to look so good so they are not low maintenance right? What kind of schedule do you have Allison?
-Kim
I use the water retaining gels.... and slow release fertilizer pellets... my normal routine is to go and walk the yard every day after work... while i am there I check the containers.... I use lots and lots of containers... bad ground and rocks.... lots of retaining wall to park them on too... towards the middle - end of summer I usually start using a liquid fertilizer because with the bloom masters I like to really flood them to get the air down to the bottom... i saw a few people who put pvc pipe with holes drilled in them to distribute the water easier ... but I haven't done that yet.... I usually water them until they start draining out... wait 10 mins and do it again
the nicest part... is my honey ran a pvc pipe along the back of our retaining wall... and put two hoses for me... one on each side of the wall
in the past I used a watering can.... and had to walk 1/2 way down my yard to fill it... took me three times longer to go through the process
so the boom masters are not really a problem.... since I am watering everything else... but this year we are installing drip lines to all my containers.... so now I can just come home and take a relaxing walk instead of watering
That is a lot of containers! Must be a long walk. I am going to use a homemade potting mix this year with coir added to help hold water. A few of those gel granules couldn't hurt either.
Thanks for the pics.
-Kim
I usually mix the gels up in the soil for every layer... near the roots in the center
with the watering can it took me an hour and a half to water everything... last year with the hoses.. a half hour
I have more containers in the front of my house... but here is another part of the wall
That water retaining gel really worked well for me in containers last summer. I still had to water pretty much daily, but during our long drought they at least stayed moist enough to make it through the hottest part of the day without wilting. Allison what a lovely garden to come home to.
thank you... I have been only gardening for about 4 years now... still learning a lot
yes I would agree about the gels... still had to water every day... but lowered the stress level towards the end of summer
Bloom masters are an excellent product. However it is a bit dirty during the planting stage. You will be well please with these planters. Here is an excellent source for Bloom Masters, http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/category/bloom-master-container-growing
MMJoe - those ARE good prices. I just paid $2 more each for the 10" planters. Used impatiens and I'm eager to see how it turns out.
The prices for these things are outrageous. Why not just buy a normal plastic container, a 1+" drill bit and make your own? Nothing unique about the product other than lots of holes all over the pot.
there was an article about that
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1290/