Discuss four advantages and four disadvantages of growing plants in containers
What will be an ideal response?
Students should discuss at least four of the following advantages of growing plants in
containers:
• Plants may be sold and transplanted year-round.
• More plants can be grown in the same area, thus reducing cost
• Plants have more uniform plant growth.
• Plants require no digging or balling
• Plants grown in sterile medium experience fewer pests and diseases
• The cost to produce a plant to marketable size is lower
Students should discuss at least four of the following disadvantages of growing plants in
containers:
• The initial cost of getting established is higher
• Personnel must be trained in potting technique, and watering becomes a more
precise growth factor in container growing
• More water is required because the plants cannot tap soil reserves
• If plants are overwintered, some protection must be provided where temperatures
fall much below freezing
• Transplanting to the landscape is more difficult for some plants
• If left in containers too long, plants develop a circular, pot-bound root system
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