{"id":727,"date":"2025-12-05T11:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:43:04","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-hanging-your-plants-with-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"A beginner\u2019s guide to hanging your plants with ease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"cb-itemprop\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Traditional summer hanging baskets are a great way to add movement and colour to your walls and surrounding areas. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Try <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">going<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for plants that are less traditional, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">like<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> herbs<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or succulents <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> look good <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> help you make the most of vertical space in your garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What you\u2019ll need to plant a hanging basket:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hanging baskets (Wired, woven or wood)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Basket liner (with a thick layer of moss from your garden)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plants<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hand trowel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A short pot for balancing the basket on while planting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peat-free multi-purpose compost<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Newspaper and scissors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use these steps to start the hanging process:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 1: Choose your plants <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Decide on the type of plant you want to go with. It could be seasonal annuals or hardy plants for that longer-lasting display. You can mix the plants with showy flowers and some taller or bushier plants that fill out the basket.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 2: Prepare for planting <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stand your basket on a wide, short pot to keep it stable. If the basket isn\u2019t already lined, lay moss in it and get it ready for the organic compost.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 3: Add peat-free compost <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plant your compost. You can add a wrap of newspaper around the root balls of your plants and push them through the holes of the basket. Add extra compost to cover the roots and gently firm it down.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 4: Plant the top of the basket <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Add more compost and start planting short or trailing plants around the edge and taller plants in the centre. Fill in around them with compost so the final compost level is just slightly below the rim of the basket.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Step 5: Water your basket<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water slowly <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> thoroughly before hanging it up, using a watering can with a fine rose to prevent the soil from <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">being disturbed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Check the compost regularly, as hanging baskets may need watering daily during hot summer days.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Types of plants to plant in your hanging basket<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">English Ivy <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">String of pearls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Morning glory plants<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spider plants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51960\" class=\"wp-image-51960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-manu-mattos-104747968-17015989-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/gardening\/spot-insects-ruining-flower-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO SEE: HOW TO SPOT INSECTS RUINING YOUR FLOWER GARDEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"La6Og1FtCE\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/gardening\/spot-insects-ruining-flower-garden\/\">How to spot insects ruining your flower garden<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Feature Image: Pexels<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/gardening\/beginners-guide-hanging-plants-ease\/\">A beginner\u2019s guide to hanging your plants with ease<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenandhome.co.za\/\">SA Garden and Home<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional summer hanging baskets are a great way to add movement and colour to your walls and surrounding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}