Hanging baskets

Typically, chemical formulations were supplied as balls or briquets and dispensed through bypass feeders or hanging baskets. Alternatively, pulverized or powdered treatments were dissolved in water and pumped to FW tanks or added via drip-feed arrangements. 

Add to commercial potting mix to enrich it and improve its water-holding capacity—for hanging baskets, for example. 

For more widely spaced plants, trickle irrigation, where individual drippers are fitted at specified locations along a pipe, is more appropriate. This sort of system can also be used for a series of hanging baskets or planters. 

Hanging baskets are an excellent way of decorating a wall or post, adding color and interest. They can also increase the growing space in a greenhouse. Ornamentals, herbs, and even tumbling tomatoes can all be grown successfully in baskets. 

High maintenance A watering "lance" attached to a standard hose makes light work of watering hanging baskets. Alternatively, take the baskets down and set them on top of a pail to water them the pail will catch any surplus, which can be reused. 

Browallias bear profuse quantities of purple or blue, 1 "-2" flowers. They grow in bush form, 10"-18" high, or will cascade over container edges. They bloom in summer and into fall. Browallias do well as bedding plants, hanging baskets, or houseplants. 

Showy petunias are popular in bedding schemes all over the country. Single or double, plain or ruffled, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom all summer on 8"-18" plants. Rower colors include lavender, yellow, red, pink, purple, and white, alone or in combinations. Plant in masses for eye-catching effect in beds, borders, containers, or hanging baskets. 

Fill a hanging basket with strawberry plants, hang it somewhere sheltered and sunny, and enjoy pretty white flowers in early summer followed by lots of juicy red fruits. A hanging basket is an ideal way of growing strawberries, as it keeps the fruit off the ground and so is much less likely to suffer from pests (such as slugs) and diseases. 

If you are not a fan of strawberries, try growing cherry tomatoes instead. Varieties such as the red Tumbler or the yellow Tumbling Tom Yellow are ideal for hanging baskets. 

P. Almond (2009b) The Dangers of Hanging Baskets Regulatory Myths and Media Representations of Health and Safety Regulation, Journal of Law and... 

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