One of the challenges of container gardening is keeping the soil watered. Colleen (TreeHugger.com)  shares three easy ways to water container gardens. These methods provide a slow, steady stream of water to your container gardens even in the hottest weather.

These are low-tech, commonsense solutions. One approach involves using small, unglazed terra cotta pots. There’s a video that explains how to use this method in a larger garden. For a container garden you just need to scale the method down. It’s really ingenious and has been used for centuries.

Visit the Three Easy Ways to Water Container Gardens link below to read all 3 of the watering solutions.