Art Pottery

Planter Marked

GNOMES PLANTER Marked Usa – VINTAGE $9.99

Vintage Hull Art Pottery White Planter Makers Marked (c) and Numbered $29.00

Vintage Blue School boy & stump Shawnee Planter Usa 533 Marked $19.49

BLACK Mccoy Pottery Flower Vase/ PLANTER Tulip Pattern MARKED $24.99

Vintage Weller Marked Footed Planter Lily of Valley $150.00

pair of swan Pottery Planters marked usa $10.00

Early Mccoy Swan Planter Vase~Peach Pink~EXCELLENT NO CHIPS~marked $22.99

Blue Porcelain Planter Bowl 4 1/2 INCH DIAMETER MARKED GOWAN $6.00

Vintage Marked Haeger Heager Olive Army Drab Green Bowl Planter Art Pottery Usa $7.99

Hull Pottery Vintage Large Green Swan Goose Planter Vase Marked on Bottom – 69 $34.99

MADE IN CHINA GOLD GARDEN SCENE W/ KOI PLANTER MARKED SATSUMA BEAUTIFUL ! $16.99

Vintage Planter – Pair of Horses – Marked $24.99

Vintage Mccoy Swan Vase Gold Trim Very Rare Marked Planter Moss Rose s3 $24.99

Shawnee Pottery Marked U.S.A. 665 Sea Shell Planter Gold Trim $11.00

Vintage Pottery Planter Hand Painted w/ Raised Fruits and Leaves Marked Italy $4.99

Vintage Pottery Planter Hand Painted w/ Raised Flowers and Leaves Marked Italy $4.99

Italy Pottery PLANTER MARKED 383,701 Dark Green W/GOLD TRIM ON RIM AND SIDES $9.99

ITALY POTTERY PLANTER MARKED 383,701 DARK GREEN W/GOLD TRIM ON RIM AND SIDES $9.99

Vintage Hull Green Drip swirl pottery planter goblet (marked F5) $5.00

Floraline Vase Creme USA Marked No 563 With Handles Bird Flower Mccoy Planter $40.00

VINTAGE Brush Mccoy PLANTER BROWN ONYX COLOR MARKED 100-8 $19.99

Old Marked Amphora Large Figural Planter $115.00

McCOY PLANTER AQUA Green Rectangular MARKED CIRCA 1950′s $18.00

Donkey and Cart Vintage Planter Italy Hand Painted Hand Marked Pebbled Colorful! $18.99

White unpainted bisque Dog Planter Marked Germany 1844 spaniel setter WOW!!! $22.50

RED DOG PORCELAIN PLANTER ? HULL ? MCCOY ? MARKED USA $9.99

Vintage McCoy Planter Pink 1950′s MARKED Lovely! $19.99

Vintage Roseville Art Pottery Wall Pocket Matte Heart Vase-Planter Early “R”Mark $110.00

LOT OF 2 VIRGIN MARY’S-Haeger Planter & SMALLER PAINTED HEAD -UNKNOWN BLUE MARK $13.00

Mccoy Vintage Blue-Green “S” Shape Flower Bowl/Planter – Marked “NM USA” $22.00

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The Roots of your Garden are in the Soil

High quality soil is the key to any healthy herb garden. First, you must determine what type of soil you have, and then you can establish a plan for improving and/or maintaining it. This is one of the most important aspects of gardening because, along with needing water and sun, plants need nutrients that they get from the soil to grow healthy and strong.

One of the first things to do with regard to your soil is to determine the pH. Then, you will be able to determine which plants will do well in your garden. Some plants prefer alkaline soil and some prefer acidic soil. They will not do well if grown in soil that they do not like and they may even die. You can measure your soil’s pH by using a simple test kit. The pH of neutral soil is 7. Acidic soil has a pH below 7. Alkaline soil has a pH above 7. The optimal range for your soil is between 6.5 to 7 which will be acceptable to most plants.

If you are growing your herbs in a bed or in rows, you will need to dig up the soil and add compost or other organic materials. This will insure that your plants develop the best possible root structure. Adding organic matter is the single most important thing you can do for your garden. It improves and maintains soil health. If you have really heavy clay soil, do not dig the soil. Doing so will expose the heavy subsoil which is almost impossible to cultivate. Instead, spread a good layer of compost on top of the soil and plant into that.

If your herbs are not perennials, that is, not lasting more than one season, you could plant a cover crop during the off-season. Common cover crops are grasses and legumes such as: winter rye, oats, buckwheat, clovers and alfalfa. Cover crops are good for the soil quality. They leave behind many of the important nutrients that your herbs need.

Here are some types of soil you may encounter in your Home Garden:

Sandy Soil

Sandy soil is light and free draining. It often dries out quickly in hot summers. It can be improved by digging in layers of organic matter such as compost.

Peaty Soil

This type of soil retains moisture well and is easy to work with.

Loam

This is the best garden soil, especially if it contains 8-25% clay and the rest is silt and sand. It retains water, has good drainage, and is highly fertile.

Clay Soil

Clay soil is dense, difficult to work, and needs drainage. It is fertile, however, and the texture can be improved quite easily.

You may be growing your herbs in planter boxes or containers. This is a great option if you have limited space such as a patio or balcony. This is a great choice for those of you who do not have the right garden soil for the herbs you want to grow. Planting in your own container gives you more control over the soil quality. You can purchase good soil mixes at garden centers and nurseries. Look for “planter’s mix” or “perennial soil mix.”

About the Author

If you enjoyed this article, be sure to visit http://www.mygrowingherbs.com which is a website devoted to all things having to do with how to grow herbs. Mark Perlik, a Licensed Acupuncturist in California is the creator of the site.

I have a vintage horse head piece Ceramic Pot mark – 763 kks Japan at the bottom. How much is that?

He is the head of a brown horse in a horseshoe with green shamrocks on the side.

Well, I have an image of the subject, my guess is that * * is likely to not worth very much. that says "Japan" in English means that it was manufactured for export. It is likely that falls within the scope of the industry Memories cheap that flourished after the end of WW2 and the occupation of Japan by U.S. troops. Also, if the horseshoe and clover (4 leaf?) imply Good Luck, then it is definitely a product for export, probably mass produced as the horseshoe has no special meaning in the culture Japanese be beyond what a horse is on his feet. A quick search on Ebay with keywords Japan Ceramic horse gives 5 hits, with prices starting at $ 5 – range from $ 10. I'm afraid this isn't much help, but more information is the best I could do