Container gardening with Japanese beetles

Post date: 2024-03-25 15:41:56

I live in an area infested by Japanese beetles. Late this summer, I'm moving out of this area. I have 15 large containers in my garden. What do I do?

I have a balcony container garden on a large patio. These 15 planters have 3 conifers, 3 deciduous, some shrubs, some herbs, some empty for annuals, etc. It is time for my spring annual planting and I don't know what to do.

In August I'm moving out of the Japanese beetle zone and I want to keep the planters, as they were expensive and I could use them at my new place. I know that I have to discard all of the plants and all of the soil before I move. Guys this is hurting my soul. I don't even like some of these trees, they're little misfits, but they are my misfits. I'm not tempted to cheat fate by moving them as I am moving to an island and introducing pests is a big no no.

I'm torn about bringing new plants into my current place for the summer. I could use some herbs and annual flowers to brighten the place up and give me something to eat. Struggling if it's the right thing to do if I know I'll have to dig them up early too. But I don't want to spend all summer looking at an empty garden space.

I'm thinking of emptying a few containers, growing early seed crops, planting herbs, and doing scaled-down annuals for colour. It seems wrong to plant. However, I feel like the biggest pain in taking down this garden is when my saw hits the Cypress tree, taking a few more plants won't make garden disassembly that much harder, and I'll get to enjoy the plants this summer. Not sure if this is right.

Looking for words of wisdom, especially from those that had to eradicate their own gardens in this way. I'll also accept treatises on the ethics of introducing plants into an environment where their lives will be terminated before their natural end. Any feedback on my garden plan is also welcome.

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