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Container GardeningContainer Gardening
Starr City Garden ClubStarr City Garden Club
By: Maxine Greene
Gather Your ToolsGather Your Tools
ContainerContainer FertilizerFertilizer SoilSoil Water HoseWater Hose SpadeSpade Bedding PlantsBedding Plants
Container PlacementContainer Placement
Temperate ZoneTemperate Zone Plant TypesPlant Types Amount of Sun ExposureAmount of Sun Exposure
Container PreparationContainer Preparation
DrainageDrainage Light ExposureLight Exposure Fill Level of SoilFill Level of Soil Placement of Bedding PlantsPlacement of Bedding Plants
Transplanting Bedding Transplanting Bedding PlantsPlants
SOIL LEVEL
DRAINAGE LEVEL
POTTING SOIL
GRAVEL
MaintenanceMaintenance
WateringWatering FertilizingFertilizing
How Important is How Important is Water?Water? Very Important to Keep Right Very Important to Keep Right
Amount of Water in Potting MixAmount of Water in Potting Mix– Dry Mix = Hungry PlantsDry Mix = Hungry Plants– Soggy Mix = Rotting RootsSoggy Mix = Rotting Roots
Choose a Non-Porous ContainerChoose a Non-Porous Container– Helps Retain WaterHelps Retain Water
Water SlowlyWater Slowly– Pay Attention to the WeatherPay Attention to the Weather
What About Windy What About Windy Areas?Areas?
Some Locations Make Some Locations Make Container Gardening Container Gardening DifficultDifficult
High Wind AreasHigh Wind Areas
Can be Done Can be Done Anywhere Anywhere – Just Plant Your Beds Just Plant Your Beds
InsideInside
BudgetBudget
Container Gardening Can Be Container Gardening Can Be Done InexpensivelyDone Inexpensively
OROR You Can Easily Spend A Lot of You Can Easily Spend A Lot of
MoneyMoney Take a Look at My Take a Look at My BudgetBudget
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