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