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Why Container Garden?Why Container Garden?
• Garden in almost any location
• Adaptive gardening• Low cost/low input• Easy to be successful• Better control of pests• Start sooner in spring
Veggie Container Garden
Aesthetic Container Garden
What Do You Need?What Do You Need?
• Plan
• Place
• Pots (Containers)
• Potting Media
• Plants or Seed
• Provide Water & Nutrients
Choosing a ContainerChoosing a Container
• Size
• Drainage
• Never held toxic products
• Avoid cheap plastic pots
• Terra cotta pots dry out quickly
• Choose rot-resistant woods (no creosote-treated wood)
Choosing a ContainerChoosing a Container
• Large containers hold temperature and water better than small containers– 1-2 gallon: lettuce, spinach, chard, radish– 3-5 gallon: carrots, beets, broccoli, dwarf
tomatoes– 5-10 gallon: tomatoes, eggplant, peppers,
cucumbers, squash– 6-10” diameter pots: herbs, green onion, radish
Preparing Your ContainerPreparing Your Container
• Sterilize old pots before re-using• Season new clay pots