Container Gardening Starr City Garden Club By: Maxine Greene

Gather Your Tools Container Container Fertilizer Fertilizer Soil Soil Water Hose Water Hose Spade Spade Bedding Plants Bedding Plants

Container Placement Temperate Zone Temperate Zone Plant Types Plant Types Amount of Sun Exposure Amount of Sun Exposure

Container Preparation Drainage Drainage Light Exposure Light Exposure Fill Level of Soil Fill Level of Soil Placement of Bedding Plants Placement of Bedding Plants

Transplanting Bedding Plants SOIL LEVEL DRAINAGE LEVEL POTTING SOIL GRAVEL

Maintenance Watering Watering Fertilizing Fertilizing

How Important is Water? Very Important to Keep Right Amount of Water in Potting Mix Very Important to Keep Right Amount of Water in Potting Mix –Dry Mix = Hungry Plants –Soggy Mix = Rotting Roots Choose a Non-Porous Container Choose a Non-Porous Container –Helps Retain Water Water Slowly Water Slowly –Pay Attention to the Weather

What About Windy Areas? Some Locations Make Container Gardening Difficult Some Locations Make Container Gardening Difficult High Wind Areas High Wind Areas Can be Done Anywhere Can be Done Anywhere –Just Plant Your Beds Inside

Budget Container Gardening Can Be Done Inexpensively Container Gardening Can Be Done InexpensivelyOR You Can Easily Spend A Lot of Money You Can Easily Spend A Lot of Money Take a Look at My Budget Take a Look at My BudgetBudget