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Container Gardening Gardening in Small Spaces Cooperative Extension Cayuga County
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Elements of Container Gardening Benefits Getting Started Plant Requirements Plant Selection
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Benefits Small spaces Little time Accessibility Convenience Economical Creative BEAUTY!
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Containers Terra Cotta Hanging Basket Wire w/ moss Whiskey Barrel Concrete Wood Bushel Baskets Wheel Barrow BE CREATIVE!!!
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Be Creative!
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Consider… Drainage Weight Size
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Growing Media Pre-mixed is best Make your own: –peat moss –sterile potting soil –builder’s sand –slow release fertilizer
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Plant Requirements Water –Polymers –Hydro-mats Light
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Annual Flowers Marigolds Impatiens
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Snapdragons Petunias
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Creeping ZinniaGeraniums
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More Annual Flowers… Ageratum Alyssum Begonia Coleus Dianthus Dusty Miller Lobelia Nasturtium Pansy Salvia Celosia
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Perennial Flowers ColumbineGaillardia
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Yarrow More Perennial Flowers… Candytuft Chrysanthemum Lupine Rudbeckia Sedum Shasta Daisy Veronica
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Annual Herbs Summer Savory Dill Basil
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Italian Herbs More Annual Herbs… Chervil Coriander Dill Biennial Herbs… Caraway Parsley
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Perennial Herbs Chives Fennel Lovage Marjoram Mint Tarragon Thyme Winter Savory
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Vegetables LettuceSweet 100 Tomato
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Pole Beans More Vegetables… Bush Beans Swiss Chard Beets Cucumbers Zucchini Carrots Green Onions Bell Peppers
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Exotic Foliage Hibiscus Banana Cannas Alocasia Elephant Ears White Bird of Paradise Variegated Ficus Caladium
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Bulbs Fall Planted… Iris Crocus Daffodil Tulip Spring Planted… Asiatic lily Gladiolus Begonia Dahlia
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For More Information Garden Hotline 255-1183 Monday – Wednesday – Friday 10am - noon Cornell Cooperative Extension
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http://www.gardening.cornell.edu http://www.gardenhoo.com http://www.skaneatelesvineyards.com Library, Bookstore
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Examples from the Philadelphia Flower Show Etc.
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Other Examples
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