1. Container Gardening Part 1 Containers

2. 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

3. What Do You Need? Plan Place Pots (Containers) Potting Media Plants or Seed Provide Water & Nutrients

4. Containers

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9. Containers for Adaptive Gardening

10. Choosing 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)

11. Choosing 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

12. Drainage Use mesh screen, newspaper, coffee filters, etc. to prevent soil loss

13. Preparing Your Container Sterilize old pots before re-using Season new clay pots

14. Preparing Your Container Sand for large containers Styrofoam packing peanuts to reduce weight