container gardening
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How to use small spaces creatively to increase your garden's production capacity.TRANSCRIPT
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Container Gardening
Stephany HoffeltJohnson County Master Gardener
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Getting Started Where to plant, what?
Partial Shade ( 3-5 hours of sun)
•Root crops•Leaf crops•Herbs Ex: mints
Full Sun ( 6-10 hours of sun) •Vegetables grown for fruits•Herbs Ex: basil or oregano•Ornamental flowers
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Getting StartedWhat kind of Container?
The size of container determines what you can plant.
Small containers hold plants that don’t become top heavy.
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Large containers such as this self contained gardening system hold larger plants or more than one plant.
Getting Started What kind of Container?
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Getting Started What type of soil?
Make your own mix:
•1 part garden loam •1 part coco peat or peat moss•1 part coarse sand
Potting Soil works but after four – six weeks you will need to add fertilizer.
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Plant Care Watering
Watering keeps roots cool.
Plants may need to be watered twice a day on hot, dry days.
Best to Use •Self-watering containers•Mulch •Plant spikes
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Plant Care Feeding
Try natural fertilizers such as:
•Bone Meal - Phosphate•Blood Meal - Nitrogen•Wood Ash – Potassium
•Compost Tea
•Fish Emulsion•Kelp Meal•Worm Castings
Apply according to directions on package.
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Cultural Controls•Mulching
•Remove diseased leaves and plants
•Hand pick pests
•Attract beneficial insects
Botanical Insecticides
Plant Care Pest Management
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Project:Build your own self-contained gardening system.
Step One: Gather materials and equipment.
Materials2 tote boxes with lids1 pond basket2-foot length of 1-1/2" plastic pipe or tubing NO PVCgardening cloth
Equipment:a pencil or pena drill 1/4" or larger bit 1-1/2" bita jig saw
Step Two: Cut one tote to the height of the pond basket.
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Step Three
Drill holes according to the first picture. Using a jigsaw, cut a circle the size of the pond basket and tubing, as
pictured.
Step FourAssemble inner box by placing first the pond basket, then the halved tote and finally the tubing.
Project:Build your own self-contained gardening system.
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Step FiveCut center of lid out with a jigsaw.
Step Six Snap lid over gardening cloth as is illustrated in the final picture.
Project:Build your own self-contained gardening system.