Containers are versatile and add beauty and productivity to your garden. Grow vegetables and flowers--both annuals and perennials. Advice on growing in containers from an experienced gardener.
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Container gardening
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CONTAINER GARDENING
Containers for Beauty, Fun and Food
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• How, Why and Where to Use Containers
• What Kind of Containers
• Container Soil
• Designing Container Plantings
• Food As Well as Flowers
• Maintaining Container Plantings
• Annual
• Perennial
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HOW AND WHY TO USE CONTAINERS
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THINK ABOUT ISSUES IN YOUR LANDSCAPE
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NO FOUNDATION PLANTINGS - > WINDOW BOXES
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DECK DESIGNED WITH DEAD SPACE
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ACCENT/CARRY OUT THEME
Courtesy Master Gardener David Rogers
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FILL AN EMPTY SPOT
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MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY AFTER A LONG WINTER!
AND MANY, MANY MORE!!
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WHAT KIND OF CONTAINERS
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ANYTHING WITH GOOD DRAINAGE!
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FOUND OBJECTS ARE FUN!
A Coal Scuttle A Soapstone Sink
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BUILD YOUR OWN FROM FOUND MATERIALS
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PALLETS ABUNDANT, CHEAP,
VERY POPULAR!
Courtesy Master Gardener Melissa Caughey
Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2015
“Urban Eats”
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CAN PURCHASE ELABORATE CONTAINERS
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PRICE VARIES, BUT NONE ARE CHEAP
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SMART POTS ARE ALL THE RAGE
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SMART POTS WITH INFRASTRUCTURE
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SEARCH ‘CREATIVE CONTAINERS PLANTS’
Over The Door Shoe Holder Shoes PVC Pipe
http://scouthort.blogspot.
com/2010/05/vertical-
gardening-on-cheap.html https://urbangreenspace.files
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whattimeisoclock.blogspot.com
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CONTAINER SOIL
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NEVER USE ACTUAL SOIL
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CONTAINER SOIL OPTIONS
• Commercial
• Regular, Organic
• Fertilized not Necessary
• With Moisture Beads Harder to Regulate, I Think
• Recipes All Over the Web
• Use the SOILLESS Versions
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CONTAINER MIX LOSES NUTRIENTS QUICKLY
• After One Season Can Add to Garden Beds—Expensive!
• Refresh
• Equal Amounts Old Container Mix, New Bagged Container Mix
• Equal Amounts Old Container Mix and Well Screened Compost
• Add Nutrients—Balanced Fertilizer, Plant-Specific Nutrients
• Perlite and/or Vermiculite to Loosen the Mix
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CHOOSING PLANTS AND
DESIGNING CONTAINER PLANTINGS
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PLANTS DESIGNED FOR CONTAINERS
Nice but Not Necessary
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SINGLE PLANTS OR MIXED PLANTINGS
Courtesy of Master Gardener Sharon Oudemool
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P. ALLEN SMITH CONTAINER DESIGN
Tall and Spikey
Cascading
Mounding
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NURSERY IN CALIFORNIA HAS WHIMSICAL APPROACH
EDIBLES, INCLUDING FLOWERS
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FOOD AS WELL AS FLOWERS
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BIRDS ATTRACTED TO MILLET AND SUNFLOWERS
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HERBS
Courtesy Master Gardener Patricia Greenwood
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A LOVELY SALAD
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Milk Crates Hold Mixed Greens Veggies in Hay Bales
Courtesy Master Gardener Melissa Caughey
Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2015
“Urban Eats”
VEGGIES IN VARIOUS CONTAINERS
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CREATIVE USE OF PLASTICIZED TOTE BAG
http://containergardening.about.com/od/vegetablesandherbs/a/Growing_Tomatoes_Mistakes.htm
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MAINTAINING CONTAINER PLANTINGS
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ANNUALS & PERENNIALS PRESENT DIFFERENT CHALLENGES
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PERENNIALS IN CONTAINERS PRESENT CHALLENGES
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BURY POTS FOR WINTER
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PULL THEM UP IN SPRING
DROP THEM IN A CONTAINER
ENJOY!
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ANNUALS
• Frequent Watering, Daily or Even More in
Hottest Summer/ Largest Plants
• Fertilize Frequently, Perhaps Once a Week
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TAKE AWAYS
• Use Containers to Remedy Issues in Your Landscape, Fill in
Bare Spots in Beds, Provide an Accent . . . . . .
• Plants Appropriate to Use
• Creative Pots and Plantings
• Good Container Soil
• Daily Care
Beauty Fun Food
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THESE GARDENS ARE ON THE MASTER MONDAY GARDEN TOUR
JULY 13, 2015
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ALONG WITH 9 OTHERS
FROM FALMOUTH TO TRURO
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THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
Mary Lou Roberts