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Container Gardening A How-To Guide

Container Gardening A How-To Guide. Hennepin County Master Gardener Program. Images by Mary Meyer. W hat Is Container Gardening?. The practice of growing plants in containers instead of planting them in the ground. Goals. Know : How to use container gardens in the landscape

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Container Gardening A How-To Guide

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  1. Container GardeningA How-To Guide Hennepin County Master Gardener Program Images by Mary Meyer

  2. What Is Container Gardening? The practice of growing plants in containers instead of planting them in the ground

  3. Goals • Know: How to use container gardens in the landscape • Feel: More confident that you can start a container garden • Do: Start a container garden of your own

  4. Why PracticeContainer Gardening? • Easy • Economical • Have a garden in any space • Liberation from your geography • Outfox the critters • Instant gratification • Can grow almost anything

  5. What Do You Need for Container Gardening? • Container • Mix • Fertilizer • Water • Plants

  6. Containers For Plants Can Be Anything… …as long as there is drainage Images by Mary Meyer

  7. Container Options • Terra Cotta or Clay • Plastic & Fiberglass • Wood • Glazed Ceramic • Metal • Stone, Hypertufa Troughs

  8. Terra Cotta or Clay • Classic choice • Heavy • Dries out quickly • Develops mold, salts etching Image by Mary Meyer

  9. Plastic & Fiberglass • Lightweight • Holds moisture longer • No staining • Colorful, decorative and attractive Image by Mary Meyer

  10. Wood • Informal, natural appearance • Good insulators • Needs replacing eventually Images by Mary Meyer

  11. Glazed Ceramic • Beautiful • Non-porous • Can be too airtight for root growth • Colors may clash with plants flowers and foliage Image by Mary Meyer

  12. Metal • Attractive • Little insulation: can be very hot or very cold Images by Mary Meyer

  13. Stone or Hypertufa Trough • Moss grows on containers • Heavy • Expensive • Harder to find • Drainage may be a problem Images by Mary Meyer

  14. What Else Do You Need for Container Gardening? • Container • Mix • Fertilizer • Water • Plants

  15. Soil Mixes • Potting soil • May contain • Pasteurized soil • Sphagnum peat moss • Vermiculite • Perlite • Composted manure Image by Mary Meyer

  16. Soilless Mixes • 2-3X lighter • May contain • peat moss and/or ground bark • vermiculite • perlite Image by Mary Meyer

  17. Some Mixes Retain Moisture and Contain Fertilizer Image by Mary Meyer

  18. What Else Do You Need for Container Gardening? • Container • Mix • Fertilizer • Water • Plants

  19. Use Two Fertilizers • Follow product directions • Planting: mix in fertilizer granules • Watering: add dilute soluble fertilizers • Know N-P-K Image by Mary Meyer

  20. What Else Do You Need for Container Gardening? • Container • Soil • Fertilizer • Water • Plants

  21. Water Often • Daily in summer • Water soil, not plants, until water drains out • Small, hanging containers need extra care • Type of container makes a big difference Image by Mary Meyer

  22. What’s the Last Thing You Need for Container Gardening? • Container • Soil • Fertilizer • Water • Plants

  23. Four Factors • Guide Plant Choice • Location • Purpose • Color • Personal preference Image by Mary Meyer

  24. Locate sun-loving plants in sun Purple or pink fountaingrass loves sun and warm or hot locations Images by Mary Meyer

  25. Locate shade-loving plants in shade Begonia ‘Dragon Wings’ Fuchsia Images by Mary Meyer

  26. Osteospermum ‘Orange Symphony’ likes cool weather; opens with sun Images by Mary Meyer

  27. Purpose • Produce food • Add color • Hide / cover • Highlight • Frame • Attract attention

  28. Food • Full sun • Lots of water • Fertilizer • 3 gallons mix: 1’ of plant Image by Karin Ciano

  29. Color Hibiscus Nicotianasylvestris Images by Mary Meyer

  30. Cover a bare wall Image by Mary Meyer

  31. Highlight a patio Image by Mary Meyer

  32. Highlight a flower border Image by Mary Meyer

  33. Soften corners Image by Mary Meyer

  34. Frame a bench Image by Mary Meyer

  35. Frame a walkway . Image by Mary Meyer

  36. Frame an entryway Image by Mary Meyer

  37. Attract attention Image by Mary Meyer

  38. Highlight a special collection Image by Mary Meyer

  39. Create a landscape Image by Mary Meyer

  40. Winter interest Images by Mary Meyer

  41. Formal or informal informal formal Images by Mary Meyer

  42. Choose eye-catching color schemes Image by Mary Meyer

  43. White color theme Images by Mary Meyer

  44. Great combinations Images by Mary Meyer

  45. Great combinations Image by Mary Meyer

  46. Great combinations Image by Mary Meyer

  47. Great combinations Image by Mary Meyer

  48. mg.umn.edu

  49. Hennepin master gardeners .org

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