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Container gardening

Container gardening. University of minnesota Master Gardener. Containers for plants can be anything! As long as it has:. Drainage!!. Drainage!!. Drainage!!. Plant containers can be anything that holds soil!. Remember: Drainage Drainage Drainage.

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Container gardening

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  1. Container gardening University of minnesotaMaster Gardener

  2. Containers for plants can be anything! As long as it has: Drainage!! Drainage!! Drainage!!

  3. Plant containers can be anything that holds soil! Remember: Drainage Drainage Drainage

  4. KNOW YOUR PLANT’S MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS! Moisture-loving plants can stand in water: bacopa, peace lily, cannas. Plastic pots are good for these plants. Most plants cannot stand in water and need oxygen as much as moisture. Double pot these or use containers with several drainage holes. Dry loving plants require drainage and pots that dry out: terra cotta, or clay. Plastic is worse for these plants.

  5. CONTAINER OPTIONS: TERRA COTTA OR CLAY • Classic choice because it is great for plant root growth: provides good air or oxygen exchange. • Heavy • Dries out quickly • Develops mold, salts etching

  6. CONTAINER OPTIONS: PLASTIC & FIBERGLASS • Lightweight, maybe too lightweight • Hold moisture longer, maybe too long • No staining • Colorful, can be decorative and attractive

  7. CONTAINER OPTIONS: WOOD • Minimum temperature fluctuation: good insulators • Needs replacing eventually, can last many years • Informal, natural appearance

  8. CONTAINER OPTIONS: GLAZED CERAMIC • Beautiful • Non-porous and can be too airtight for root growth • May clash with plants flowers and foliage Phormium, New Zealand flax

  9. CONTAINER OPTIONS: METAL • Little insulation: can be very hot or very cold, less of a problem in large containers • Can be very attractive

  10. CONTAINER OPTIONS: STONE, HYPERTUFA TROUGHS • Heavy in weight and cost • Harder to find • Moss grows on containers • Drainage may be a problem.

  11. Traditional Container Soil Mix: • 1 part garden soil • 1 part peatmoss(wet first: soak in a bucket) • 1 part sand • Use new soil each year.

  12. Most people use synthetic soil. Lightweight; holds water and air; ideal for plant growth.

  13. Cocc Coconut fiber or coir is in the ingredients.

  14. Slow release fertilizer is in this potting soil, but in a very small amount.

  15. Container plants need fertilizer. You can use a slow release fertilizer in the soil mix and weekly liquid fertilizer applications for actively growing flowering annuals in containers.

  16. WATERING: VERY IMPORTANT • Daily in summer • Small and hanging containers need extra care • Type of container type makes a big difference

  17. Pouches require lots of water. Use a piece of hose in the back of the pouch.

  18. What plants should you use? It depends on: • Site • Personal preference • Color scheme • Purpose: food, color, hide/cover, frame, soften, attract attention

  19. Hot sites call for careful plant selection. Purple or pink fountaingrass loves sun and warm or hot locations

  20. Shade is easier: Begonia ‘Dragon Wings,’ great container plant.

  21. Hidcote, England Fuchsia: likes cool weather and lots of moisture.

  22. Osteospermum ‘Orange Symphony’ likes cool weather; opens with sun

  23. PERSONAL PREFERENCE informal formal

  24. COLOR SCHEME: RED AND PINK

  25. White color theme: featherreed grass ‘Overdam’ Miscanthussinensis ‘Variegatus’, caladium and Zinnia angustifolia ‘Crystal White’

  26. Purpose: define a patio: Sissinghurst white garden

  27. Define a bench: Plectranthus,sweet potato vine ‘Margarita’, coleus, supertunia

  28. Fuschia,Carexbuchananii,licorice plant, nasturtium, fan flower

  29. Decorate: Denver Botanic Garden: Up on the Roof

  30. Define or make a new garden with just containers

  31. Place plants where there is no soil access.

  32. Cover a bare wall: use tough plants

  33. Containers allow you to grow plants where there is no access to the soil.

  34. Highlight a special plant collection: carnivorous plants; herbs

  35. Denver Botanic Garden: a trough for every county, showing their native plants.

  36. Mini-landscape: Trough Gardens; Rice Creek Gardens.

  37. Use containers to feature an area: entryway, walkway, door, bench.

  38. Sissinghurst entryway

  39. Containers can highlight a flower border

  40. COMBINATIONS FOR CONTAINERS Resources, fun websites: http://www.plantbynumber.com/Ball Horticultural, Inc. http://www.provenwinners.comclick on: Combinations

  41. “Pennies from Heaven” Proven Winners Proven Winners: A. Lysimachia ‘Goldilocks’ 2 plants B. Lobelia ‘Laguna Sky Blue’ 3plants C. Petunia ‘Supertunia Double Purple’ 2plants A A C B B C B

  42. New forms of old favorites

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