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Container Gardening Guide: Tips for City Dwellers to Beautify Their Spaces

Join the Starr City Garden Club and learn from expert gardener Maxine Greene about the art of container gardening. Gather your tools including containers, soil, fertilizer, watering hose, spade, and bedding plants. Discover the importance of container placement based on temperate zones, plant types, and sun exposure. Master container preparation techniques such as drainage, light exposure, soil level, and bedding plant placement. Find out about soil level, potting mix, gravel for drainage, and transplanting bedding plants. Learn essential maintenance tips regarding watering and fertilizing to keep your plants thriving. Explore the significance of water levels in your potting mix – dry mix equals hungry plants while soggy mix leads to rotting roots. Understand the impact of windy areas on container gardening and how to overcome challenges. Whether you are on a tight budget or willing to splurge, container gardening offers a cost-effective way to enhance your living space. Track Maxine Greene's budget to inspire your own container gardening journey!

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Container Gardening Guide: Tips for City Dwellers to Beautify Their Spaces

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  1. Container Gardening Starr City Garden Club By: Maxine Greene

  2. Gather Your Tools • Container • Fertilizer • Soil • Water Hose • Spade • Bedding Plants

  3. Container Placement • Temperate Zone • Plant Types • Amount of Sun Exposure

  4. Container Preparation • Drainage • Light Exposure • Fill Level of Soil • Placement of Bedding Plants

  5. SOIL LEVEL POTTING SOIL GRAVEL DRAINAGE LEVEL Transplanting Bedding Plants

  6. Maintenance • Watering • Fertilizing

  7. How Important is Water? • Very Important to Keep Right Amount of Water in Potting Mix • Dry Mix = Hungry Plants • Soggy Mix = Rotting Roots • Choose a Non-Porous Container • Helps Retain Water • Water Slowly • Pay Attention to the Weather

  8. What About Windy Areas? • Some Locations Make Container Gardening Difficult • High Wind Areas • Can be Done Anywhere • Just Plant Your Beds Inside

  9. Budget • Container Gardening Can Be Done Inexpensively OR • You Can Easily Spend A Lot of Money • Take a Look at My Budget

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