Container Gardening

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Container Gardening

• Gardening in Small Spaces

Cooperative Extension Cayuga County
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Elements of Container Gardening

• Benefits
• Getting Started
• Plant Requirements
• Plant Selection

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Benefits

• Small spaces
• Little time
• Accessibility
• Convenience
• Economical
• Creative
• BEAUTY!

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Containers

• Terra Cotta
• Hanging Basket
• Wire w/ moss
• Whiskey Barrel
• Concrete

• Wood
• Bushel Baskets
• Wheel Barrow
• BE CREATIVE!!!

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Be Creative!
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• Consider
• Drainage
• Weight
• Size

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Growing Media

• Pre-mixed is best
• Make your own
• peat moss
• sterile potting soil
• builders sand
• slow release fertilizer

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Plant Requirements

• Water
• Polymers
• Hydro-mats
• Light

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Annual Flowers
Marigolds
Impatiens
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Snapdragons
Petunias
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Creeping Zinnia
Geraniums
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• More Annual Flowers
• Ageratum
• Alyssum
• Begonia
• Coleus
• Dianthus
• Dusty Miller
• Lobelia
• Nasturtium
• Pansy
• Salvia

Celosia
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Perennial Flowers
Columbine
Gaillardia
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• More Perennial Flowers
• Candytuft
• Chrysanthemum
• Lupine
• Rudbeckia
• Sedum
• Shasta Daisy
• Veronica

Yarrow
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Annual Herbs
Summer Savory
Basil
Dill
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• More Annual Herbs
• Chervil
• Coriander
• Dill
• Biennial Herbs
• Caraway
• Parsley

Italian Herbs
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Perennial Herbs

• Fennel
• Lovage
• Marjoram
• Mint
• Tarragon
• Thyme
• Winter Savory

Chives
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Vegetables
Lettuce
Sweet 100 Tomato
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• More Vegetables
• Bush Beans
• Swiss Chard
• Beets
• Cucumbers
• Zucchini
• Carrots
• Green Onions
• Bell Peppers

Pole Beans
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Exotic Foliage

• Banana
• Cannas
• Alocasia
• Elephant Ears
• White Bird of Paradise
• Variegated Ficus
• Caladium

Hibiscus
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Bulbs

• Fall Planted
• Iris
• Crocus
• Daffodil
• Tulip

• Spring Planted
• Asiatic lily
• Gladiolus
• Begonia
• Dahlia

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For More Information

• Garden Hotline
• 255-1183
• Monday Wednesday Friday
• 10am - noon

Cornell Cooperative Extension
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• http//www.gardening.cornell.edu
• http//www.gardenhoo.com
• http//www.skaneatelesvineyards.com
• Library, Bookstore

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Examples from the Philadelphia Flower Show Etc.
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Other Examples
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