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Page 8* Home and Garden I Thursday. April 11. 1985
Ease into gardening with containers
Just 15 minutes a week is all the
time you need to take care of a container
garden.
For those people who have busy
work and recreation schedules, container
gardens provide all the Joys of
gardening but demand a few of the
time-consuming chores necessary in
a large garden.
Whether you are an experienced
or a novice gardenec^containers offer
a challenge that bring fun and
rewards. Initially, you may have to
spend a bit of time setting up — say
one afternoon.
Once the containers are planted
and in place, 15 minutes a week is all
the time it will take for maintenance.
If you are beginning a container
garden from scratch, the National
Garden Bureau suggests you Invest
In new pots, growing medium and
seeds. By starting with clean, new
pots, fresh medium, and vital seeds,
the chances of a successful gardening
adventure are guaranteed.
For pots, a handy combination is
three each of 8-, 10-, and 15-inch diameters.
They may be of any material
— terra cotta, ceramic, wood or
plastic; choose a design and color to
harmonize with the existing landscape.
Make sure the containers
have drainage holes in the sides or
bottom for water to drain.
Nine pots will be sufficient to grow
three to 18 varieties of garden seeds.
Containers, growing medium and
fertilizer may be purchased at a
neighborhood hardware store, garden
center or department store.
The growing medium should be a
composition suited to garden plants.
There are many comnbinations of
soil and soilless media and any labeled
for garden plants or as all-purpose
would be fine. Often the medinm
will have slow-release fertilizer
mixed in. This kind is very handy and
helps to minimize the potential mess
of mixing medium and fertilizer. If the
medium you have selected does not
have fertilizer, purchase a slow-release,
10-10-10 fertilizer.
There are two important factors to
consider when selecting garden
seeds. First, pick varieties which are
easy to grow and care for. Second,
grow only the varieties of vegetables
to select?
The Nation Garden Bureau suggests
these nine as easy-to-grow
varieties which are well suited to
container culture.
• Dwarf, edible-podded peas
• Dwarf, determinate tomatoes
— they will not require staking but
must be started indoors six to eight
weeks before transplanting
• Loose leaf lettuce
• Bush green beans
• Dwarf marigold, 8 to 10 inches
in height
• Alyssum
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