Container Gardening Complete

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Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete

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10 Introduction

pollinators, and we’re filling containers with

nectar plants for hummingbirds and berries for

songbirds. We’ve come to recognize that habitat

container gardening is a wonderful way to help

all sorts of wildlife, without requiring a lot of

space or effort.

The point is, whether you’re gardening in a

suburban neighborhood, on the balcony of an

urban high-rise, or at the end of a long country

lane, you can grow a broad diversity of plants in

pots. And truth be told, you can do it for whatever

reasons you’d like.

But growing a thriving container garden

requires more than simply filling a container

with dirt and sticking a couple of plants in it.

Paying careful attention to container choice, soil

composition, plant selection, and maintenance

needs always pays off in spades, increasing your

chances of having a healthy, productive container

garden. That’s where Container Gardening Complete

comes in. The purpose of this book is to hand you

all the tools you’ll need to make smart choices

and filter through the myriad options available to

today’s gardeners.

Within these pages, you’ll first learn about the

three pillars of successful container gardening

and the critical role they play in ensuring your

success. You’ll learn how choosing the right

container influences plant growth and how to

blend the best mixture of potting soil to fill it.

These basics are covered in depth in the first

chapter, setting the stage for advice on properly

siting your container garden to optimize growth.

Growing edible plants such tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and many others in containers requires much less eort

than building and maintaining an in-ground garden, especially if you utilize the advice oered in this book.

In these pages you’ll discover dozens of plants

perfectly suited to container culture, and you’ll learn

plenty of tips for arranging them in an aesthetically

pleasing way.

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