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Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete
Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete
700309 - ContainerGardens_001-272_FINAL.indd 269 5/24/17 12:32 PM268 IndexCapitalized entries refer to container-gardening
projects. Page numbers in italics refer to figure
captions. Page numbers in bold refer to tables.A
air circulation, 202–203
alpine strawberries, 111
animal by-product fertilizers, 136
annuals, 73–74, 75 , 76
aphids, 174
apples, 102, 104
automatic irrigation, 131B
bacterial wilt, 205, 209
balance, 63–64
basil downy mildew, 207
Bean Trellis Bin, 164–166
beans, 227
Beet Box, 218–219
beneficial insects, 172, 194–199. See also Good Bug
Wheelbarrow Garden; pollinators
Berry Garden, 112–113
Bike-Rim Sweet Potato Trellis, 157–159
birdseed, 143
black spot, 208
blackberries, 109
blossom drop, 213
blossom-end rot, 210–211
blueberries, 106–107. See also Berry Garden
botrytis, 210
bramble fruits, 108–109
budworms, 191
bulbs, 83, 84 , 236
butterflies, 144
Butterfly Garden Tubs, 144–146C
cabbageworms, 175
caging. See trellising
Carnivorous Casserole, 262–263
carnivorous plants, 27 , 246 , 261
cedar, 33
Cedar Planter Box, 33–38
Cedar Pot Dolly, 56–58
Cement Bin Succulents, 52–53
ceramic pots, glazed, 28
cercospora leaf spot, 206
chill hours, 102
clay pots, 27–28
coir fiber, 47
cole crops, 226
Colorado potato beetles, 176
columnar fruit trees, 106
compost, 48–49, 50, 136
compost tea, 140–141
concrete, 32. See also Cement Bin Succulents
container gardening
ease of, 15
reasons for, 9–10
container(s)
choosing, 17, 21, 45
drainage, 26–27
emptying, 240–241
filling, 54
materials, 27–32, 43–44, 126
self-watering, 46
siting, 54–55, 59
size, 21–24, 125–126
storage, 241
continual harvests, 217
cracking, 210
Crop Pockets, 232–233
cucumber beetles, 177
cucumbers, 221
curled leaves, 211–212Index
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Index 269currants, 107
cuttings, 238
cycles of nature, 215–216D
days to maturity, 217
deadheading, 142–143
decorations, end-of-season, 238–240
deformities, 212–213
design
concepts, 61–64
styles, 64–71
design gallery, 116–123
diseases, 202–210
DIY Container Irrigation System, 132–134
drainage, 26–27
drip irrigation, 131
dwarf fruit trees, 102, 104E
early blight, 204
edible plant design, 70–71
eggplants, 225
emptying containers, 240–241
end-of-season plantings/decorations, 238–240F
fabric pots, 31
fairy gardens, 248–249
featured-specimen style, 67–69
fertilizer labels, 136–138
fertilizing/fertilizers, 48, 135–141
fiberglass pots, 29–30
fiber-lined containers, 31
fiberstone, 30
figs, 107–108
filling containers, 54
fireflies, 187
fish emulsion, 140
flat-backed style, 66–67, 70–71, 116 , 120
flea beetles, 178
flowers, lack of, 212
foam containers, 30
focal point, 63
fountains, plant, 258–259
four-lined plant bugs, 179
fruit drop, 213fruits
brambles, 108–109
designing with, 70–71
herbaceous fruits, 110–111
pollination of, 114
shrubs, 106–108
trees, 102–106
vines, 110
See also Berry Garden
fruits, lack of, 212–213
fungus gnats, 180
fusarium wilt, 206G
geranium budworms, 191
glazed ceramic pots, 28
Good Bug Wheelbarrow Garden, 200–201
gooseberries, 107
grapes, 110
gray mold, 210
green lacewings, 195
grow bags, 31
Gutter Garden, 18–20H
habitat container gardening, 9–10
Hanging Begonia Basket, 78–79
hanging planters, 250
hardy kiwis, 110
harvesting, 216–217, 220–221, 225–228. See also
succession planting
herbaceous fruits, 110–111
herbs, 92, 93
hollow heart, 211
honeyberries, 108
hornworms, 192
hover flies, 194
hypertufa, 32
Hypertufa Planter, 39–42I
irrigation. See watering
Irrigation System, DIY Container, 132–134J
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