Container Gardening Complete

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STEP 4 Place the last two, outermost planks in their

place, again making sure the corners line up square. At

each corner, position a caster wheel, set in about^1 ⁄ 2 in.

from the outer edge. Use a pencil to mark each of the

four holes in the caster wheel’s base.

STEP 5 Drill pilot holes where each of the four caster

wheel screws will go, holding the bottom board

carefully in place. Make sure you don’t drill all the way

down through the bottom board.

STEP 6 Put the caster wheel back in place, and attach

it with 4 screws driven down into the pilot holes.

Repeat the process with the other three caster wheels,

making sure each corner remains square as the

wheels are installed.

NOTE: Your pot dolly is now ready to roll! If you’ll be

handling it quite a bit, you might want to sand down

any rough edges. You can also paint, stain, or seal the

cedar, if you wish.

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Getting Started 59

irrigate container plantings that are too far away

from the spigot. Save yourself a lot of trouble

and locate your container garden within striking

distance of a hose.

Once you’ve done this dirty work and built

a secure foundation for your container garden

by choosing the right kind of containers, filling

them with the best potting mix and picking the

perfect home for them, it’s time to switch gears

and put the spotlight on selecting the best plants

for your pots and arranging them into beautiful,

productive plantings (which, as it so happens, are

the very topics of the next chapter).

Now that you’ve created a solid foundation for your container garden, it’s time to choose the right combinations of

plants and start planting!

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