Container Gardening Complete

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MATERIALS NEEDED

Wheelbarrow

Enough 50/50 potting

soil and compost blend

to fill the wheelbarrow

10 to 15 plants selected

from the list of

beneficial insect-

supporting annual

plants (right)

TOOLS NEEDED

Scratch awl

Hammer

Eye protection

If you have an old wheelbarrow sitting around, this is the perfect way to

give it a new, meaningful life. In fact, if the wheelbarrow has holes rusted

through, that’s even better—there’s no need to add drainage holes! Even flat

or missing tires don’t matter for this project—any old wheelbarrow will do.

Plant List of Recommended Annuals:

• Signet marigolds (Tagetes
  tenuifolia)


• Cilantro


• Dill


• Basil


• Chamomile


• Feverfew


• Salvias


• Caraway (Carum carvi)


• Annual tickseed (Coreopsis
  tinctoria)


• Parsley


• Anise (Pimpinella anisum)


• Lemon balm (Melissa
  officinalis)
  
  
  • Bachelor’s buttons
    (Centaurea cyanus)
  
  
  • Lacy phacelia
  
  
  • Toothpick weed (Ammi
    visnaga)
  
  
  • Borage (Borago officinalis)
  
  
  • Calendula (Calendula
    officinalis)
  
  
  • Chervil (Anthriscus
    cerefolium)
  
  
  • Cosmos
  
  
  • Sweet alyssum
  
  
  • Sweet marjoram
  
  
  • Dwarf sunflowers
  
  
  
  

GOOD BUG

WHEEL-

BARROW

GARDEN

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STEP 1 Flip the wheelbarrow upside down and use the

hammer and scratch awl to create eight to ten^1 ⁄ 2 -in.

drainage holes in the bottom of the wheelbarrow, if

there are no openings or holes already present. Turn

the wheelbarrow upright and fill it with the potting soil

blend to within 1 in. of the upper rim.

STEP 2 Choose a mixture of flowering plants chosen

from the list above and add them to the wheelbarrow.

You can also plant perennials in your wheelbarrow

planter, just remember to pull them from the

wheelbarrow and plant them somewhere in the ground

before winter arrives, because many are not winter-

hardy when grown in containers.

HOW TO MAKE A GOOD BUG WHEELBARROW GARDEN

STEP 3 Water your newly planted wheelbarrow well

and maintain it throughout the growing season. It’s

fine to harvest a few herb sprouts from time to time,

but in order for these plants to support beneficial

insects, they have to be allowed to come into flower.

Don’t overharvest the herbs you include, and

encourage them to bloom.

NOTE: Feel free to move the wheelbarrow around your

patio or garden, but make sure it receives a minimum

of 6 hours of full sun per day.

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