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http://gardenerscott.blogspot.com/2011/03/extending-your-

growing-season-with-mini.html

One of my favorite gardening blogs is:

http://gardenerscott.blogspot.com/

Here you can find a great DIY mini greenhouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QhAg2jhvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efQYpzNJOiE

Here are some great how to videos:

DIY Greenhouse

Watering, Fertilizing, & Ventalation

*Watering everyday is important, but over watering can cause

mold.

*Fertilizing- my greenhouse I fertilized flowers every week, but

vegetables would be

different. Vegetables should be fertilized after the plant has start-

ed growing, not as a seed. Contact your local garden center for a

good fertilizer in your area.

*Ventilation– A thermostat is important in a greenhouse! When it

gets 80 degrees cross ventilation is important. Plants need that

! Starting Seeds

1– Get a empty plastic planting tray with lid( at

your home and garden center).

2– Soil is important! Get a good seedling mix.

3– Fill the tray half way with soil mix.

4– Push seeds in separating them accordingly.

Larger plants should be farther part than small

plants. Lightly cover with soil mix and press lightly.

5– Water thoroughly, but gently. Do not soak, just

wet..

6-Cover with clear plastic lid, to hold in moisture.

7– Place under lights. Check daily! Keep moist, but

not wet.

Watch Your Seeds Grow!

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Planting a Planter

Highlights to planting hanging baskets:

* Use a good potting soil ( I like sunshine mix #1, it light, but

does the job)

*Don’t forget your Osomicote Fertilizer

* Keep sunny plants with sunny plants

* Keep shady plants with shady plants

* Plant plants with different heights, tall, medium, and

cascading.

* Use a variety of textures

Here are some of my favorites:

Ipomoea-Marguerite

Potato Vine

Bacopa Sutera

Scopia White

Homestead Purple

Verbena Canadensis

Geranium

Step By Step 1– Fill a 12” container 3/4 full with

potting soil

2– In center plant your spike

(Dracaena )

3– In a triangle around the spike plant

bacopa, potato vine, and verbena. Plant

close to the center so they plants can

spread out.

4– Plant geraniums in a triangle closer

to the outer edge between other plants.