Vegetable Container Gardening

Vegetable Container Gardening

'Vegetable Gardening in Small Yard Spaces' to be presented


ARTHUR — University of Illinois Extension horticulture educators Jennifer Fishburn, Jeff Rugg and Jennifer Nelson will present “Vegetable Gardening in Small Yard Spaces.”

My 2008 Vegetable Container Garden - PART 5


Green Arbor Container Garden Essentials
Green Arbor Container Garden Essentials
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An eco-friendly way for even the novice gardener to start cherry tomatoes, bibb lettuce, and mini bell-pappers inside and transplant into a larger container or outdoors! Great gift idea for your friend with the green thumb!

Features

  • Salad in a box!
  • Contains 3 biodegradable pots for easy transplanting!
  • Contains "guaranteed to germinate" a Ferry-Morse seed packet and Jiffy peat pellets for growing success!
EarthBox RB-EB-TRC-PBB Garden Kit, Terra Cotta
EarthBox RB-EB-TRC-PBB Garden Kit, Terra Cotta
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The patented EarthBox was developed by commercial farmers and proven in the lab and on the farm. This maintenance-free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort! No digging, no weeding, no guesswork. Vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers grow bigger, tastier and faster in the EarthBox! The EarthBox Garden Kit measures 30" L x 13.5" W x 12" H and includes fertilizer, dolomite, two germination covers and castor wheels for easy movement. Almost any brand of potting mix for containers or hanging plants will work with EarthBox (not included), which has a large capacity of 2.5 cubic feet.

Features

  • Wheeled garden box growing kit with fertilizer, dolomite, 2 germination covers
  • Great for cultivating vegetables, herbs and flowers on windowsills, decks, balconies
  • Sets up in just minutes to grow anywhere, indoors or outdoors
  • Just add planting mix, seedlings and water; includes foolproof instructions
  • Measures 30 by 13-1/2 by 12 inches (l x w x h); 2-1/2-cubic-foot soil capacity
PotLifter 200-Pound Gardening Heavy Lifting Tool
PotLifter 200-Pound Gardening Heavy Lifting Tool
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Saves your back by sharing the loadLifts objects up to 200 lbs and 30 inches in diameterPicks up flowerpots rocks heavy bags and moreWeighs only 1.5 lbsStores in handy drawstring bagSaves your back by sharing the loadLifts objects up to 200 lbs and 30 inches in diameterPicks up flowerpots rocks heavy bags and moreWeighs only 1.5 lbsStores in handy drawstring bagSaves your back by sharing the loadLifts objects up to 200 lbs and 30 inches in diameterPicks up flowerpots rocks heavy bags and moreWeighs only 1.5 lbsStores in handy drawstring bagSaves your back by sharing the loadLifts objects up to 200 lbs and 30 inches in diameterPicks up flowerpots rocks heavy bags and moreWeighs only 1.5 lbsStores in handy drawstring bag

Features

  • Saves your back by sharing the load
  • Lifts objects up to 200 lbs and 30 inches in diameter
  • Picks up flowerpots rocks heavy bags and more
  • Weighs only 1.5 lbs
  • Stores in handy drawstring bag
Mini-Garden Stacker- Stackable/Hangable All Season Planter- Indoor/Outdoor Stacking Flower Pot- Great Gardening Gift Idea For A Gardener - Color: Tuscany
Mini-Garden Stacker- Stackable/Hangable All Season Planter- Indoor/Outdoor Stacking Flower Pot- Great Gardening Gift Idea For A Gardener - Color: Tuscany
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Great For the Creative Gardener! Stackable. Portable. Hangable. Includes Hanging Chain. All-Season Planter. Imagine on your deck, balcony, Window Sill, Countertop or in your home entryway a cascade of colorful flowers, tasty herbs, strawberry patch or tomato patch beautifully displayed in a planter that

Features

  • Holds Nine Or More Plants - Self Watering
  • Stackable Or Hangable - 11 Inches In diameter - 2 Feet Tall - Includes Hanging Chain
  • Indoor / Outdoor Use - All Season - 1 Year Limited Warranty
  • Collapses for Easy Storage - UV Protected Durable Plastic - Available in Four Colors
  • Fun Way to Garden Indoors Or Out with Limited Space. - Perfect Gift Idea
Frame It All Raised Vegetable Garden 4 Foot x 8 Foot
Frame It All Raised Vegetable Garden 4 Foot x 8 Foot
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Growing vegetables in this 4' x 8' X 6" high, easily accessible Raised Garden is a joy and relieves stress. A ‘Frame It All’ raised garden greatly improves your odds of harvesting a bountiful crop of healthy, robust vegetables and plants. The strong durable composite timbers are hollow and retain the heat of the sunshine to difuse the heat throughout the night to and keep the soil at a constant temperature. Manufactured from 60% recycled, post-consumer plastic and 40% wood flour, the Eco-friendly durable composite wood grain plastic timbers, which never rot, splinter or lose their color - which just weathers naturally like real wood, locate into brackets on the joint stakes, which are hammered into the ground. Raised gardens are easy to manage by people of all ages. No back-breaking effort is required to teach even the youngest children the joys of growing and gardening. Kit contains 6 Stacking Joints, 6 Composite Timbers, and all necessary hardware.

Features

  • Outdoor raised garden adds color and beauty to your décor
  • Made using 60-percent recycled post-consumer plastic and 40-percent wood flour
  • Assembles in minutes
  • Includes 6 stacking joints, 6 composite plastic timbers, and all necessary hardware
  • 96 x 48 x 6 inches; 32 pounds
Carrot Baby Little Fingers Heirloom Seeds 400 Seeds
Carrot Baby Little Fingers Heirloom Seeds 400 Seeds
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Reaching only three inches long this carrot will get your children eating their vegetables. Enough seeds for one fifteen foot row. But if you plant every other week you will have a long season of fresh carrots.

Features

  • This is a great container carrot only 3 inches long.
  • Never let carrot plants dry out as this causes cracking.
  • Enough seeds for one 15 foot row.
  • It is very fun vegetable for children to grow
  • Daucus carota var sativa
Easy Gardener 40200 Decorative Plant Protector Bags - 2 pack Medium
Easy Gardener 40200 Decorative Plant Protector Bags - 2 pack Medium
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The Decorative Plant Protector Bag is a green, woven fabric bag that fits over most shrubs, bushes, and potted plants. It has a subtle leaf pattern that will blend into the surrounding landscape.Each plant bag will protect plants from frost. Simply cover the outdoor plant, shrub, or tree with the bag in the evening and then remove the plant bag in the morning after the sun is up.They also will extend your vegetable harvest. When using this plant bags for garden frost cover you will continue to enjoy tomatoes and other crops well after others have stopped.How to cover plants for frost protection :Slid the bag over the plant Secure shut with drawstrings Each plant protector bag is reusable for yearly protection, if it becomes worn out they are recyclable.

Features

  • Frost Protection
  • Protects plants from damaging weather
  • Covers plants quickly and easily
  • Reusable and recyclable
Ruby Red Rhubarb Heirloom Swiss Chard Seeds 100 Seeds
Ruby Red Rhubarb Heirloom Swiss Chard Seeds 100 Seeds
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This variety is pretty and sweet. To jump start germination, soak the seeds for a day before planting.

Features

  • This Swiss Chard has the bonus attribute of being a container vegetable.
  • You want to sow Chard directly in your garden considerably after your last spring frost.
  • The flavor will be enhanced if you let it mature in cool to cold weather.
  • All chard needs is 60 days to harvest.
  • Beta vularis Ciscla group
Farmers Market Cut and Come Again Lettuce Blend Seeds 2000 Seeds
Farmers Market Cut and Come Again Lettuce Blend Seeds 2000 Seeds
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mix of four varieties to create the most appealing and varied salads. The mix contains Tango which is frilly and light green, Little Gem, Cimarron which is crimon, and Outredgeous (yes that is how it is spelled) which is deep burgandy. This is a cut and come again mixture. Stagger the sowings for long harvests. As with all lettuces they are best grown in the cool of spring or autumn. If you must grow them in the heat find them some shade. 2000 seeds per packet.

Features

  • Blend of 4 different textures and colors.
  • Tango, frilly and light green, Little Gem just wonderful
  • Cimarron which is crimson and tangy
  • Outredgeous (correct spelling) a deep burgandy
Container Tomato Seeds - Super Bush
Container Tomato Seeds - Super Bush
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This scrumptious hybrid is specially bred for high yields of heavy fruits with juicy-sweet, rich tomato flavor on space-saving 3 foot plants. Perfect for pots and patio containers.

Features

  • Sow Seeds Indoors: Feb. - Mar. /
  • Days To Germinate: 7 - 14 Days /
  • Transplant Outdoors Full Sun: April - June /
  • Transplant To Harvest: Approx. 75 Days /
  • Net Wt: .10 Grams / Seeds Per Pack: Approx. 30
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