Vegetable Container Gardening Polk County（蔬菜园艺波尔克县容器）.pdf

Vegetable Container Gardening A how-to guide from the Seed to Stomach Project—Empowering people in Polk and Burnett Counties with the skills to grow their own food in limited spaces and turn it into healthy meals W HY GROW FOOD IN CONTAINERS ? Many folks find enjoyment your porch or patio. Gar- can be decorated to provide dening in containers also for a lower-cost attractive in gardening and enjoy eat- allows for the ability to container. CONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION ing their own locally grown move plants from place to and harvested produce. Why grow food in con- 1 Even if you don’t have the place to take advantage of tainers? land base to install a tradi- changing weather condi- Limitations to container 1 tional “in-ground” garden, tions, such as frost adviso- gardening ries or hail storms. you can still enjoy growing Getting started 2 and eating your own pro- A container garden is an duce with vegetable con- Cool season vegetables 2 easy low-cost means to grow Warm season vegeta- tainer gardening. your own food which re- bles