Two Presentations at ESP’s January 29, 2009 Gathering:
- Seed Starting Indoors, by Deb Schatz
- Container Gardening, by Sally Janover
For the complete summary of this event, see Gathering Summary: Seed Starting Indoors; Container Gardening (136 KB). Below is a short synopsis of topic covered by each presenter.
Seed-Starting Indoors, by Deb Schatz
Synopsis:
Deb brought lots of props so we could visualize the process as she described it, which includes:
- equipment, soil, and lighting
- seed sources
- fertilizing and watering
- timing and transplanting
- pitfalls
Container Gardening, by Sally Janover
Synopsis:
Sally gave a brief introduction to permaculture, then described the process of container gardening, including:
- What and why for growing in containers
- Choose your containers and location, including indoor pots
- Planting medium for containers (soil and soil-less)
- Planting, watering, fertilization, pruning
- Second crops
This was followed by general discussion of both topics.
Related Files/Handouts (pdf files), and Links:
Complete Gathering Summary
(printable pdf file)
Sally’s Handouts on Container Gardening
- The EssentiaList: Container Gardening (92 KB)
- The EssentiaList: Self Watering Containers (116 KB)
- The EssentiaList: Planting Soil (84 KB)
Seed Sources:
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: http://rareseeds.com/
- Burpee: http://www.burpee.com
- Gurneys: http://gurneys.com
- Heirloom Acres Seeds: http://www.heirloomacresseeds.com/
- Irish Eyes (Garden City Seeds): http://www.gardencityseeds.net/
- Johnny’s Selected Seeds: www.johnnyseeds.com/
- Terrapin Farms (Whitefish, 862-6362)
- see also Montana.gov: Organic Seed Resources for more Organic seed sources)
See also Gardening & Community Gardening links (on the links page)