Mixing The Soil & Planting

COMMENTARY

• Kari explains the mix of soil elements for proper growing and drainage
• Starter plants versus seeds
  • Starter plants give you a heads start
  • Seeds are inexpensive with more options
• Picking the right plant for the right season.
• Signs to look for when choosing a plant

RESOURCE

• Low Desert Planting Calendar 

Acclimating New Plants

COMMENTARY

• Explaining ‘hardening off’. Plant acclimation gradually to outdoor conditions
• Removing plants from containers to the ground. Planting the same depth of starter plant root ball
• Fertilizing techniques. Plants need to eat like us
• Watering in containers
  • Signs to look for when to water your plants
  • Watering until you see drainage thru the container bottom

RESOURCE

Local Fertilizers

• HyKreations foliar feeding fertilizer
• Global Organics
• Tanks Green Stuff

Tower Gardening

COMMENTARY

• Tower gardening is a hydroponic vertical type of gardening for growing more food
• Some materials suggestions for trellis gardening
• What does ‘indeterminate’ mean regarding tomato plants

RESOURCE

• True Garden in Mesa AZ for tower gardening
• BOOK:  City Farming by Kari Spencer
• Kari’s Vegetable Gardening Journal anywhere books are sold