Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- April 17, 2007
Container gardening continues as hot national trend (:44)
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Suggested Intro:
IF YOU'RE FEELING THE URGE TO PLANT A GARDEN BUT DON'T HAVE EXTRA ENERGY OR SPACE, A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES HAS A MORE PORTABLE, MANAGABLE ALTERNATIVE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:
Story:
(:12) CONTAINER GARDENS USE BARRELS AND LARGE POTS TO CREATE A PORTABLE GREEN SPACE FOR PORCHES, PATIOS OR APARTMENTS. PENN STATE CONSUMER HORTICULTURIST KATHY KELLEY SAYS THEY ALSO EMPOWER GARDENERS WHO STRUGGLE WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS:
Kelley Actuality:
(:20) "CONTAINER GARDENING SERVES MORE MATURE GARDENERS OR GARDENERS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO BEND OR MAYBE DIG IN THE SOIL. IT BRINGS THE PLANTS UP TO A LEVEL WHERE THEY CAN WORK EASILY AND IN A CONFINED AREA. CONTAINER GARDENS WORK REALLY WELL FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN APARTMENTS OR CONDOMINIUMS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE A LARGE GARDEN, JUST A CONFINED AREA."(:13) KELLEY SAYS FOR ADVICE ON STARTING A CONTAINER GARDEN, GO TO THE WEB AT CONSUMER HORTICULTURE DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. OR, CONTACT THE MASTER GARDENERS' PROGRAM THROUGH YOUR COUNTY PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE. I'M GARY ABDULLAH
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