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Container Garden Like a Pro

Unit 1: Why you should grow an edible garden

Lecture 1: What you’ll learn in this course (11:30)
Lecture 2: Mental and physical health benefits of gardening (20:15)
Lecture 3: The industrial food complex: is it sustainable? Pt 1 (24:51)
Lecture 4: The industrial food complex: is it sustainable? Pt 2 (12:07)

Unit 2: Getting Started

Lecture 5: What supplies do you need to get started? (6:23)
Lecture 6: How to plan your container garden: light and space (13:46)
Lecture 7: What type of container is best? (19:29)
Lecture 8: choosing plants and planting in containers (18:09)

Unit3: Starting out Strong

Lecture 9: Why good soil is key to your garden’s success (7:55)
Lecture 10: Soil mixes and composition (15:00)
Lecture 11: Fixes for problematic soil (28:37)
Lecture 12: Plant with friends: basic companion planting tips (10:16)

Unit 4: Planting with Seeds

Lecture 13: How seeds help you extend your growing season (8:07)
Lecture 14: Where to get your seeds? Garden centers, seed catalogues, and seed exchanges (12:06)
Lecture 15: Materials and techniques for planting seeds (19:17)
Lecture 16: What about water, light and air? (How to ensure your seedlings don’t go dry, leggy, or rot)
Lecture 17: Transplanting and hardening off seedlings (15:23)

Unit 5: Basic maintenance and care

Lecture 18: Low-maintenance gardening techniques in a nutshell (13:53)
Lecture 19: Diagnosing and treating common problems (19:44)

Unit 6: Eco-friendly pest management techniques

Lecture 20: Some common pests in your garden: herbivore animals (11:02)
Lecture 21: Some common pests in your garden: mollusks (12:29)
Lecture 22: Controlling herbivore insect pests with organic and eco-friendly methods

Unit 7: Time to Harvest!

Lecture 23: Boost your garden’s output with cut-and-come-again harvesting (5:45)
Lecture 24: Multiple harvests with successive planting (7:20)

Bonus materials

What supplies do you need to get started?
Best plants for container gardening
Plant Profile
Shade-tolerant vegetables and herbs
Sunlight chart
Recipes for your own soil mix
Planting guide
Companion planting guide
Seed catalogs
Guide to diagnosing and treating common problems in your garden
Making your own pest sprays and herbivore deterrents

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