
WELLfed Gardens
Thank you for attending the Container Garden Workshop. Thank you for participating, it was such a delight to see you all in the garden.
We hope you enjoyed the workshop - remember to give your feedback to help ensure that these events are accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

A quick overview of what we covered at the workshop:
Pot choices
- Food grade
- Big enough
- Has drainage
- UV stable
- Longevity
Potting mix
- Using a good potting mix makes a big difference in keeping plants happy! We got the one you used yesterday from Bunnings
What to grow in your container
- Plants such as pumpkins, melons, etc. are not ideal in pots unless you have lots of space to let them spread!
- Plant in the season! Check how much light your plants
- Plant your thriller, filler and spiller!
- Some plants play well together! Companion planting is a great way to pack more into your garden
- When direct seeding think about how quickly the crops will mature compared to your seedlings!
DIY Fertilizer
- Weed tea: add your healthy weeds into water and soak for 8 weeks, dilute liquid 1 part weed tea, 10 parts water in your watering can and water your garden. Put the leftover weeds into your garden. High in nitrogen (great for strong leaf growth)
- Banana tea: soak cut-up banana skins in water for 24 hours, and apply to flowering / fruiting plants as is. High in potassium that helps with fruit and flower set
- Calcium spray: see attached document
- Other options: cooled water from boiling pasta, veggies or eggs, rinsing lentils or rice. They will all provide a diversity of nutrients!
Watering
- Heavy infrequent watering makes for strong deep roots
- Check your pot before watering by sticking a finger in the soil to the first knuckle. If it feels cool there is no need to water
Other hot tips
- Careful about moving your container gardening between temperature extremes! For example a warm, sunny living room to a cool, windy backyard. Take your garden out slowly - a few hours a day increasing a little bit each day
- Add some compost into your bins when replanting to keep the nutrients up!


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