Grow more with less – less time, less work INSTRUCTIONS & PLANTING GUIDE City Pickers Kit contains: You will need: Mulch Cover Seeds or Seedlings Aeration Screen Water Fill Tube Potting Soil Scissors or Utility Knife City Pickers Growing Box Casters Liquid or Powder Fertilizer
"Let's get started" know your terms – shop smart Growing Media / Potting "Mix" (NOT Potting "Soil") Tips for a Successful City Picker Garden • Always keep the water reservoir full. Allowing the system to run dry stops plants from taking in nutrients. • Add water (always through the fill tube) every couple of days when plants are small/young. Increase to daily watering as the plants mature. • Always fill the reservoir completely.
STEP 1 Plan ahead Determine what type and how many plants you need. Gather materials • your City Pickers Patio Garden Kit • 1.5 cubic foot bag of high-quality potting mix • water (you will need 3 or 4 gallons) • a sharp knife or scissors • dolomite and fertilizer Choose a location Select a sunny spot with a minimum of 8 hours of daily sunshine for warm-season crops such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant. Select partial shade for cool season crops such as lettuce, spinach, or arugula.
STEP 6 – Add moist potting mix until level with the top of your City Pickers Patio Garden. Mix the dolomite you already placed with the top 3–4” of potting mix. Level the top again so it’s even with the top of the City Pickers box. STEP 7 – Create a 2” trough for the fertilizer. To determine location of plant and fertilizer trough, refer to City Pickers Placement Chart. STEP 9 – Mound additional potting mix over the fertilizer and 2” above the top of the City Pickers box.
