Winter Container Gardening

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Container gardens are a great way to garden indoors during the winter months, or in spaces like an apartment complex, where you might not have room for a conventional garden. Tom Butzler from Penn State Extension shares tips on getting started, from reusing plastics to make containers to mixing compost.

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