Morning Glory Tower

Materials Needed: Large plastic pot (ours is 20” dia.) Potting mix String Three pieces of wood, 1 1/2” x 1” x 10” long Three Super Steel Garden Stakes, 3/8” x 6’ long* Morning Glory seeds or other climbing flower seed Saw Scissors Hammer

* Steel core, green plastic coated garden stakes, available at most home improvement stores. Also bamboo poles could be used.

Instructions:

1) Make several holes in bottom of pot if needed for drainage. Fill plastic pot with potting mix about 2 inches below lip of pot.

2) Take the three green stakes and tie them together on one end with string. Wrap the string several times around the end.

3) Spread the untied ends apart and push the three ends into the soil to form a tee pee shape.

4) With the wooden pieces, cut a notch into one end of each piece about 1” down.

5) Hammer the wooden pieces into the pot with notch side up and spaced as shown.

6) Tie a string around the notched end of one of the wooden pieces than wrap the string around the tied end of the tee pee poles and back down to another wooden piece. Cut off the string and tie to the second wooden piece. Tie a string around the notch of the third piece and bring up to the tied end of the tee pee. Cut off the string and tie to the top of the tee pee.

7) Follow planting instructions on package and plant the seeds close to the stakes and strings. Water seeds and soon you will have a tower of morning glories!

Tip: After plants are a good size, spread a layer of wood chips around the plants to conserve on moisture and to keep roots cool.