Pot Farmers

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Want to have more control over growing conditions and enjoy higher yields with a lot less work? Garden in containers.

Tips for Container Gardening Pots: The Bigger, the Better. Large plants need lots of space, and most roots need room to grow. Avoid small containers as they often can’t store enough water to get through hot days. Plus, the bigger your container, the more plants you can grow!. Use barrels (a wooden half-barrel can yield an amazing amount of food), buckets, baskets, boxes, bath- and other tubs, and troughs—anything that holds soil. Just be sure that it has drainage holes in the bottom.Care Tips for Container Gardening with Vegetables. Clay pots are usually more attractive than plastic ones, but plastic pots retain moisture better and won’t dry out as fast as unglazed terra-cotta ones. To get the best of both, slip a plastic pot into a slightly larger clay pot. Black pots absorb heat when they are sitting in the sun.

Many plants grown in pots must be watered as often as twice a day. To keep plants adequately cool and moist during hot summer days, double-pot: Place a small pot inside a larger one and fill the space between them with sphagnum moss or crumpled newspaper. When watering the plant, also soak the filler between the pots.

Hanging baskets make good use of extra space, and, and grown at eye level can be easily tended and harvested. Add about 1 inch of coarse gravel in the bottom of containers to improve drainage. Vegetables that can be easily transplanted are best suited for containers. Transplants can be purchased from local nurseries or started at home.

Feed container plants at least twice a month with liquid fertilizer, following the instructions on the label. An occasional application of fish emulsion or compost will add trace elements to container soil. Place containers where they will receive maximum sunlight and good ventilation. Watch for and control.Window BoxesA large window box can provide the makings for a handy salad within arm’s reach! (.) Whatever the size or type, place your containers where they are most convenient to be cared for and will grow best. Most vegetables need 6 to 8 hours of direct sun in order to thrive and produce well.

Plants in containers need the best possible soil, aeration, and drainage for healthy root growth and optimum harvest. Do not use soil from the garden: It is too heavy, can become waterlogged, and brings disease and insects with it. Choose instead a soilless mix (quick-draining and lightweight) or use compost, alone or combined with a soilless mix.Attractive in window boxes, edible flowers such as, calendula, and also add color to the plate!To keep vegetable plants growing, feed them, like liquid seaweed, fish emulsion, or, weekly. To ensure growth, vegetables need consistently moist soil.

Plant SupportsSupport your climbing vegetables with trellises, stakes, netting, twine, or cages.A teepee of bamboo stakes will hold. Trained to climb up a nylon mesh fence will develop fruit that hang down and grow straight. To avoid damaging the plants or their roots, put supports in place at planting time.To maximize space and thus your harvest, plant root crops, low-growers, and tall climbers together in the same container. The climbers will eagerly scramble up a trellis, while the small plants spread around their base. You’ll hardly need to weed because there won’t be any room for weeds to gain a foothold, and during the height of summer, some low-growers (leafy greens, for example) will thrive in the shade provided by the taller plants.Mix quick-maturing plants, such as or, with longer-growing ones, like or.Group plants with similar needs for sun and water, such as pole beans, radishes, and lettuce; cucumber, bush beans, and; tomatoes, and; and peas and.Read. Many list varieties of vegetables bred specifically for growing in containers.Which Containers To Use for Your VegetablesHere are our recommendations on which vegetable varieties are container-friendly and which container types are most suitable for each veggie.For supplies, you only need a good container, the right, and appropriate seed (or transplant) varieties.

In addition to providing 5 hours or more of full sun, watering is critical. As mentioned above, you may need to water daily or twice daily; in hot weather, the soil can dry out quickly. The good news: less weeding!

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I'm developing a program ('Sprouts') to provide disadvantaged school aged children K-12 an opportunity to grow fresh produce in their homes (on a deck if available or inside under grow lights if natural light is limited). The combination of education and nutrition is a win/win. The plan is to adapt the Square Foot Garden model of intensive/dense gardening to a free standing garden bed.

Specifically, I'm planning to use the City Picker Raised Bed Grow Box unless experienced gardeners have a better suggestion. The grow bed has to be durable, inexpensive, portable, and easy to assemble.I am NOT an experienced gardener, so I'm reaching out to you for advice on: (i) top 10 easy to grow DWARF veggies for an indoor garden; and (ii) alternative free standing garden beds for consideration.Thank you from me and all the kids who will benefit from your experience.

Once this program gets going.fingers crossed.we'll teach the kids to adapt other types of containers for their use, vegetable gardenSubmitted by elaine wagner on March 30, 2020 - 2:10pm. Hi, Kathy: We feel your pain! (But we’re glad we can’t hear you!) Without seeing your exact situation, it’s hard to be specific. As you no doubt know, the common solution here is to use bird netting draped over some sort of framework.

Unfortunately, usually people see the word “framework,” and they go into a panic and start thinking about some big construction project. Remember, anything that stands vertically and can be used to keep netting off the plants will work: sticks, old golf clubs, new golf clubs if your game has deserted you, etc. But here’s a little trick from the Old Farmer: turn furniture upside down.

You may have or be able to get rather cheaply some outdoor furniture in the form of little tables or even large stools. Turn the table upside down and place the plant(s) on the underside of its top. Then drape netting over the upturned legs. Try wrapping fishing line around the legs at close intervals.

Use little pieces of (duct) tape to attach the line to the legs and keep it from falling down. Cut out a piece of cardboard for the top. Be creative and think outside the pots. Thanks for asking and good luck!

Last year I started indoors with container gardening and when my potatoes and tomatoes got to about 4' tall I moved them outside. My 20 containers were down to 6 containers within 4 days.

The remaining two containers were those potatoes that just didn't make it. So now I want to start again but keep them inside entirely. Last year I about bankrupted myself in natural light bulbs and high intensity bulbs. This year, I plan to use a multilevel bookcase right in front of an east facing window and hope they will grow pas their 4' and become real veggies. I have copious plastic and clay pots and I will use the idea of putting the ugly plastic into the prettier clay, but I have to say, reading the comments, this all sounds pretty overwhelming. Any ideas to just tame it down to some njce veggies growing in my house?

Good question.The bottom line is, do not plant the same vegetables in the same dirt.However, the dirt may still be useful, in the same container/s if you know what vegetable grew in which pot. If you carefully rotate your crops, just like a ground-level gardener, you can continue use the soil. Here's a video on crop rotation for more details:If you haven't kept track of what grew in which pot, it would be best to start with new dirt this year. Then, plan to rotate in the coming years.Have a great harvest!I would like to know what youSubmitted by Brenda cornett on May 19, 2014 - 1:19am. It would need to be a very sturdy table, such as a garden workbench or sturdy picnic table. For squash, even patio types, you'll need to use at least a 5-gallon pot that's 24 inches deep.

With soil added, they can weigh quite a bit. A 10-gallon pot, for example, can weigh more than 50 pounds. If you do want to try it, make sure the table is very solid, not wobbly, and won't tip if children, adults, pets, or wildlife might bump it or (in the case of animals) walk over it. Also, the drainage from the pots will spill out onto the table-so it should be able to handle moisture. As an alternative, tiny, compact squash varieties can be grown in upside-down hanging planters. Hi,I am quite new atSubmitted by Nathalie on May 26, 2014 - 1:42pm.

Hi,I am quite new at gardening and I am grateful for the advice you give which seems to be life saving to me. It has always been listed on my bucket list to start growing vegetables and be good at it and it looks like your tips could help me realise that. Post reading your article, I am now opting for Peppers and Tomatoes for a start. Thanks from Mauritius to the Almanac staff for such precise and helpful tips.Nathalie My first time with containerSubmitted by garysxterra on April 17, 2014 - 10:37pm. Hello!I am really unsure why there are little nats around my plants. I am growing tomatoes in a topsy turvy, sweet banana peppers, bell peppers, green onion, sweet onion, garlic, cucumbers, lettuce, and multiple types of flowers in clay/plastic pots.

Everything is growing amazingly and I am so proud of it. These nats are very confusing to me. I water them once a day because of how warm it gets down in Florida and since its been sunny out. My roommate is growing chives and mint. Can that be attracting these little critters to all of the plants?

I am not understanding why these annoying bugs are even near the plants! Also how can I avoid bugs coming near my plants? I put coffee grinds in my soil and I use potting/garden (specifically for vegetables) soil. Is the soil way too damp where these bugs are growing in it or do my plants have a disease or something? Please help me out! There are several tiny flies that might be causing a problem.

Could these be fungus gnats? They can often be a problem in wet, rotting organic matter. The adult gnats don't harm your plants, but they lay eggs in the soil.

The larvae of the gnats live in the top of the soil feeding on decaying matter, root hairs, mulch, compost, and fungi. Since they can feed on root hairs, the larvae can stunt a plant's growth if in large numbers, but this usually only occurs in indoors situations, such as greenhouses. Outdoors, they usually don't cause serious damage.Outdoors, they might be harder to control, but to help get rid of the eggs, you can try to remove and discard some of the loose soil around your plants without disturbing the roots. Add fresh sterile soil and a thin layer of sand to the surface of the soil.

Let the soil dry out and only water when the soil becomes dry down to about 2 inches deep or so.To control adult gnats, you can try setting out yellow sticky traps. Or, trap them by setting out a jar filled with 4 parts apple cider vinegar and 1 part liquid dishwashing soap; cover the jar with a lid in which several holes have been punched. My husband and I just built aSubmitted by Mrs Kelly on June 26, 2013 - 3:08pm. Hello, I live in the greater portland area in oregon. I have been notorious for not being able to keep plants alive, but I am desperate for a cost effective food source and love the idea of successful gardening. Does anyone here have tips for creating a successful vegetable and herb garden in containers? I am completely lost as to where to start, other than I know I'd like to raise my own starts and hopefully outdoor transplant into containers.

I'm just a little confused as to where I start this process exactly. Any help is much appreciated.:) Pages.