nova
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Post by nova on Mar 27, 2021 7:14:21 GMT -5
I think a lot of people who live in city area, they tend to have less space for the gardening and the growing of vegetables. And so it can get a bit difficult for the growing your own stuff even for a hobby. And so I think it'd be interesting to make use of the container for those type of the gardening activity.
I am thinking of growing small and a bit healthy vegetables if possible.
Have you ever done container gardening in small space? How was your experience?
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Post by lammchen on Apr 12, 2021 7:32:48 GMT -5
Do you have a lot of sunlight where you intend to place the container? How about bees in the area?
My daughter lives in a city and has a tiny patio and decided to build a really nice wood container garden. She went out and bought baby plants because it was too late to do seeds and she saw blossoms on her plants but never got any fruit. I asked her if there were any bees around to pollinate the plants and she said other people had gardens so they had to be around.
If you don't see a lot of bees you can always try to pollinate the plants yourself by figuring out the male and female blossoms. I almost did that with some of my squash because the bees were cross-pollinating with my cucumbers and the veggies were looking funky.
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Post by ZandraJoi on May 9, 2022 10:08:21 GMT -5
nova, lammchen, Here's an article I found that may be helpful. Easy container gardening"Container gardening offers something for everyone, from beginners to seasoned green thumbs. Growing vegetables, flowers and herbs in pots can be cost-effective, inspiring and tailored for any urban balcony or country patio...."
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Post by lammchen on May 18, 2022 17:35:45 GMT -5
I actually got 2 zucchini plants for Mother's Day and I am doing the container gardening method for those this year!! I had a container for one and had to drill holes in the bottom for drainage and for the other...a pink trash can LOL They're both proudly displayed in my front yard in the landscape where they'll get sun all day long.
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Post by ZandraJoi on May 19, 2022 11:03:51 GMT -5
I actually got 2 zucchini plants for Mother's Day and I am doing the container gardening method for those this year!! I had a container for one and had to drill holes in the bottom for drainage and for the other...a pink trash can LOL They're both proudly displayed in my front yard in the landscape where they'll get sun all day long. That's awesome! Pink trash cans work I wish more communities would be open to having a veggie garden in the front. They are not eyesores. I definitely rather have them than the junk you see in people's yards!
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Post by nomad on May 26, 2022 11:10:36 GMT -5
I live in a city, I do not have a large front yard or backyard. Whatever space I have in front of my house or back of my house is cemented and there is no soil for gardening. Therefore, I try to do container cardeing. I also try terrace gardening by creatng raised beds.
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Post by Bob on Jun 8, 2022 19:05:17 GMT -5
We have containers for some of our plants.
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Post by lammchen on Jun 9, 2022 18:37:11 GMT -5
My zucchini in the containers are doing well! I have 5 little zucchini on one plant and 2 on the other. I need to check every day to see if two of them are ready to snip off. If I get them while they're small, it will encourage more zucchini.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jun 10, 2022 9:33:17 GMT -5
My zucchini in the containers are doing well! I have 5 little zucchini on one plant and 2 on the other. I need to check every day to see if two of them are ready to snip off. If I get them while they're small, it will encourage more zucchini. Thank you for that update! My dad always grows zucchini & after awhile, he has a hard time giving them away but he tends to have A LOT of plants lol
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Post by golden on Jun 11, 2022 22:15:42 GMT -5
nova First of all check whethher you recieves all the day sunlight or not. You can grow many vegetables even with some sun light. climbing plants are better to go in containers as they climb and give vegetables to you. Example Bitterguard. Tomatoes are the easiest way to grow in containers in less space, please check in Google or I can help you.
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Post by lammchen on Jun 25, 2022 11:02:03 GMT -5
Well, my little zucchini didn't get pollinated by the bees properly Most of the babies turned yellow and shriveled up and died. If this keeps happening I'll need to pollinate the plants myself!! I did get 2 tiny ones and they were delicious. I have 2 more that look like they'll make it, but the majority of the babies are dying.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jun 27, 2022 21:01:57 GMT -5
Well, my little zucchini didn't get pollinated by the bees properly Most of the babies turned yellow and shriveled up and died. If this keeps happening I'll need to pollinate the plants myself!! I did get 2 tiny ones and they were delicious. I have 2 more that look like they'll make it, but the majority of the babies are dying. Aww! That's too bad! I've heard of being able to pollinate plants but I have not had to do it myself.
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Post by demonskeith on Jun 28, 2022 0:19:59 GMT -5
Containers work just fine, the big issue is keeping in mind where any excess water gets drain to (like not down on top of someone) and making sure you don't plant stuff that doesn't overtake the other stuff going. I did a few pots when living at an apartment building and they turned out well enough.
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Post by lammchen on Jul 7, 2022 17:09:39 GMT -5
So far we've gotten 7 little zucchini from the 2 containers. 3 more are growing so we'll have a count of 10 very soon. I try to pick them early to encourage more growth.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 12, 2022 9:04:04 GMT -5
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Post by lammchen on Jul 13, 2022 15:12:23 GMT -5
I have 2 different types of zucchini plants and they are in separated containers. The one that is in a pink trash bin is doing great! The one in a planter I've used in the past is doing awful. I hadn't used the planter in about 9 months before putting the plant into it, so what could be the problem? I thought my last plants died in there because of bugs but there shouldn't have been bugs over winter surviving (we threw the dirt out). Any ideas?
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 16, 2022 9:31:16 GMT -5
I have 2 different types of zucchini plants and they are in separated containers. The one that is in a pink trash bin is doing great! The one in a planter I've used in the past is doing awful. I hadn't used the planter in about 9 months before putting the plant into it, so what could be the problem? I thought my last plants died in there because of bugs but there shouldn't have been bugs over winter surviving (we threw the dirt out). Any ideas? Some bugs can overwinter. Does it have good drainage? What are the symptoms? Wilted or damage to the leaves? Root rot?
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Post by Prometheus on Jul 16, 2022 10:34:43 GMT -5
I might need to try looking into this as an alternative to being unable to have an actual garden with my backyard being too small. I've also considered delving into hydroponics and hanging gardens as well for tomatoes or cucumbers.
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Post by lammchen on Jul 21, 2022 10:33:27 GMT -5
I have 2 different types of zucchini plants and they are in separated containers. The one that is in a pink trash bin is doing great! The one in a planter I've used in the past is doing awful. I hadn't used the planter in about 9 months before putting the plant into it, so what could be the problem? I thought my last plants died in there because of bugs but there shouldn't have been bugs over winter surviving (we threw the dirt out). Any ideas? Some bugs can overwinter. Does it have good drainage? What are the symptoms? Wilted or damage to the leaves? Root rot? I'm trying to remember what I had planted in that planter last year and I think it was basil. I drilled 4 hole in the bottom of it so there is good drainage. The leaves are looking like it's being overwatered but it's not. I wonder if squash bugs found them?
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 22, 2022 10:23:45 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember what I had planted in that planter last year and I think it was basil. I drilled 4 hole in the bottom of it so there is good drainage. The leaves are looking like it's being overwatered but it's not. I wonder if squash bugs found them? Squash bugs can do a number on plants, however, they usually do great damage on more than one plant.
Maybe for that plant, it was too much water?
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Post by lammchen on Jul 22, 2022 10:54:31 GMT -5
I went outside this morning to move the container that was overgrowing, and it had roots that had grown straight through the drain holes and down into the mulch! LOL The other container was on the driveway so it couldn't get the root system any deeper. I'm guessing that is part of the problem!
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 23, 2022 10:12:39 GMT -5
I went outside this morning to move the container that was overgrowing, and it had roots that had grown straight through the drain holes and down into the mulch! LOL The other container was on the driveway so it couldn't get the root system any deeper. I'm guessing that is part of the problem! Rootbound can be detrimental to plants that need to spread out. I've accidentally killed those in planters when I should've just planted them into the ground so their roots could spread. You may also like this article for future reference: Brown tips on leaves
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Post by lammchen on Jul 29, 2022 9:34:29 GMT -5
I had to move the containers so I could trim the bushes in the landscape and the one container had roots going 2 feet out from the container! Wow.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 30, 2022 9:20:30 GMT -5
I had to move the containers so I could trim the bushes in the landscape and the one container had roots going 2 feet out from the container! Wow. That is one healthy plant lol
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Post by golden on Jul 31, 2022 1:06:14 GMT -5
I went outside this morning to move the container that was overgrowing, and it had roots that had grown straight through the drain holes and down into the mulch! LOL The other container was on the driveway so it couldn't get the root system any deeper. I'm guessing that is part of the problem! If the roots are growing outside drain holes, then big pot is urgent required for a healthy grow. I would suggest you to transplant immediately and container gardening needs most time to devote on them than plants on direct soil.
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Post by lammchen on Aug 3, 2022 19:44:02 GMT -5
I went outside this morning to move the container that was overgrowing, and it had roots that had grown straight through the drain holes and down into the mulch! LOL The other container was on the driveway so it couldn't get the root system any deeper. I'm guessing that is part of the problem! If the roots are growing outside drain holes, then big pot is urgent required for a healthy grow. I would suggest you to transplant immediately and container gardening needs most time to devote on them than plants on direct soil. Too late. Once I moved the healthy plant (I had to trim the bushes surrounding it) the roots got pulled up and it is near death. I got a lot of zucchini out of it so that's not too bad but next year I'll either put the containers in my garden where I don't have to move them or just do my garden the old fashioned way.
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