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No Excuses – Get Started in Container Gardening
Thomas Fyrd asked:
If you have a natural inclination to garden, but live in an
apartment or somewhere with little space to have a full garden,
you can still grow plants by using containers. They can be hung,
or set on your patio, window sill, or balcony. Adding some
greenery to your home will instantly make it look nicer.
If you use containers that are not too big or heavy, they are
easy to rearrange as needed. Sometimes you’ll just want a
chance, or maybe for practical reasons you need to move some
plants around. It is much easier than transplanting plants in a
traditional garden! As long as the plant receives about the same
amount of light, there should be no problems. Another benefit to
container gardening is that you can grow almost any type of
plant. You will simply need to give it the conditions it needs
to grow in, including the right soil type, temperature, amount of
sunlight, and nutrients. You can plan all of this out before
hand and place the plant where in the location that will give it
the best chance of a healthy life.
It looks nice to have plants at different levels. You can hang
them or place them on supports. If you don’t have a lot of
space, hanging the plants is very desirable because it doesn’t
take up any floor space. You will have a beautiful “vertical
garden” with plenty of space to enjoy it. Besides hanging the
plants, you can use a wooden stepladder to start a vertical
garden. You can have one plant on each level of the ladder.
Since you have to water each container individually, the
maintenance will be slightly higher than in a traditional garden.
You will have to water more often as well. You’ll probably have
less plants in your container garden than a typical outside
garden though, so the time and effort should even out. Even
though you need to water often, don’t water too often. The
plants will not be healthy if they receive too much, or too
little water.
You should buy some extra containers in case some break or you
decide to add more plants than you initially planned. The style
of the containers should match, but they should not all look the
same. Having different sizes and shapes, with colors that
compliment each other is ideal. Plastic containers are the
easiest to maintain, and you won
If you have a natural inclination to garden, but live in an
apartment or somewhere with little space to have a full garden,
you can still grow plants by using containers. They can be hung,
or set on your patio, window sill, or balcony. Adding some
greenery to your home will instantly make it look nicer.
If you use containers that are not too big or heavy, they are
easy to rearrange as needed. Sometimes you’ll just want a
chance, or maybe for practical reasons you need to move some
plants around. It is much easier than transplanting plants in a
traditional garden! As long as the plant receives about the same
amount of light, there should be no problems. Another benefit to
container gardening is that you can grow almost any type of
plant. You will simply need to give it the conditions it needs
to grow in, including the right soil type, temperature, amount of
sunlight, and nutrients. You can plan all of this out before
hand and place the plant where in the location that will give it
the best chance of a healthy life.
It looks nice to have plants at different levels. You can hang
them or place them on supports. If you don’t have a lot of
space, hanging the plants is very desirable because it doesn’t
take up any floor space. You will have a beautiful “vertical
garden” with plenty of space to enjoy it. Besides hanging the
plants, you can use a wooden stepladder to start a vertical
garden. You can have one plant on each level of the ladder.
Since you have to water each container individually, the
maintenance will be slightly higher than in a traditional garden.
You will have to water more often as well. You’ll probably have
less plants in your container garden than a typical outside
garden though, so the time and effort should even out. Even
though you need to water often, don’t water too often. The
plants will not be healthy if they receive too much, or too
little water.
You should buy some extra containers in case some break or you
decide to add more plants than you initially planned. The style
of the containers should match, but they should not all look the
same. Having different sizes and shapes, with colors that
compliment each other is ideal. Plastic containers are the
easiest to maintain, and you won
Growing Vegetables in Containers – The Compact Solution
Judy Williams asked:
Container vegetable gardens are a great alternative for those that don’t have access to backyards. There can be a range of reasons to grow your vegetables in containers…easy access to the kitchen, safer environments for children and the handicapped or just lack of a yard to use for gardening.
Vegetable gardens in containers can also be extremely attractive and serve the dual purpose of style and function around your patio.
The no dig vegetable garden can be just as successful in containers provided similar guidelines are followed.
Drainage is vital so ensure your containers have appropriate drainage holes to allow water to escape. If they don’t, the plants will literally ‘drown’ and will be susceptible to diseases. They also need a sunny space. The advantage with vegetables grown in containers is that you can move the containers around to follow the sun if no one spot in your patio or garden is suitable.
Vegetables grown in containers will need some additional attention. Their root system is restricted to the pot so make sure you keep them well watered. Containers are far more likely to dry out in hot conditions which will kill your plants or have them ‘fruit’ poorly.
It is also very important that a mulch is put on top of the container. This will slow evaporation and keep the surface temperature of the soil cooler. Plants like tomatoes have small, fiberous roots which will dry and die in hot soil.
Container vegetables may need some additional fertilising due to the extra watering. Nutrients will be washed away quicker in a container than in the ground. A diluted water soluble fertiliser is the best option to use regularly with vegetables.
There have been many varieties of vegetables that have been bred to grow in containers. They are generally referred to a ‘dwarf’ varieties for obvious reasons. A list of suggested varieties and container sizes may help with your selection. Check with your seed supplier on the varieties they recommend.
Having said that, there are many vegetable varieties that will do very well in containers. Tomatoes, lettuce, beets, carrots, cabbage, peas, beans, capsicums and peppers are all good choices. Cucumbers, cauliflower and broccoli will also do well as will virtually all herbs.
Crops like potatoes, corn, pumpkins and vine fruits generally need more room than a container can provide. But the size of your containers and the varieties available to you will dictate what you grow. As with most gardening, trial and error is your best education.
Rose Maven
Container vegetable gardens are a great alternative for those that don’t have access to backyards. There can be a range of reasons to grow your vegetables in containers…easy access to the kitchen, safer environments for children and the handicapped or just lack of a yard to use for gardening.
Vegetable gardens in containers can also be extremely attractive and serve the dual purpose of style and function around your patio.
The no dig vegetable garden can be just as successful in containers provided similar guidelines are followed.
Drainage is vital so ensure your containers have appropriate drainage holes to allow water to escape. If they don’t, the plants will literally ‘drown’ and will be susceptible to diseases. They also need a sunny space. The advantage with vegetables grown in containers is that you can move the containers around to follow the sun if no one spot in your patio or garden is suitable.
Vegetables grown in containers will need some additional attention. Their root system is restricted to the pot so make sure you keep them well watered. Containers are far more likely to dry out in hot conditions which will kill your plants or have them ‘fruit’ poorly.
It is also very important that a mulch is put on top of the container. This will slow evaporation and keep the surface temperature of the soil cooler. Plants like tomatoes have small, fiberous roots which will dry and die in hot soil.
Container vegetables may need some additional fertilising due to the extra watering. Nutrients will be washed away quicker in a container than in the ground. A diluted water soluble fertiliser is the best option to use regularly with vegetables.
There have been many varieties of vegetables that have been bred to grow in containers. They are generally referred to a ‘dwarf’ varieties for obvious reasons. A list of suggested varieties and container sizes may help with your selection. Check with your seed supplier on the varieties they recommend.
Having said that, there are many vegetable varieties that will do very well in containers. Tomatoes, lettuce, beets, carrots, cabbage, peas, beans, capsicums and peppers are all good choices. Cucumbers, cauliflower and broccoli will also do well as will virtually all herbs.
Crops like potatoes, corn, pumpkins and vine fruits generally need more room than a container can provide. But the size of your containers and the varieties available to you will dictate what you grow. As with most gardening, trial and error is your best education.
Rose Maven
What Is Vertical Gardening?
Janet Combs asked:
Have you ever dreamed of harvesting your own fruit and vegetables, fresh from the garden? Have you ever baulked at rising produce prices, and spent an arm and a leg on fresh produce only to take it home and find it bland? Have you ever wished you had a spacious backyard to grow your own corn and strawberries, but gave up your dreams because you work in the city and live in an apartment?
What if I told you that you can harvest as much fresh fruit and vegetables as you’d like from your very own garden with only the space on your balcony or windowsills.
You might think it is a crazy idea right?
With today’s vertical gardening techniques, you can grow your own produce as long as you have somewhere sunny, be it a balcony, porch, or alleyway along a fence. With vertical gardening, you train your veggies to grow up, not out.
Vertical gardening relies on the fact that plants will grow where ever there is light, nutrients, and support. This means that even if your cucumber vine is growing from a pot straight up a wall, it will still produce!
Long ago, it was commonly thought that only with expansive amounts of land can one grow produce. The problem was that before the advent of pots, irrigation, and soil conditioners, each plant relied strictly on what was in the soil beneath it to survive.
This meant that a given plant would consume a large amount of soil in order to produce a given amount of fruit.
Today, we can engineer optimum conditions for a given plant in a milk jug, and watch it produce many pounds of vegetables. This is possible through the application of science and careful planning of your garden well before planting the first seed.
Do not be discouraged, although the process may seem labor intensive and difficult, it truly isn’t. After only a few weeks you will understand most of the theory and after a single season you will become a seasoned professional at growing your own produce indoors or in small spaces. Imagine covering an entire wall with bean vines, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Imagine the satisfaction you will get when you bite into your very own produce, which will taste many fold better than that which is available at the store. This and much more is possible with vertical gardening!
So, if you have decided that vertical gardening may be something you would like more information about, scour the Internet for more info. You will be surprised at the resources available, and I am sure if you set your mind to it you could be harvesting your own fruit and veggies this year. Vertical gardening may be bringing fresh produce to a balcony near you soon.
Container Gardening
Have you ever dreamed of harvesting your own fruit and vegetables, fresh from the garden? Have you ever baulked at rising produce prices, and spent an arm and a leg on fresh produce only to take it home and find it bland? Have you ever wished you had a spacious backyard to grow your own corn and strawberries, but gave up your dreams because you work in the city and live in an apartment?
What if I told you that you can harvest as much fresh fruit and vegetables as you’d like from your very own garden with only the space on your balcony or windowsills.
You might think it is a crazy idea right?
With today’s vertical gardening techniques, you can grow your own produce as long as you have somewhere sunny, be it a balcony, porch, or alleyway along a fence. With vertical gardening, you train your veggies to grow up, not out.
Vertical gardening relies on the fact that plants will grow where ever there is light, nutrients, and support. This means that even if your cucumber vine is growing from a pot straight up a wall, it will still produce!
Long ago, it was commonly thought that only with expansive amounts of land can one grow produce. The problem was that before the advent of pots, irrigation, and soil conditioners, each plant relied strictly on what was in the soil beneath it to survive.
This meant that a given plant would consume a large amount of soil in order to produce a given amount of fruit.
Today, we can engineer optimum conditions for a given plant in a milk jug, and watch it produce many pounds of vegetables. This is possible through the application of science and careful planning of your garden well before planting the first seed.
Do not be discouraged, although the process may seem labor intensive and difficult, it truly isn’t. After only a few weeks you will understand most of the theory and after a single season you will become a seasoned professional at growing your own produce indoors or in small spaces. Imagine covering an entire wall with bean vines, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Imagine the satisfaction you will get when you bite into your very own produce, which will taste many fold better than that which is available at the store. This and much more is possible with vertical gardening!
So, if you have decided that vertical gardening may be something you would like more information about, scour the Internet for more info. You will be surprised at the resources available, and I am sure if you set your mind to it you could be harvesting your own fruit and veggies this year. Vertical gardening may be bringing fresh produce to a balcony near you soon.
Container Gardening
Making Indoor Herb Gardening Simple
Luvi Marie Corcuera asked:
It can be a fun hobby or it just be functional, indoor herb gardening definitely has many uses. If you have no idea what indoor herb gardening is, well it’s simply the cultivating and growing of herbs for either medicinal, culinary or ornate purposes inside the home. Indoor herb gardens are for the majority grown in containers which are placed near windows or areas where there is exposure to the sun. Indoor herb gardening has a multitude of benefits and these can include the convenience of having fresh herbs readily available for your kitchen or for your medicinal needs. As a cooking need, the availability of an indoor herb garden in your own kitchen is sometimes indispensable especially if you need herbs all the time.
Guides For Planting Herbs In Containers
In today’s age of instant everything, an indoor herb container garden sometimes becomes a necessity and the good news is that it is actually quite easy to have one. Pots with pre-measured soil, seeds and nutrients are being sold in many stores and this makes it easy to have an indoor herb container garden in your own kitchen.
There are a few simple tips you should be aware of when planting herbs and one of these is being careful when you place the herb seeds in the soil. Placing them too deep could translate to the them not growing well whilst too shallow could mean that the roots would not get a firm grip on the soil and easily be toppled over. When you start off your indoor herb gardening project, you will need to ensure that a thin layer of sandy soil or even gravel is placed at the bottom of the container pot. Doing this will allow for proper drainage so that the pot will not be water logged. Many of the common herbs really do not want too much water being maintained in the pot so this point should be taken seriously. At the bottom of the pot, it is of course necessary to have holes to facilitate the proper drainage needs. For some, they may even prefer to place additional pieces of chips or tree bark as part of the potting mix. This technique does the job of not only providing excellent drainage for the pot, it also gives additional organic matter into the pot which provides added nutrients as it decomposes and thus improving the chances of a successful indoor herb gardening project.
A few other things you may want to do is to ensure that your pot’s soil is ever so slightly moist at least until the herb seeds have germinated. This can be done by misting the soil around two or three times each day. Like most plants, indoor herb gardens need sunlight and as such the herb plants should be exposed to sunlight for a few hours a day. By providing exposure to sunlight the plants are coax out of their seeds. As a matter of fact most herbs enjoy sunlight so ensure that they get an abundant amount everyday, and for many reasons this is why the window sill is an ideal place to put the indoor herb garden.
These simple tips for indoor herb gardening would be useful for many especially for the novice gardeners who would want to try out indoor herb gardening at home. By following the steps above, you will ensure that your efforts in having your very own indoor herb garden will be beneficial to you and ease a lot of your stress.
Container Gardening
It can be a fun hobby or it just be functional, indoor herb gardening definitely has many uses. If you have no idea what indoor herb gardening is, well it’s simply the cultivating and growing of herbs for either medicinal, culinary or ornate purposes inside the home. Indoor herb gardens are for the majority grown in containers which are placed near windows or areas where there is exposure to the sun. Indoor herb gardening has a multitude of benefits and these can include the convenience of having fresh herbs readily available for your kitchen or for your medicinal needs. As a cooking need, the availability of an indoor herb garden in your own kitchen is sometimes indispensable especially if you need herbs all the time.
Guides For Planting Herbs In Containers
In today’s age of instant everything, an indoor herb container garden sometimes becomes a necessity and the good news is that it is actually quite easy to have one. Pots with pre-measured soil, seeds and nutrients are being sold in many stores and this makes it easy to have an indoor herb container garden in your own kitchen.
There are a few simple tips you should be aware of when planting herbs and one of these is being careful when you place the herb seeds in the soil. Placing them too deep could translate to the them not growing well whilst too shallow could mean that the roots would not get a firm grip on the soil and easily be toppled over. When you start off your indoor herb gardening project, you will need to ensure that a thin layer of sandy soil or even gravel is placed at the bottom of the container pot. Doing this will allow for proper drainage so that the pot will not be water logged. Many of the common herbs really do not want too much water being maintained in the pot so this point should be taken seriously. At the bottom of the pot, it is of course necessary to have holes to facilitate the proper drainage needs. For some, they may even prefer to place additional pieces of chips or tree bark as part of the potting mix. This technique does the job of not only providing excellent drainage for the pot, it also gives additional organic matter into the pot which provides added nutrients as it decomposes and thus improving the chances of a successful indoor herb gardening project.
A few other things you may want to do is to ensure that your pot’s soil is ever so slightly moist at least until the herb seeds have germinated. This can be done by misting the soil around two or three times each day. Like most plants, indoor herb gardens need sunlight and as such the herb plants should be exposed to sunlight for a few hours a day. By providing exposure to sunlight the plants are coax out of their seeds. As a matter of fact most herbs enjoy sunlight so ensure that they get an abundant amount everyday, and for many reasons this is why the window sill is an ideal place to put the indoor herb garden.
These simple tips for indoor herb gardening would be useful for many especially for the novice gardeners who would want to try out indoor herb gardening at home. By following the steps above, you will ensure that your efforts in having your very own indoor herb garden will be beneficial to you and ease a lot of your stress.
Container Gardening
Planning A New Vegetable Garden
Dan Turner asked:
Looking to start a garden? Gardening season is upon us again. This is my favorite time of the year! Whether you are planting on a existing garden plot, or are moving your garden to another area, or just starting from scratch, there a few things you will need to consider in order to get your new vegetable garden going. Plan that new garden early!
First, consider what you would like to plant. Corn? Tomatoes? Cucumbers? Depending on what you decide will bring you to some other questions.
Do you know what if any amendments your soil may need? Now would be a good time for a soil test, so you can add any nutrients well before planting season.
Questions like, what size should my garden be? If you want corn in your garden, then you will need a larger space, verses planting onions, which requires little space at all. Just remember that if you are new to gardening, you may want to start with a smaller garden until you gain some experience. The larger the garden, the more work involved. And then that takes you to where would be a good location, and is that location sunny or shaded?
Once these questions are answered, then the land will need to be prepared, and next off to purchase your seeds or plants!
The key to having a great garden in pre-planning. Be sure to ask yourself questions, or visit your local gardening center before starting on a new vegetable garden, and you will be on your way to great tasting, fresh vegetables from your garden to your table.
container garden
Looking to start a garden? Gardening season is upon us again. This is my favorite time of the year! Whether you are planting on a existing garden plot, or are moving your garden to another area, or just starting from scratch, there a few things you will need to consider in order to get your new vegetable garden going. Plan that new garden early!
First, consider what you would like to plant. Corn? Tomatoes? Cucumbers? Depending on what you decide will bring you to some other questions.
Do you know what if any amendments your soil may need? Now would be a good time for a soil test, so you can add any nutrients well before planting season.
Questions like, what size should my garden be? If you want corn in your garden, then you will need a larger space, verses planting onions, which requires little space at all. Just remember that if you are new to gardening, you may want to start with a smaller garden until you gain some experience. The larger the garden, the more work involved. And then that takes you to where would be a good location, and is that location sunny or shaded?
Once these questions are answered, then the land will need to be prepared, and next off to purchase your seeds or plants!
The key to having a great garden in pre-planning. Be sure to ask yourself questions, or visit your local gardening center before starting on a new vegetable garden, and you will be on your way to great tasting, fresh vegetables from your garden to your table.
container garden
Can fresh salsa and hot banana peppers be counted as a vegetable serving?
t8t8t8 asked:
I top my rice cakes with fresh salsa every day. I absolutely looooove it. The banana peppers I eat are pickled. And if I remember correctly, pickling helps preserve nutrients?
Mini Garden
I top my rice cakes with fresh salsa every day. I absolutely looooove it. The banana peppers I eat are pickled. And if I remember correctly, pickling helps preserve nutrients?
Mini Garden
Organic Gardening – Reasons Pepper Plants Can Turn Yellow
John Yazo asked:
One of the most common problems that the home gardener have with their pepper plants is the yellowing of their leaves. This can be caused by a few different reasons. The first is the lack of nitrogen and magnesium, another reason is chlorinated water, soil splash on the lower leaves from watering and a fungal problem.
The first reason, the yellowing of leaves is most of the times caused by a lack of nitrogen and magnesium in the garden’s soil. This can be simply a result of the nutrients being leeched from the soil due to excess water. Pepper plants only need 1″ of water per week. Another reason is the plants may need an application of fertilizer that is high in nitrogen to get past this problem.
Normally you wouldn’t want to give pepper or tomatoes a high dose of nitrogen, it will usually result in lush foliage and not a strong harvest. You need to get the plants healthy again, so if they need a dose of nitrogen do it sparingly.
Another thing that works for me is to apply an epsom salt spray to my pepper plants. Epsom salt will supply magnesium and calcium that can be absorbed by the leaves for a quick recovery. You may want to try this foliar spray. I mix 3 tablespoons of epsom salt to one gallon of water and spray the foliage.Then I apply a slow release organic fertilizer that is high in nitrogen to the soil around the plant. At this time I remove any flower buds so the plants can solely concentrate their energy on there foliage. There is still plenty of time for a productive harvest.
If chlorine is the problem, you can simply rid the water of chlorine by just running the water into a bucket and letting the bucket stand for a few hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Lower leaves that turn yellow on your pepper plants can be simply caused from soil splash when watering. They will yellow and wilt. Remove these yellow leaves and your plants should do just fine.
peppers
One of the most common problems that the home gardener have with their pepper plants is the yellowing of their leaves. This can be caused by a few different reasons. The first is the lack of nitrogen and magnesium, another reason is chlorinated water, soil splash on the lower leaves from watering and a fungal problem.
The first reason, the yellowing of leaves is most of the times caused by a lack of nitrogen and magnesium in the garden’s soil. This can be simply a result of the nutrients being leeched from the soil due to excess water. Pepper plants only need 1″ of water per week. Another reason is the plants may need an application of fertilizer that is high in nitrogen to get past this problem.
Normally you wouldn’t want to give pepper or tomatoes a high dose of nitrogen, it will usually result in lush foliage and not a strong harvest. You need to get the plants healthy again, so if they need a dose of nitrogen do it sparingly.
Another thing that works for me is to apply an epsom salt spray to my pepper plants. Epsom salt will supply magnesium and calcium that can be absorbed by the leaves for a quick recovery. You may want to try this foliar spray. I mix 3 tablespoons of epsom salt to one gallon of water and spray the foliage.Then I apply a slow release organic fertilizer that is high in nitrogen to the soil around the plant. At this time I remove any flower buds so the plants can solely concentrate their energy on there foliage. There is still plenty of time for a productive harvest.
If chlorine is the problem, you can simply rid the water of chlorine by just running the water into a bucket and letting the bucket stand for a few hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Lower leaves that turn yellow on your pepper plants can be simply caused from soil splash when watering. They will yellow and wilt. Remove these yellow leaves and your plants should do just fine.
peppers