Container size isn’t just about gallons, it’s about the length, width, and height! Don’t make the mistake of just looking for gallons.
Container size isn’t just about gallons, it’s about the length, width, and height! Don’t make the mistake of just looking for gallons.
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What would be great is a general list of veggie types with the minimum and ideal length/width/depth container required. Does that exist anywhere? I tried asking AI and it didn't know jack.
Great information!
Very helpful, thank you.
I started my first container garden last year & it was a struggle. TY for this information! It will help for this years!
I "grew" out of my gardening phase, but I stay subscribed because I love this guy's passion. I wish I loved anything as much as he loves gardening. 😊
A deep narrow pot is good for growing pole beans or sunflower (with their long deep taproots), but wouldn't work in the same volume but shallow pot. I'm still not sure what kind of root system cucumbers have (ball vs tap), but I'm experimenting in narrow and wide pots, we'll see who survives 😂
Last year I grew 5 potatoes in a 10 g grow bag and had a big harvest. So not sure what your talking about. Try it! It works.
I needed this information. Thanks for making this video. We are almost a month out from full gardening. We are in zone 3.
Loved the name, "pizza garden " 😂
Great video.
I just got some airline trolley drawers that are polypropylene and wanted to make sure what to grow in them. Lettuce, radishes, herbs, spinach, green onions, baby bok choy, etc.
I do 95% in ground. Still watching this bc I love your content.
Two funny things this video:
Compare this to the "how risky is it to plant early" video a couple weeks ago where it was sunny and 75, this video has breath clouds from it being chilly. Good ol Michigan 🙂
Second, it goes to show that the math we learned in school really matters. Instead of saying you need x gallons worth of a pot/soil, a really helpful thing I've seen for some plant channels have been depth + gallons. I've seen very nice recommendations where they say you need say.. 16 in of depth for the roots and about a 5 gallon container. So that at least helps when shopping so you know that you are looking for a certain size/shape of container vs just how much total soil it can hold.
Something that would be very helpful to me is if 1 of these gardening channels Gave specifics Example Growing an early girl tomato Would benefit in A pot that was 14" high and 14" deep I'm not an expert so I don't know if that's the correct dimensions but that would help me greatly And cause less errors in my little tiny garden area
Thanks Luke,i will not think of a grow pot the same way again.
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Excellent explanation!!
i just moved into a condo after having farm land to grow on all my life. Thank you for explaining container gardening.
I’ve been told Okra has a very long taproot. Can I grow okra in a 20 gallon grow bag?
What a confusing, complicated way to explain a simple thing. Match the way a plant grows to the container. Plants with long roots, wide roots, shallow roots, tap roots etc and to be told how the plant grows would be very helpful.
Another critical factor about growing in containers is the MATERIAL of the container. Fabric will dry out faster than ceramic. Terra cotta will dry out faster than plastic. Plastic can get hotter than ceramic. It's vital to know what growing conditions different plants need. Basil and sage are both herbs but need much different moisture conditions.
Yikes- helped me immensely!!!!!❤️Thank you!!!!
You teach so well. Thank you. I've been watching you for several years and am now able to grow most of my garden from seeds. I learn something new from each video.
Very helpful video. Thanks Luke! 👍🌱
Thank you! This is very helpful. About to plant seed potatoes in 10b and was trying to math this out myself. 😊
I like 5 gallon (food grade) buckets. In addition to my in-ground and raised beds, of course. The pots get carrots, beans, radishes, etc. And I'm about to plant carrots and beets today! My VegePod raised bed already has healthy red cabbage and broccoli well along in their growth. French Breakfast radishes haven't appeared yet, LOL! Thanks for the video, Luke! 👍
I would like to know where the hose hanger in the background came from? Very nice.
Great tips! Especially on the container shape. Never really thought about that before.
Another great video! Thank you.
I'm using 16 grow bags this year. 15 gallon & 10 gallon bags.
Good tips, I use several different sized grow bags and fold down the sides to create better sizes for what I am growing in each
Great info!
Love this! Would love to hear what container combos people are making like the pizza garden.
So much great information on your videos. Thank you, Luke.
Too many words and not enough examples.
Very helpful for those of us who are visual people. Thank you 😊
Suggestion- put cardboard on the inside sides of these containers. It will keep moisture inside. Otherwise, these containers tend to dry out rapidly!
I’ve been using fabric years for several years now, and my one piece of advice is this, whatever size you think is big enough, go one size bigger or more. Five gallon bags sound big, they aren’t, they’re tiny. A five gallon bag is barely big enough even for something relatively small like broccoli. Your plants will struggle in small containers. I’m moving up to 20 gallon fabric bags for my tomatoes this year after struggling last year with 10 gallon bags.
Could you give us an idea of how deep rooted different kinds of veggies are and how many tomato or pepper plants could fit in a 3 or 5 gallon container. What about bush beans?
What about squashes? How many and size to use.
Amazing presenter and teacher