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Fantastic video as always! This one really helped answer a lot of questions I had for soil for containers. Do you have any suggestions for southwest facing balconies where space is limited? Half of my balcony is taken over by native pollinator plants including herbs, and I'd like to expand to vegetables but I'm struggling on what to pick. I'm in the Columbia, MD region so I believe 7a/6b cusp
Perfect timing! I’m just planning to do some containers this week.
I’m well into my third growing season using containers on my deck, but I still make some novice mistakes. We have a massive deer population, rabbits, groundhogs, squirrels, and more, even though I live in a large suburb. The wildlife simply has nowhere else to go and wants to survive, so they’ll eat whatever they can reach. So containers on my deck is my solution since it has a substantial railing and gates.
I bumbled along trying various soils, container sizes, makeshift trellises, fertilizers, etc. l was pleasantly surprised that you can grow almost anything in containers! You do need to be more vigilant about watering and checking for pests because the plants live very close to one another. I also added flowers that pollinators love, like bee balm, butterfly weed, and dwarf morning glories.
I’ve already harvested hot peppers, Gypsy peppers, pickling cucumbers, english cucumbers, and some cherry tomatoes. I’ve got 4 butternut squash of substantial size that are turning orange, which is funny because I bought it by mistake.
I’m sure my homegrown garden vegetables are orders of magnitude more expensive than the grocery store varieties, but I’ve enjoyed the process too much to stop.
Is it too late to start or should i jut buy stock and get ready for next spring?
I cut some comfrey leaves that covered about a quarter of a 5 gallon bucket and then filled the bucket up to about 3/4 of the way. It now smells horrid! I understand this is normal and I need to know what ratio do I use this fertilizer to water for my GreenStalk planters? For my tomatoes? I appreciate your knowledge!
I cut some comfrey leaves that covered about a quarter of a 5 gallon bucket and then filled the bucket up to about 3/4 of the way. It now smells horrid! I understand this is normal and I need to know what ratio do I use this fertilizer to water for my GreenStalk planters? For my tomatoes? I appreciate your knowledge!
I live in 8b Florida not much I can plant now wright harvesting corn now 35 away to freeze
I just love the root pouches. Yes – they can use extra watering but I love the portability/flexibility with their placement. Also – bagged top soil. Menards has a fairly decent top soil for less than $3 a bag. I use that with a 50-50 split with peat ($15 a bag here) – and then add the fert amendments. My plants do really well in that combo. Edited to add: thank you to your son for sharing you with us during your visit. Have a happy and safe 4th.