Bucket gardening is a simple and inexpensive way to get started growing. Here’s what to do:
• Drill several 1-inch (2.5 cm) holes in a food-grade 5-gallon bucket
• Fill the bucket almost all the way up with good-quality potting soil. I use the Raised Bed Mix from Arizona Worm Farm
• Consider adding an oya to help provide moisture for your plant. I use the oyas from Growoya http://growoya.com/growing use code GROWING for a discount
• Use your area’s planting guide to determine what to plant, and it plant it carefully at the same level as the nursery pot
• Add a thick layer of mulch
• Water well (fill the oya too!)
• Put your bucket in a location that receives at least 6 hours of sun. Morning sunlight is best! (I put my bucket on some bricks to keep it up off the ground)
More questions?
• My blog has several articles all about container gardening. https://growinginthegarden.com/category/gardening/container-gardening/
• I wrote a book about container gardening, “How to Grow Your Own Food: A Beginner’s Guide to Container Gardening” https://amzn.to/3HxGsPj
• I have several YouTube videos dedicated to container gardening as well. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrnbT_X1WuhAk-LPhAu_-5xjjN_13mfaI
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Container Gardening
7 Comments
Oh I'm giving this a go.
V cool
Ive always worried that plastic containers and adding mulch on top will keep the soil too moist. Just paranoid about root rot a lot
That's 1 way.
Why nothing for drainage before adding the soil?…. I am interested to find out….x
I plant in buckets and storage containers all the time. Instead of an oya, I use plastic juice and water jugs Ive cleaned out really good. Thanks for sharing
NO, NO, No you do not drill holes in the bottom of the bucket unless you plan to water it 3x a day.