Hello! My name is Bethany and I grow things in my rooftop container garden in Chicago. In this video, I’ll go over what you need to know if you’re just starting out with container gardening.
Timestamps:
0:00 My Container Gardening Experience
1:33 Choosing Your Garden Space
4:05 Selecting Plants
8:08 Container Options
11:25 Water Access
12:27 Planting
14:11 Fertilizer
15:39 Helpful Garden Apps
19:13 Garden Tour
Other Helpful Videos:
Grow Bags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9zPHfekB2s&t=92s
Raised Beds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88Ag_GKgTw&t=35s
Deck Capacity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcfYgqRwM9c
How I Fertilize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZQMzy63Nzs
For daily updates, follow me on Instagram @chicagogardener
My favorite gardening products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chicagogardener
11 Comments
Hello dear friend Great for sharing video I support your channel . new friend here thank you
Great video as always! It really is very important to know where your sun is. I love love love your petunias 😍
Love to watch your videos at least some one is talking about rooftop gardening 🤦thank you so much h because your videos are really help full for people like me who do gardening on the rooftop
I’ve added tons of pots to my garden in the past 2 years. I’m in PA zone 6b/7a. I’ve wondered if you addressed winter care for the pots? Do you put them in a more protected area so they don’t get damaged from snow and ice? I mostly have plastic pots.
Hello 👋🏻, Great information to have. I enjoy your channel. Thank you
Love your videos and that's the reason we are your subscribers 😇
Just followed you on Instagram and found this video!! I’m so excited to start container gardening. I live in northwest indiana- about 20 minutes from downtown chicago! Is it too late in the season to start gardening? ❤️
Beautiful! I would add locking casters to your raised bed to be able to move it if that’s something you wanna do or you can buy these little moving dolly’s they sell that has a depression in the middle with 3 wheels on the outside to slip under anything with legs and you need one for each leg, they’re super convenient especially for moving or refinishing furniture and they’re not permanent like casters
Just found your video and oh my! Your garden is stunning, filled to the brim with life & colour. Was a joy to see. ☺️ And thank you for the tips! 🌱💛
This video was really great! I live in NJ and I started my first container garden at the end of May, early June this year. I truly have no idea what I’m doing, but it sure is fun! 😀
Clearly, you know a LOT more about gardening than I do, but I also keep a gardening diary. I use it for planning, what might I want to try to grow next year. What did I start, and when. When did I notice sprouts? When did I transplant outside? Etc. That way, I can try to plan better next year.