Favorite Fruit/Vegetables to Grow in Containers?
Right now I have a lemon tree which is slowly loosing it's leaves... I'm sorry lemon tree! I'll get you a light soon! Anyways, I've tried out bell peppers but they never seemed to grow very big. My...
View ArticleTomato plants that hang upside down in containers
Have any of you seen the commercials (or grown them yourself) of the tomato plants that are hung upside down, and grow that way? When I was reading about using plant lights, it said that plants prefer...
View ArticleTomato Plants Indoors. Smelly?
I've got a dilemma. I want to grow tomatoes, but where I live it seems we don't get the right weather to grow tomatoes. Out of the 40 or so plants, we only get maybe 20 red tomatoes. I might as well...
View ArticleChristmas Cactus Questions
Christmas Cactus- this year the flowers are wonderful, but I feel like I want to put the cactus in a bigger pot, When is the best time to transplant? I also want to know if you can successfully start...
View ArticleWhat vegetable plants grow best in every day containers like milk jugs?
I don't have a lot of pots or a lot of money, so I like to use what I have. Since we go through milk like we have a calf here, I wondered if I could use empty jugs for any vegetable plants? I...
View ArticleHave your indoor vegetable plants been doing well this winter?
I always grow a few plants indoors, during the winter, because Iowa winters are horrendous. I always grow tomato plants in containers, and although they don't produce as well as outdoor plants, I get a...
View ArticleWhich are the best containers
I have seen all kinds of containers for plants on the market. Plastic, ceramic, even coconut... but which ones make the best container? I've heard some are better for one type of plant while others are...
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Self watering container
I saw on tv where a gardener took a storage tub and made it into a self watering gardening container. I was a little involved but it was awesome. The idea is to fill up the tub with water when you are...
View ArticleWhat to do with an old coffee maker bowl
Use your old coffe maker bowl to make this cute atrium. View attachment 3268
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Steel Cans?
I am working on the layout of my container garden and what all I am going to use to plant what. I came up with the idea to use the steel cans from the canned vegetables and such you can get at the...
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DIY Cheap Planters from cedar boards
Hello gardeners, I built a large flower boxes. Pictures: -----> My Windows boxes building pictures
View ArticleI need ideas!
This is my balcony and what I have to work with. I can not come up with any ideas for using the railing. The rail is about 3-4 inches wide and it would not be safe to just sit something on top of it. I...
View ArticleGrowing Potatoes in a Barrel used for water?
It's becoming and increasingly interesting way to grow potatoes. It eliminated pesticides and damages by insects and varmint, and at harvest all you have to do is push the barrel over (essentially, of...
View ArticleCauliflower's in pots
Lots of questions... How big a pot per seedling? Should I keep them in the unheated greenhouse or outside?
View ArticleGrowing Celery
I have seen several post about growing your own celery. I started mine, can't wait to see how it turns out.
View ArticleAll sorts of containers...
NT and I were asked by a neighbour if we wanted any of the stuff she didn't want in her garage, and we found a lot of plant pots and a few other things to put plants in. I'm not normally one for buying...
View ArticleCar tyre and Pallet Wood planter
I made a planter today. It was more difficult to do then I thought but I think I have it figured out for doing the next one. The idea was to join two tyres with pallet wood to make a taller planter. I...
View ArticleVeggies in Containers
I know many people grow tomato plants in large pots, but what about other veggies? What vegetables are most likely to be successful in pots? Which ones are not likely to do well? Is watering a huge...
View ArticleAdorable Garden container Ideas
I saw a DYI for the cutest little garden containers that are both practical and whimsical. It seems you can recycle old rubber rain boots and use them for planters or even just decorative holders. In...
View ArticleGlass containers
I imagine glass containers are not good for the long-haul, because there is no drainage, and the plants can get root-rot. I have grown small plants in mason jars before transplanting, and some do well,...
View ArticleLarge planters installed at sheltered housing
Yesterday Arch and I installed three big planters at a local Sheltered Housing Scheme for the elderly. The planters are made from Larch 200x100mm section 1800mm long and 800mm wide. The timber is all...
View ArticleUnhappy sunflowers
My sunflowers aren't looking very happy at the moment. I'm not sure if I've over or under-watered them or if there's another problem. View attachment 1790 I'm a complete novice when it comes to...
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