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Post by spuds on Apr 21, 2018 10:58:14 GMT
Due to unusually early spring Ive got a 4-6 week jump on planting.Have high hopes for this season.  |
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Post by spuds on May 1, 2018 18:43:56 GMT
Each container has a tomato or bell pepper along with either a basil,dill,rosemary,thyme or oregano.They are coming along nicely.  |
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Post by spuds on May 16, 2018 13:27:30 GMT
Mine have been a little slow to get growing,must be too chilly? I did fertilize yesterday,and did something I hate to do,used insecticide.Got pill bugs,its that or no garden.Just get those plants up a bit and can shift to Neem oil and Diatomaceous Earth .
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Post by bestofour on May 20, 2018 1:57:06 GMT
How do pill bugs get in?
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Post by spuds on May 21, 2018 20:20:34 GMT
I have no idea. Good luck on the raised beds. |
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Post by spuds on May 30, 2018 19:47:05 GMT
Todays lettuce harvest.Last 9 days garden shifted into big time growth phase,very cool!  Container garden flyby.... youtu.be/hov0_awHxKo |
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Post by bestofour on May 31, 2018 22:32:24 GMT
Nice and fresh.
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Post by spuds on Jun 9, 2018 19:47:40 GMT
saw my first baby tomato,very cool.Here's a flyby of the container garden...
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Post by spuds on Sept 1, 2018 10:01:39 GMT
A very successful year.Using 20 containers.I fertilized each twice with a tablespoon of regular granular Miracle Grow into the water.The self watering buckets are hydroponics without the fuss.
Next year i will divvy it up to Romas,cherry toms and peppers.Try a couple early Girls.Peppers in each tomato bucket,also some will get thyme,oregano and basil as companion plants.
I got 2 dozen tomatoes from each Roma.Three varieties of cherry did well.The green peppers and Poblanos are coming on strong now as tomatoes die back.Spices did well,Dill did famously!A couple kale did well but for the caterpillars that beat em up.Also had a couple tomatillos start coming on late here.
I like how you can really pack in the plants in each container.
benefits... 1 Great water conservation,no waste 2 No weeds to speak of 3 Can plant as densely almost as hydroponics yet no pumps or chemicals to manage.
Basil  Oregano  Thyme  A nice cleansing then into dehydrator and packaging. 
My biggest 2 day harvest yet.Im convinced,buckets and cherry tomatoes are a winner for me. 
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Post by spuds on Sept 22, 2018 15:47:55 GMT
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