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Tag Archives: container gardening
New Eggplant Variety ‘Patio Baby’
This year, I saw a new miniature eggplant variety ‘patio baby’ and decided to order the seed. I started the seeds at the same time as the Asian type eggplant that I grow in my garden beds and they germinated … Continue reading
Container Vegetables Part 3
After some disappointing results growing vegetables in containers the past couple of years (as usual, it worked much better when I first tried it), I wasn’t going to do any container gardening this year. Thanks in part to the Covid-19 … Continue reading
Posted in growing
Tagged bucket, container gardening, daikon, lime, manure, peat moss, perlite, slow-release fertilizer, summer squash
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Root Crops & Herbs: Preparing for Winter
With temperatures predicted to fall well below freezing, on November 8th (Friday), I decided to harvest my remaining root crops. I pulled the beets and the last turnip and used my garden fork to dig up the carrots and daikon … Continue reading
Posted in flower, garden cleanup, harvest, herb
Tagged beets, carrots, catmint, container gardening, daikon, eggplant, garden fork, lettuce, mizuna, oregano, pepper, sage, tomato, tomato cage, turnip
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Container Vegetables Part 2
Growing vegetables in large containers (modified five gallon buckets) worked well in 2017, so I decided to double the number of containers from five to ten in 2018. (See my posts Container Vegetables and Containers for Growing Vegetables for my 2017 … Continue reading
Container Herbs
I’ve grown herbs in containers for many years. There are many reasons to do so: lack of suitable space; growing tender perennial herbs in cold climates; making annual herbs available in winter; or to keep particularly aggressive herbs from taking … Continue reading
Posted in growing, herb, houseplant
Tagged cilantro, container gardening, lemon grass, lime basil, marjoram, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, soluble fertilizer, sweet basil, thyme
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2017 Tomato Report
Better late than never, right? In 2017, I planted ten tomato varieties. Five were varieties I had planted before, and five were new to me. Seven were planted in my usual raised beds, and three were dwarf varieties that I … Continue reading
Posted in garden preparation, growing, harvest, transplanting
Tagged blossom end rot, container gardening, dwarf tomato, eggshell, heirloom variety, hybrid, open-pollinated, tomato
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Containers for Growing Vegetables
Last summer, I decided to try growing some vegetables in containers. I selected some 5 gallon (19 l) buckets because they are labeled as food-safe and they are relatively inexpensive. These buckets had three ring-like features on the bottom (a … Continue reading
Posted in garden structures
Tagged bucket, capillary matting, container gardening, dwarf tomato, eggplant, landscape fabric
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New Buds on Surinam Cherry
After I moved the Surinam cherry and some other houseplants into the house last fall, I forgot to water them for several days. The cherry lost most of the leaves from the upper half of the tree. Now, it’s started … Continue reading
Container Vegetables
This year I tried something I hadn’t done before, growing vegetables in containers. I got this idea from the book “Epic Tomatoes” by Craig LeHoullier. I grew eggplant and dwarf tomato plants (seeds purchased from Victory Seeds; see Resources for more … Continue reading
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Tagged blossom end rot, bucket, calcium, capillary matting, container gardening, dwarf tomato, eggplant, flea beetle, tomato cage
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Container Flowers
I like to grow annual flowers in various containers. This year, cosmos, zinnia, and sunflowers have all done well in their flower pots. I’ve planted these cosmos and zinnia varieties before and they have always grown well in containers. The … Continue reading
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