As a renter it is rare to have a vegetale garden already set-up and putting money and energy into something that you may have to leave behind so making a container garden is great.
A potted vegetable garden can have very diffrent needs to that of one made on the soil or in raised garden beds.
You have to be careful when buying containers for growing any plants as the material they are made from can cause growth problems. A pot or container made of ceramic must be sealed as the porous nature of ceramic can absorb much needed water.
Black plastic pots are not well insulated and can become quit hot during summer and the roots around the edge of the pots can become burnt and water evaporation is increased.
I have found that stirofoam boxes are highly insulated and work well for growing veggies and herb in. I'm growing tomatoes in one and corn in another.
Wooden containers such as half wine barrels also have little issue when it comes to high temputures and have a nice rustic look.
The soil you put into the container is importent as it needs to contain most of the nutriants the plant will need over its productive life. The mixture needs to have moisture holding abilities as plants in a pot can not resort to absorbing moisture from deeper in the grown.
A balance is needed however as soil that holds water without allowing some air to the roots will cause roting and die back and is why it's often recomended to get high quality potting mix.
Nutriance is often washed away with daily watering so the use of a liquid fertiliser fortnightly is a good way to return the nutriens that are lost and allow the plants fully develope.
Conditions maybe more harsh so picking plants that can handle the heat or the shade.
As a rule of thumb plants with smaller leaves or hair deal with sun and heat exp. Tyme, tomatoes and rosemary. If you have a shaded cooler area plants with larger greener leaves can take in more sunlight exp. Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli.
As with any garden its testing to see which ways work best.
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Garden tools, Organic Seeds, Fruit Trees & Seedlings
A potted vegetable garden can have very diffrent needs to that of one made on the soil or in raised garden beds.
You have to be careful when buying containers for growing any plants as the material they are made from can cause growth problems. A pot or container made of ceramic must be sealed as the porous nature of ceramic can absorb much needed water.
Black plastic pots are not well insulated and can become quit hot during summer and the roots around the edge of the pots can become burnt and water evaporation is increased.
Wooden containers such as half wine barrels also have little issue when it comes to high temputures and have a nice rustic look.
The soil you put into the container is importent as it needs to contain most of the nutriants the plant will need over its productive life. The mixture needs to have moisture holding abilities as plants in a pot can not resort to absorbing moisture from deeper in the grown.
Nutriance is often washed away with daily watering so the use of a liquid fertiliser fortnightly is a good way to return the nutriens that are lost and allow the plants fully develope.
Conditions maybe more harsh so picking plants that can handle the heat or the shade.
As a rule of thumb plants with smaller leaves or hair deal with sun and heat exp. Tyme, tomatoes and rosemary. If you have a shaded cooler area plants with larger greener leaves can take in more sunlight exp. Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli.
As with any garden its testing to see which ways work best.
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