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Container Gardening
I have done a lot of container gardening in my life.
Having been a renter for a long time the ability to take the garden with me or disassemble it as needed induced the love of the container.
There are advantages and disadvantages to container gardening and one of the main disadvantages is the ability to grow large crops.
My favorite container is the whiskey barrel. It is wood, it breaths, it fits into most decors and has that “nature” look. It is also big enough to grow some larger crops in. I grew butternut squash one year up a trellis and it worked great. Another disadvantage is watering, smaller containers need more frequent watering so they don’t dry out; This is the other reason I like the whiskey barrel (which really is a wine barrel - in fact this one smelled like Merlot) because it is so large it has about the same watering needs as my regular garden. But advantages include being able to move the container into the shade or into the sun as needed. There are also aesthetic benefits to container gardening, as many options as there are containers and the space for them.
These are pictures from the “potato project”, mine went in today as my control group is going to be in a container. There looks like a lot of space left in the barrel that is so I can add soil and compost as the potato plants grow to induce more fruit. Drainage is necessary so the barrel doesn’t become a bog in the heavy rain.
After doing this today I remembered just how handy they are for small shade crops like lettuce, spinach and chard. It is also easier to keep slugs off of the tender leaves this way……so watch for more barrels from me this year.
Posted by Valria on March 30th, 2007 under Garden Planning, Starting Plants
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