Comments | gardening: some gardening advice please:)

ellenuitloup in gardening

some gardening advice please:)

Jul 03, 2011 19:26

Hello!
I am brand new to livejournal. Brand new to this community and brand new to gardening.
My mother is an avid gardener and I have grown up helping her plant and grow for years.
I have moved out of my mothers house in the mountains to a house by the beach. The beautiful rich soil that I have grown accustomed to is now sandy and loose. So ( Read more... )

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cous_cous July 4 2011, 11:02:28 UTC

Welcome ( ... )

_xaipe_ July 4 2011, 12:02:35 UTC

What about a variety of short/round carrot and sweet radishes (like daikon)? I haven't tried growing either in pots yet but they both seem well-suited to container gardening.

Here's a nifty list of carrot varieties I found: http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/atoz.html

Good luck!

volatilefiona July 4 2011, 14:28:23 UTC

I grow peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, strwberries and herbs in containers. I use mostly earth boxes. The vegetables I mentioned do better in the containers than in the ground. I am experimenting with growbags to grow beans and potatoes on my patio this year.
I have also had success with raised beds. I ammended the sandy soil here (Long Island) with a lot of compost, and my garden is doing really well. I tried planting marigols among my vegetables for insect control. It looked really pretty but made little difference otherwise. Good luck!

dangerduckie21 July 4 2011, 16:32:16 UTC

If you're going to be putting the pots on top of the sandy soil, I highly recommend using Smart Pots, or something similar. It's basically an aerated pot that the plants can grow roots through instead of becoming root-bound. They cost the same as a regular pot and are recyclable for at least a couple years - I have some I've re-used for the past three years now for tomatoes & peppers. That way, you get the best of both worlds; your plants get the nice soil in the pot, but can put out deeper roots as needed. It also keeps the roots aerated better and it's almost impossible to over water with this type of pot.

welcome! ersatz_read July 4 2011, 17:01:58 UTC

I've seen some really gorgeous, enviable container gardens on this community and on the organic gardening community. You might want to scroll backwards through the posts to get some ideas ( ... )