Hello all, I'm starting from seeds in a five-gallon bucket, and they are reaching a size to start thinning. What's a good number of tomato plants to end up with for a five-gallon bucket? Does the variety affect the number?
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My problem is that my land is very shady, and my soil is super clay-heavy, but the area above my enclosed carport gets full-sun, so I'm going to try a container garden up there.I would go a 10 or 15 gallon minimum
Check out cloth grow bags. They come in all sizes from 1 gallon to 100 gallon.My problem is that my land is very shady, and my soil is super clay-heavy, but the area above my enclosed carport gets full-sun, so I'm going to try a container garden up there.
Is there a particular style of 10/15 gallon container and a source/distributor for those sizes? I have two 10gallon containers but they became brittle so quickly in the full sun.
Yeah, the grow bags look awesome. I was looking recently and many sites seem to be sold out. One that did have some for a reasonable price was "The Rusted Garden" He has a cool You Tube channel also!Check out cloth grow bags. They come in all sizes from 1 gallon to 100 gallon.
That sounds like the ticket! It also sounds like a few raised beds might be a viable route to take up there for ya?My problem is that my land is very shady, and my soil is super clay-heavy, but the area above my enclosed carport gets full-sun, so I'm going to try a container garden up there.
That sounds like the ticket! It also sounds like a few raised beds might be a viable route to take up there for ya?
You will need a water reserve under that design or they will work you to death keeping them moist. The bags air prune the root tips so they wont girdle or get weird, and they breathe well, oxygenated roots being a relatively desireable condition. If plants were an animal, you might describe them as having the nose and mouth under the dirt and the other end pointed to the sky. Thats why drainage and oxygen is so important, but they need some moisture of course. I thought I got my plastic water saucers off amazon too but they must have come from another source. They were not expensive, and are maybe 2 inches deep and about 2-4 inches larger than the grow bags. I will let you know if I can find that source again.Do these come in larger sizes?
Besides costs are there better advantages with these over 5-gallon buckets? With the buckets, I put about a 2" layer of lava-rock in the bottom, drill some holes, and set the bucket on top of a cinderblock. I'm planning on putting down some heavy plastic sheeting under all of my buckets/containers.
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The advantages of the bags over plastic is that the bags can "breathe". They keep plant cooler in severe heat. The entire bag acts to drain water unlike just the holes in other types of containers thus eliminating the need for rocks in the bottom. The only downside is that you must water a little more frequently. Just like a clay pot will need more frequent watering than a plastic container.Do these come in larger sizes?
Besides costs are there better advantages with these over 5-gallon buckets? With the buckets, I put about a 2" layer of lava-rock in the bottom, drill some holes, and set the bucket on top of a cinderblock. I'm planning on putting down some heavy plastic sheeting under all of my buckets/containers.
Thanks for the discussion everyone!![]()
I found that the moss that started growing on the sides of the bags by the end of the season helped in some ways, like cooling.The advantages of the bags over plastic is that the bags can "breathe". They keep plant cooler in severe heat. The entire bag acts to drain water unlike just the holes in other types of containers thus eliminating the need for rocks in the bottom. The only downside is that you must water a little more frequently. Just like a clay pot will need more frequent watering than a plastic container.
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