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Cattle Trough Gardening?

Last post by AKgardener « Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:12 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:11 am
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Pickles was poking around in Pinterest yesterday. You know how that goes... one bread crumb leads to another and before you know it you've gone down the trail pretty far....
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Last post by AKgardener
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:12 pm
raised bed mix that holds moisture

Last post by karstopography « Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:28 am
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by jbclem » Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:43 pm

My regular ground soil is sandy silt/silty sand and water drains through it fairly quickly. I'm using it in my raised beds and I need to add something to it so it will hold...

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Last post by karstopography
Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:28 am
Anyone else growing in straw bales?

Last post by Ozarker « Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:38 pm
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by Ozarker » Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:07 pm

Last year I gave straw bales a try, and they outperformed both my containers and my in-ground garden (admittedly, we have poor soil and a lot of rocks around here). This year...

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Last post by Ozarker
Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:38 pm
Cover Crops In Containers

Last post by Rockporter « Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:01 am
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by Rockporter » Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:04 pm

I have seen someone mentioned cow peas for cover crops during the summer and I see they are a bush plant. I think these would work in containers but what is the benefit in...

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Last post by Rockporter
Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:01 am
Do I have to use soluble fertilizer?

Last post by Kraky « Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:28 pm
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by Kraky » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:12 am

Hey folks,

I've always used soluble fertilizer in my grow bags along with mixing in regular fertilizer at plant time for tomatoes. I rarely get BER or other issues but I...

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Last post by Kraky
Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:28 pm
Thoughts on Container Spacing?

Last post by Kraky « Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:11 pm
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by Kraky » Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:35 pm

I see in-ground recommendations are usually around 2 ft in a row, and 3-4 ft between rows. I usually put my 20 gal containers side by side and they've been fine (they grow...

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Last post by Kraky
Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:11 pm
Irrigation system recommendations

Last post by Sue_CT « Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:16 pm
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by Sue_CT » Sun May 08, 2022 2:52 pm
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Can anyone recommend a simple but reliable irrigation system for pots? Never put one together before but I will be doing this for Mom for Mothers Day. 20 pots should be...
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Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:16 pm
OOPS! container mix is very wet!

Last post by Tormato « Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:07 am
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by Rockporter » Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:53 pm
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I have big 25 mineral buckets with my blueberries in them. I have one blueberry that died in the heat last year, it was a new plant as all three were but the tag said full...
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Last post by Tormato
Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:07 am
What fertilizer will you be using in your EBs this year?

Last post by rossomendblot « Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:21 am
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by peebee » Fri Feb 11, 2022 12:09 pm

Hi everyone, it's almost time to start up my Earthboxes for the upcoming season. I'm all out of fertilizer, I've used Ecoscraps till now but wondering what you all have been...

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Last post by rossomendblot
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:21 am
Reusing soil

Last post by Yak54 « Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:13 pm
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by Moth1992 » Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:25 pm

So I pulled my tomatoes. Ive reused the soil for some pansies, onions and herbs but I have several gallons left.

I wonder if I can use it for tomatoes next year. I didnt see...

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Last post by Yak54
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:13 pm
Lemon in pots anyone?

Last post by pepperhead212 « Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:48 am
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by Moth1992 » Fri Sep 16, 2022 7:18 pm

I have a meyer lemon I impulsively bought in spring. It lives in a 4 gallon pot in my balcony. I want to swap it to a 7 gallon grow bag but I dont even know when is a good...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:48 am
Effects Of Heat On Potted Plant Roots

Last post by slugworth « Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:45 am
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by GoDawgs » Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:55 am

This morning I got to thinking about last year's efforts to keep the tomato plants cooler. Some of you might remember that last year in addition to shade cloth, I decided to...

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Last post by slugworth
Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:45 am
Rope wick for SWC

Last post by svalli « Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:35 am
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by svalli » Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:42 am

I have had some type of self watering containers made with expanded clay aggregate on the bottom and the soil separated with landscape fabric. These have been working fine...

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Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:35 am
Sunshine Mix for Raised Beds suitable for Containers?

Last post by MissTee « Fri May 27, 2022 9:38 am
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by MissTee » Thu May 26, 2022 2:14 pm

Wondering if anyone has used the Sunshine Mix for Raised Beds (2cu ft bale) for container growing? I am using 5 gallon plastic pails and 7 gallon grow bags.

Pro Mix Herb...

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Fri May 27, 2022 9:38 am
Made a new SIP last night (and today).

Last post by pepperhead212 « Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:51 pm
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by pepperhead212 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:09 pm

I started it last night with an 18 gal tub I had emptied, and today I got two more tubs, to make more. Of course they don't sell the same brands, sizes, and all that that...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:51 pm
City Pickers & other self watering pots

Last post by Danny « Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:41 pm
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by peebee » Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:02 pm

Just curious as I don't often see posts about self watering containers except the Earth box and I'm wondering if anyone here has tried any commercially sold ones like the...

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Last post by Danny
Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:41 pm
raingutter system and fertilizer

Last post by JRinPA « Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:49 pm
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by xwindowuser » Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:43 pm

I gropw in a raingutter system that I built. It's self watering with a toilet type float when the water gets low.

I posted about this in another thread, but was suggested to...

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Last post by JRinPA
Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:49 pm
Problem with grow bags' soil drying out

Last post by Yak54 « Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:30 am
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by SpookyShoe » Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:40 am

My tomato season is over. This year I planted my tomato plants in 20 gallon grow bags filled with MG potting soil. Plants grew very well and they looked very healthy. But as...

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Last post by Yak54
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:30 am
Container mix with leaf mold, compost

Last post by JRinPA « Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:07 am
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by lee53011 » Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:33 pm

I'm looking to see what kind of container mix I can make without adding anything that is not on my property. I have tons of compost and leaf mold. I use probably 300 gallons...

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Last post by JRinPA
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:07 am
Trellis Ideas

Last post by Danny « Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:22 pm
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by GoDawgs » Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:43 am

Yesterday Pickles was poking around in Pinterest and ran across this piece about trellises. I've been using the t-post and hog panel (we call it hog wire or field fence)...

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Last post by Danny
Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:22 pm
Treating my Hugelkultur bed to a Thanksgiving meal.

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by SQWIB » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:54 am

Leftovers for the garden

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Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:54 am
Random and miscellaneous container plantings

Last post by PlainJane « Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:12 pm
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by SpookyShoe » Mon May 10, 2021 2:58 pm

About 6 weeks ago I put four small verbena starts in a plastic hanging basket. This is what they look like today.

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Grow bags with a...

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Last post by PlainJane
Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:12 pm
Soil Mix Throwdown 2k21

Last post by JRinPA « Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:45 pm
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by mgret05 » Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:32 pm

Tomato-debaters! I'm eyeing three different soil mixes to fill the top ~6 inches of my raised beds. They are each substantially different, and bring different things to the...

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Last post by JRinPA
Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:45 pm
Old homemade SIP parts

Last post by pepperhead212 « Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:40 pm

by pepperhead212 » Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:40 pm

I had a 6 year old SIP, made from a 14 gal Rubbermaid tub, become very brittle (yet the other 14 gal is not nearly as bad, and the 18 gal Rubbermaids are still in perfect...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:40 pm
Anyone tried this in an Earthbox?

Last post by peebee « Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:48 am
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by peebee » Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:53 pm

Since Pro-mix HP is no longer available I might try this. Your thoughts?

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Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:48 am

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