i dont have space to plant vegetables in my garden….help!?
Posted by admin on September 21, 2008
i really want to grow a few vegetables, what is the american equivelant to a gardening allotment? and are there any in central PA, in the Lancaster area? Really appreciate any tips!
If you have any patio space use it like I do every year. I go to Esbenshades and get pots and fill them with soil with moisture….then I planted on my patio….I can’t use the ground at all…regulations! So, I have in pots the following: basil, rosemary (3 different kinds), thyme, lavendar, oregano, marjoram, mint (2 pots), lovage, cat nip, impatiens, and 6 tomatoe plants, and a double begonia, and geraniums…. They are doing beautifully and it gives me great joy….
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Try some hanging tomato pots. You can grow many peppers that way too and radishes.
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Try growing in pots on patio area, or even herbs on the window sill. Good luck I've just started a little plot in my garden and hoping for great things!
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I have a 12' X 16' garden and I always have plenty to give away to friends and neighbors. Many people think there has to be wide spaces between plants, not so. My tomato plants are about 12" apart and the rest is crowded to maximize soil usage. The key is to provide air circulation and sunlight for the ground hugger plants like squash and cucumbers. This means you want your tall stuff on the north end of your garden.
Then there is a matter of watering. I can't emphasize two things enough and that's mulching and a drip irrigation watering hose. The mulch holds in moisture, reduces unwanted weeds and regenerates the soil in the fall when the growing season is over and time to winterize for next years crop. The drip irrigation watering greatly reduces possible fungus growth and puts the water in the soil instead of the air.
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Try growing hanging plants. If you can't find space, always remember you can work UP
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fill a stack of tires with dirt for potatoes and use 4 rail road ties-for strawberries
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If you have any patio space use it like I do every year. I go to Esbenshades and get pots and fill them with soil with moisture….then I planted on my patio….I can't use the ground at all…regulations! So, I have in pots the following: basil, rosemary (3 different kinds), thyme, lavendar, oregano, marjoram, mint (2 pots), lovage, cat nip, impatiens, and 6 tomatoe plants, and a double begonia, and geraniums….
They are doing beautifully and it gives me great joy….
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In fact you have space but no idea -
First forget the wide surface veggies such as potatoes – then give a chance to climbing species such as : grapes, beans, peas, tomatoes – even their look is nice – strawberries not for production but for pleasure – raspberries – blackberries – give structure to your mini-lanscape as small trees – but mind their shade can be "surface-eating" – One pumkin or two – + aromatics :thyme, parsley, garden rosemary, tarragon, mint etc .
Sorry I'm not your neighbour – We could build a nice project -
By the way : draw a plan is very useful – do it – bye bye
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You can grown in containers. 5 gallons is the minimum for many. I grow tomatoes and squash in 5 gallon buckets and peppers and beans in 3 gallon buckets. Just make sure you have drainage and a good mix of potting soil and compost. What works best for me is Coast of Maine Gardening soil and Moo Dirt top soil. I do about 50/50 in each bucket. Both are loaded with organic nutrients.
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