Header Ads

Creating a Vegetable Garden in Pots & Boxes!



Creating a vegetable Garden in Pots

In containers you can plant almost any vegetable. Choose large and deep pots,
avoid thin and poor quality plastic pots because they heat up quickly and drain poorly.
This may effect on the Plant's Growth .
so, take a Measures Choosing a pots and soil.


Soil

Using normal garden soil is a bad idea for growing vegetables in pots. 
Instead use good quality potting mix for healthy growth of plants and productivity. 

  • Keep a Separate bin for Compost , Fill it with some soil then add your kitchen waste to it!
  • Whenever the bin is nearly full add some leaves and cover it some soil.
  • check it out after 3-4 weeks your compost is Ready, add it to the normal soil it will works as Booster to the Plants.

Vegetables & Herbs for Pots

Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Radishes
Beans
Potatoes
Onions
Carrots
Beetroot
Lettuce
Garlic
Chilies and Peppers
Gourds
Eggplant (Brinjal)
Broccoli
Snap pea 
Cilantro/Parsley
Mint
Rosemary
Oregano
Thyme
Basil
Bay
Catnip
Chives and almost all Herbs
Creating a Vegetable Terrace Garden in Planter boxes!

Flower boxes and planters can be used to create a vegetable garden.
You can hang these on an existing railing or set them just on the floor.
How do you use them is entirely up to you.
Do not use ordinary garden soil in these planter boxes, either use quality potting mix or compost rich soil.

Fertilizing is also important to improve productivity but it varies according to plants: peppers and tomatoes are heavy feeders, whereas green leafy vegetables do not need much fertilizer.
Also Read : How to make your Own Compost

Plants for Flower Boxes

Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Garlic
Chilies
Herbs
Radishes
Bush beans
Greens
Cucumbers, tomatoes and beans require a climbing aid, so that the plants do not break.

No comments

Open Source. Powered by Blogger.