Container Garden Tour +Tips for Success!
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Zone 6 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Hey there! Super excited to share the first container garden tour of the 2024 season. I am happy to share my FIVE rules of engagement for container gardening! I hope you and your garden are doing well! Thanks for watching!
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00:00 Introduction
00:28 A challenge for you!
02:20 Tip 1: Container Size
03:17 Tip 2: Soil Matters!
04:28 Tip 3: Drainage - the Water Needs to Go Somewhere
05:05 Tip 4: Water! Water! Water!
06:21 Tip 5: Amending Containers & Fertilizing!
07:21 Container Garden Tour!
07:58 Take Advantage of Unused Space
08:23 Container Bench
09:40 Growing Food in Buckets
12:24 GreenStalk Vertical Planters -- grow just about anything!
15:17 Take Advantage of Unused Space.
19:17 Growing in Style - Functional & Sleek
23:25 Add Color and Interest to Your Garden Space
24:03 Final Thoughts
24:45 Bonus: Closing Credits :-)
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your garden is one of the most cleanest most organized gardens I have seen ...Beautiful job ...I want to be you when I grow up
Awe, thanks Ginger. I was laughing to myself yesterday because I was actually sweeping the patio. Oh and I can't wait to grow up 😊💚. ~Batavia
I’m Sue and I’m in northern Illinois. For years I lived in the south suburbs and grew in in-ground gardens and raised beds. It was time to downsize last year, so I moved into a duplex south of DeKalb. I have a small yard and am setting everything up in containers, so even though I’ve gardened for 50 years, I’m new to container gardening. I have Greenstalks, 5 gallon buckets, all kinds of pots, and I have 10 gallon grow bags. I’m still in the process of getting everything set up, but things are growing well as long as I keep everything watered. I’ve found that I have to water much more frequently, so when I finally get everything set up the way I want it, I’ll probably set up a watering system on an automatic timer. There’s always something new to learn with gardening!
Heya Garden Neighbor! I haven't had a change to my raised bed setup in a couple of seasons but each year I'm making tweaks to my container setup. Hopefully in the coming seasons, I'll settle in to my container setup too. Then I can decide if I will tackle irrigation 😊😊. While I enjoy the time I spend in the garden while watering, it is definitely time consuming. Happy growing in your new space!💚 ~Batavia
I also live in Chicago and mostly grow in 10 gallon grow bags. This year I have 150 tomato plants and 50 pepper plants in grow bags. (I know it sounds crazy but I don't believe you can have too many tomatoes. I can them and freeze dry them and give some away.) I also grow smaller amounts of beans, cucumbers, zucchini, and various herbs in containers. I also grow a lot of stuff in buckets.. I get the white buckets like you have from one of my neighbors who works at Jewel and I get kitty litter buckets from another neighbor. I plant all the same things I grow for myself in those buckets and give them away. It's basically an instant garden. It's all part of my devious plan to get my neighbors hooked on gardening so I have people nearby to talk to about my own obsession.
I should also mention that my garden space includes an empty lot next to my house. I don't own that lot (yet) but the person who does own it wasn't keeping it maintained. So I've been slowly taking over. The reason I use grow bags is because I could remove them if the owner complained. The owner doesn't even live in Chicago and nobody has ever seen him so I'm not too worried about it. I'm actually saving him money because he used to get $400 fines all the time for the grass being too tall.
Heya Chicago Neighbor Christine!! When I read 150 tomato plants and 50 pepper plants, there was an audible gasp. I LOVE IT! and I love that you're growing in the lot next door (I have an empty lot behind my home but it has become a parking lot of sorts, so there is that. Jewel is one of my spots for buckets 😀.
And a ready made container as a gift is such a wonderful idea. I've thought about that with the smaller buckets (think a lettuce plant or a kale in the spring or fall), but there is nothing like the gift of a tomato plant (I may need to borrow this idea)🍅🍅🍅.
Thanks so much for commenting and thanks for your contributions to the gardening community! 💚~B
I started with containers until we cut down several rotten trees in the backyard which gave me the opportunity to try in-ground with success! I produced over 200 lbs. in containers last season...even okra! B, I lost count of the containers a long time ago. If I counted today and had to report, I would probably be embarrassed! 🙄The City garden looks great! You must be a prolific leaf picker like me. I see nothing yellow or brown! Thanks always for the valuable content in video and on the podcast! Always look forward to it.
Yeah YarmouthBotanicals!! 200lbs of food, Wowzer! I wanted to track the pounds of my harvest this year. This might be the (only) upside of planting late..my harvest is just starting to come in so it's not too late to grab the scale, lol. I do make it my business to pick leaves but so far most things are green..another month from now and things will look a bit different😊. Thanks for watching and listening! We appreciate the support 💚. ~B
In Maryland zone 7b . Grow container for veggie ( cucumbers, strawberries, and watermelon). Also grow trees in 50 gallon in hard containers so they do not adhere to hard containers. Doing well. Use irrigation helps and use mulch bottom of grow pot help with moisture. So far does well , also use shade cloth. Thanks for video. Also lots mulch on top used more nuggets this year.
Heya Queen! Trees in 50 gallon hard containers, I love it! Mulch is so helpful and one day I'll have irrigation setup, one day ☝️. Great tips and happy growing! ~B
My name is Sara I live in Florida's zone 9b. I grow in dollar tree laundry baskets with a trash bag to hold the soil. I also use gallon water jugs, and milk jugs. I build containers from pallets for moringa trees. I grow mostly longevity spinach, chinese spinach, sweet potatoes and bell peppers
Heya Sara! One of the many things I love about gardeners is how resourceful we are. Way to grow! And thanks for watching and commenting!💚 ~Batavia
I have volunteer sunflowers and milkweed all over the garden! I should just let them have it and start a veggie garden next to it! I love them!
The sunflowers are the number one plant that my neighbors ask about. They are really stunning. 🌻💛
I love container planting. You have an awesome garden. I grow tomatoes cucumbers green beans eggplants. I am in Brooklyn New York.
Thanks so much Yvette! 💚
Nicki from Alabama 8A... i grow in mostly containers from 5 to 50 lbs. Large backyard but more shade than i need. Growing potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, flowers, corn, okra,, eggplants, cucumbers... i like to try a lot!
Heya Nicki! Being able to move your containers around to get the sun you need is one more gift of containers 😊. Thanks for watching and commenting!💚 ~Batavia
I’ll be back for another video……I love you💕
Looking forward to seeing you!💚
Hey, I grow in zone 8b on the East Coast of Virginia, I rent, so I only use containers my first frost is usually around the end of November. I grow everything, fig trees in 18 and 20 gallon containers blackberries and blueberries veggies, herbs all the things and lots of soil. I have learned how to work with basic bag soil,adding my own amendments .My soil is constantly being reused and fertilized for each planting season. Love your channel 💯💋👍🏽❤️
Heya! My garden ears perk up everyone I hear about trees in containers. I tried blueberries a few years back and well, I ended up using those containers for other plantings the next year. Every year I spend a little time thinking about turning the wooden cage in the backyard into a space for fruit..but maybe I should be thinking more about containers 🤔. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Happy growing! ~Batavia
Hello. I grow in ground and in containers zone 6b Southwest KS. We have extreme weather out here. High winds all year. It's like living in a blow dryer during the summer. However right now we have had some good rains and so are experiencing high humidity and we have already in June had over 100 degree days. I too grow in grow bags. Always looking for inspiration. Thank you. We also are having a grasshopper apocalypse this year.
Hey Chasity! It's going to continue to be a hot summer which I'll need to make some adjustments for here in Chicago. Hoping you all get a break from the extreme weather conditions or at least the grasshoppers 💚. Thanks for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
I also live in the west side of Chicago and have a container garden. I’ve planted potatoes, tomatoes (various kinds), bush beans, etc. I’m trying to get my mind together to try planting for the fall this year also
👋🏽👋🏽hey chicago neighbor! So many options with containers!
Last week I started lettuce, broccoli, cabbage and collards (indoors under lights). I'm hoping for a lush Fall garden with plenty of green (and maybe purple😊) veggies. I'll start direct sowing fall things outside next month. Sending you positive, get ready for Fall vibes from the Southside 😊💚.
Beautiful container garden and tips. I’m behind in my gardening this year. Thanks for sharing.
Heya! Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting. It seems my motto has become being behind 😊.
Fall gardening is starting soon so I'm focusing on "being on time" for it 😊. ~Batavia
I Am Liz & I Started Container Gardening Years Ago I Use from 30 Gallons Down To 3 Gallon. Keeping My Grow Space. Going.
Liz In Delaware.
Heya Liz! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! 30 gallons, wowzer! The width of those bags gives you so much room! Happy growing! ~Batavia
Mamie in South Carolina, zone 9, I love flowers and vegetables
Oh my gosh, another great video and my best best best is container gardening I’m trying to do the same in my own garden. It’s too hard for me to get down on my knees anymore and I’m going to go mostly container gardening in the future. Thanks so much for sharing and giving so much information and tips.
Hello Grandma Sandy! So glad you enjoyed the video. You know we all should be thinking about how to make gardener easier on ourselves, even if we can currently bend and move about. So thank you for the reminder!💚
If you're interested and have time, skim through the comments. A lot of good folks have shared what find grows well in containers, in their area. Chances are you'll see someone growing in an area near you!💚 ~Batavia
I live in Wilmington DE I’m new to container gardening but so far my favorite thing to grow is eggplant…..I have some black beauty eggplant plants and they’re thriving ❤❤
Heya Tina! Welcome to the wonderful world of gardening! There is this picked eggplant/pepper recipe that I look forward to each season. 😊💜
Hi, I'm in WI, zone 5a. I've had 9 grow bags (the size you have there at the beginning) that I've had different varieties of blueberries growing in since 2017. Every spring I think I should redo the soil, but then they produce all these blueberries!
I like that I can move them around the garden, then in the winter I can put them all close together and cover up with leaves.
What a great garden you have!
Heya Nancy (garden neighbor)! I tried growing blueberries one year in the rectangle black containers I have the squash (backyard) and beans and sunflowers in (front yard). I'm not sure if I didn't get the soil composition right or if the plants were problematic but they didn't make it through the first season. I would love to have a bounty of berries (adding them to my list to try again in the future😊). Thanks for the encouragement! And thanks for watching and commenting. 💚 ~Batavia
I just started container gardening in South Florida Zone 10. It's all on the balcony of my condo. So far, it's been peppers, bush beans, and herbs. Plan to add a lot more in the fall as that's my prime growing time due to the brutal summers here.
Heya LJanine and welcome to the wonderful world of gardening 😊💚. Gardening in Florida in the fall will be wonderful! And thanks for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
yep I grew corn in grow bags gonna plant more
🌽🌽🌽 love it!
I’m growing north of Seattle in zone 8b, and I’ve been gardening for the past 13 years. I first started in containers and branched out to raised beds mixed with containers. I have containers of all sizes in my garden, both fabric and plastic. My favorites are fabric containers in the 10-20 gallon size. I prefer to put my peppers and eggplants in those. Love your channel. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Thanks CharMac! I'm making a note about eggplant. I normally plant them in a raised bed and the plants can get pretty big. It would be great if I could park them in a couple of containers and use that raised bed space for something else. Adding to my list of things to think of for next year 😊. Thanks for watching and commenting!💚 happy growing! ~ B
I did containers for the first time this year. I’m the one whose beds had root knot nematodes.
I think all mine are 5 gallon. All in all doing pretty well.
LOVED the video today Miss Batavia! ❤
Hey Laura!🛎️ glad to see you around this way! you know I remember that question. I think we talked about it as if it was in a raised bed. If the root knot nematodes were on plants in containers, we've just unlocked another benefit of growing in containers... if there is a soil borne issue..you can discard the soil (adding that to my notes 😊).
Thanks for your support! See ya!🛎️😊💚
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If you remember I was doing a cover crop of Nema Gone marigolds. Well they weren’t germinating fast enough so I went w covering them in thick black plastic. Turning the soil every couple weeks. (Two 4x16 beds) Hopefully that will fry them in our 100° Oklahoma heat. 🔥 🥵
Fingers crossed that come spring I can safely plant in them.
I purchased some of y’all’s seeds. Can’t wait to use them! Thanks! 😊
There’s a horticulturalist here in town (central NC, zone way-too-hot) with those root knot nematodes. Apparently they are somewhat common here on former tobacco fields. She still plants flowers and veg in-ground but has moved to containers for delicate (fussy?) tomatoes. Good luck to you!
San Diego California, growing; tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, strawberries,sage, basil, peppers, tyme,potatoes,artichokes,
Heya! For a time I was looking at places that had nice mild temps and San Diego was on my short list 😊. Oh and I'm uber curious about artichokes. Happy growing! ~Batavia
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I just recently came across your CZcams channel. I'm very excited about the way you present material, visual, and topic areas!
Stay Cool!
So glad you found my channel/garden space! 💚
I'm in zone 8b Georgia. I'm using lots of greenstalks. I have 9 now, plus raised garden beds. I'm growing watermelon in the ground, and almost anything else including potatoes in the greenstalk.
Heya Lakisha! I'm really excited to see what comes out of the GreenStalk tiers I have the potatoes in. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
Hello 👋 I've been gardening for 4 years and I grow food in grow bags as well as buckets, I'm in Pennsylvania zone 6b. Your layout is very beautiful, Happy Gardening 😊
Heya Sandra👋🏽! Thank you! Buckets are so accessible and grow bags have
such versatility. 😊 and thanks for watching and commenting! Happy gardening 💚!
Your garden is always so lovely! I’m in zone 7 and I have a lot of containers between my beds and on my porch. I mostly have 5 gallon grow bags and 5 gallon buckets, but I also have smaller decretive pots as well as some larger wicking tubs. In the smaller decretive pots I do a variety of herbs. In the larger containers I mostly do peppers and whatever tomatoes I didn’t have room for. The tomatoes do just so-so, but the herbs and peppers really thrive in the containers. This year I tried growing cabbage in grow bags and it has also so well so far.
Heya Shelby! As I've been reading the comments, 5 gals is a super popular size to grow in.
I must say, I smiled from ear to ear when I read..and whatever tomatoes I didn't have room for (same!). I have added cucumbers back to my "try again" list. I'll need to add cabbage 😊. Happy growing! ~B
Hi Batavia! Growing around Toronto in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 I grow on a balcony 15 storeys up, and use largely 12-16 inch pots, with some 6-8 inch pots for herbs so I can tuck them in weird places. This year I have been testing using a large tote bin in lieu of raised bed, and that has gone very well. I also bought a GreenStalk this year (with your code lol) which has been a GAME CHANGER!!
Smaller sized determinate tomatoes, and peppers have always been my favourite things to grow. However this year I experimented with some brassicas in the spring and they did spendidly! Bush beans and peas go in frequently to help with getting nitrogen back into the soil.
I completely agree with you, fertilizer and compost are so important and proper watering! With the proper care for the soil I am getting full size, healthy plants with ease!
I had a good laugh because I also use tomato cages for my peppers, and the painters tape trick! Garden twins! 😂 Amazing video, thanks for sharing!
Heya Garden twin!💚😊 15 stories up! I've been seeing more and more gardens made up of some or all totes. Glad to hear it's working for you. And 🙌🏽 on the GreenStalk (thanks for shopping with my code😊). I'll be trying to figure out how to get those planted immediately in the Spring 😊..
I have had painting the basement on my list of things to do for a few years and I had to dig into my real paint bin to get some of the blue tape out this winter when I was starting seeds😂😂. At least it's being used for something good, right, adding peas to the future container grow list. Thanks for watching and commenting!💚 ~B
Wow - that’s inspiring - well done!
I love your garden. I love growing in containers up on my deck and raised beds in the garden. My favorite things to grow in bags are my mints, turmeric and ginger. I love my patio blueberries grow bag. I love My green stalks, 2 are strawberries, 1 is micro tomato’s and the other two are herbs. I also have two horse watering tubs with my lettuce and kale ❤ Thank you for sharing. It’s beautiful
Heya! Thanks so much. My list of what to grow in the future is growing 😊. Turmeric and ginger are on my list 😊💚. ~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden They’re beautiful and tasty. The black turmeric has such pretty big green leaves with red down the center.
Wisconsin, zone 5a, we have a bunch of Roma tomato plants in half-gallon containers because we’ve been too cheap to buy bigger containers 😂
Now you know I also claim all boarding states as my garden neighbor 😊so heya garden neighbor 💚! Now did I read, half-gallon containers right? 😊are they producing tomatoes yet? P.S. thanks for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
I'm Adriene and I haven't started gardening just yet. I'm in Louisiana, and I plan to grow corn, potatoes, onions, peppers, carrots, and lettuce to start. New subscriber. Great video
I am trying tomatoes for the 1st time here in Columbus Georgia zone 8b
Heya Rosalynn! Thanks for watching & commenting! Tomatoes might be my fav thing to grow.. Wait, they absolutely are :-) You all have a wonderful long growing season in Georgia! 🍅. Happy growing!
Hello gardening comrade! My zone is 6a Ohio.I grow in containers on my porch. My biggest pot is around 15 gallons from resin to fabric pots and a couple of airpots.
7:46 your container space is beautiful 😍
8:26 that herb bench is very inspirational 🌿
Thanks for sharing your awesome container garden tour!
Heya gardening friend! They say the best place for a garden is near your door 🙌🏽. Thanks so much for watching and for your kind comments! 💚 ~Batavia
Greetings fron zone 7B in Greateter NYC. I grow in approximately 60 containers. They range in size from 20 gallons where I grow potatoes and personal size mellons, ten gallons for tomatoes with a companion herb or flower, 5 gallon food safe buckets for eggplants and peppers with carrots and 3 gallon for seasonal flowers. I have four Greenstalks were I grow herbs and leafy greans along with dwarf varieties of anything. Not included in the count: I also have perennial herbs in plastic flower pots. Hoping that you growing season is a great one!
Heya!! I love to hear about the tweaks you've made like growing personal size melons and my fav dwarf size anything 😊😊 the only perennial herb I have is oregano (which reminds me that I need to cut and dry some) and it's in a corner of a couple of raised beds. What herbs are you growing that are returning. Our winters here in Chicago can get a little colder (I'm in 6a) so what returns for you may not return for me but I'm Uber curious. 😊thanks for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
@BBettaGarden Holala! My perennials are: Thyme, hyssop, lemon balm, bee balm, garlic chives, mullein, ginger( bring inside during winter), camomile. Flower: Shasta daisy.
Hi Batavia, I'm growing in chicago. I love growing Celery , mustards greens and jalapeno peppers. I growing in 30 gallon pots. Thanks for sharing all of your trick and tips 😊.
Yelling across the room, HEY ERIKA!!😊💚I've been thinking about putting some of the celery starts I have (still on the back porch 😌) in a grow bag. happy growing Sis!
I'm Jennifer, El Paso, Texas- zone 8b... the desert 🏜️. I'm still fairly new at gardening, but containers have some great advantages for me. Our native soil is very, very alkaline. With containers, I can control the soil, and I think another great advantage is that containers are portable, & can be moved into the shade. (Shade is a huge plus here!!) I've had success so far with 2 cucumber plants in a 10 gallon pot. Right now, I'm growing sweet potatoes and yams in 15 gallon pots. I have 3 pots- 2 pots contain just one sweet potato, the third has 2 yams. The vines look fantastic! They were planted May 11. Great tour!
Heya Jennifer! You just dropped tips #6 and #7. And as the summers are getting hotter, being able to move them to a shadier spot is huge! I admire gardeners (hard stop). Now to add to that, gardeners that grow in extreme heat, y'all hold a special place in my garden heart 💚. Grow on! ~Batavia
I love growing determinate tomatoes in 7 gallon grow bags in Atlanta. Enjoyed your video!
Oooohhhh! Tomatoes in 7 gallon grow bags, I love it!🍅 thanks so much for watching and commenting Tracie! ~Batavia
Hi, zone 7b NC. I mainly use 10 and 20 gallon gro bags. My favorite are mint, tomatoes, peas, and basil
Heya! So glad to hear you grow peas in containers, I missed my window to grow them this Spring and want to try growing them this Fall. P.S. I learned the heard that Mint should only ever be grown in containers 😊. Thanks for watching and commenting!💚 ~Batavia
Hello, Netta here florida zone 10a, growing inground, raised, and lots of grow bags. My peppers and roses seem to do well in grow bags. Tfs
Heya Netta! Florida gardening, alright! Roses in grow bags, I would never have guessed but it makes sense! Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy growing! ~Batavia
I’m Carol in Austin TX. 3rd yr growing in 5 gallon buckets & bags! I also have two waist high grow boxes on legs.
Heya Carol! I just love the 5 gal buckets. But you may have won me over with the waist high grow boxes 😊💚. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. And happy growing! ~Batavia
Love your garden, demeanor and information! Maryland, zone 7. Containers (10 and over) and in ground!
Heya Sheila! Thanks so much for your kind comment 💚 I often think about what the front yard would be like if it was containers and in ground growing rather than raised beds 🤔. ~Batavia
Hi Ms. B! I'm in Southern California, zone 9B. Experiencing Triple digits right now😢. I enjoy growing in grow bags, large 17-gallon totes, and containers. I grow tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in 7 gallon grow bags. All my citrus trees, figs, mango, and avocado trees are in large containers. I also grow my corn, honey boat squash, red noodle beans, okra, and sweet potatoes in 17 gallons totes. I also have drip irrigation going to all my plants except for my fruit trees.
I also have 3 raised beds. My plan this late Fall is to remove the soil from these beds and just place as many grow bags inside.
Thanks for sharing!😊
I always enjoy your garden videos 😊
Hey Ms. Elwandaa! that's a whole food forest 😊💚and to hear so much is grown in containers (whispering, be still my heart)!
Avocado, mangos and other citrus trees are on my --relocate to somewhere warmer-- garden list 😊
In the meantime, cucumbers are officially back on my current day (or 2025) container garden list! 😊😊
For this fall, do you have plans for the dirt you're removing? Do you need to remove it? (I know you didn't ask but) Maybe use that super thick landscape fabric and then let the grow bags rest on top of those. I know you don't want to create water puddles but maybe..maybe, it could work.
Happy growing friend! ~B
@BBettaGarden it's not quite a food forest it just sounds like one😂.
Everything in my backyard is planted around the perimeter of the yard. Which were/are flower beds. Flower beds with a few bushes. Because I'm renting my house I decided to take advantage of the available space. So, I do have plans to do what you suggested. 😊 Although I will still have to remove some of the soil before laying the landscape fabric.
Thanks for that extra tip😊
Appreciate it 😊
I am just thrilled to learn more about your garden 💚💚
I live in Chicago too and I’m trying to grow a mini garden on my back porch
Heya Chicago neighbor! 😊
Hey, I'm also in Chicago growing in 5 gallon containers in my backyard. This is my third year so I'm still very inexperienced but have had success with tomatoes and peppers so far.
Heya Chicago neighbor! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 for the tomato and pepper successes! Those were some of the first plants I grew too! 💚~Batavia
I was told in general 7 gallon is smallest to allow best broth for majority of vegetable
You have done a fabulous job 🎉
I am pretty eclectic w my container garden … earth boxes used to be my favorite… now it’s a tie w using totes
Thanks so much! 7 gallons are a nice size but I've grown some herbs in smaller decorative pots before. 😊
Im growing in Georgia. I growing in 3 &10 lb contai, and er 80% of my garden in container. growing herbs and vegetables. But like you, i do grow in a raised bed. And an in- ground. I do sometimes forget about fertilizing bi-weekly.
Heya! Love to hear you growing in containers, in ground and a raised bed. I sometimes think about what my front yard space would look like without raised beds and just in ground and containers 😊. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
Hey B! 😊Your garden is simply beautiful. I live in the high desert zone 8B CA and I use the ground for some plants, but grow mostly everything in pots and containers-different sizes. Right now I've really minimized my garden, it's really hot right now, and I guess I'm just not feeling it. I will do better in Autumn, which I'm looking forward to.🌱
Thanks so much Sis! I don't think I realized you were growing in containers.
And hey, taking a break is fine anytime but definitely in the heat of Cali! 💚
i am watching from Sao Paulo Brasil and I grow in all types of containers! I love how orderly your garden is, Just amazing!
Thanks for all the tips, I just adapt what works for me here. We are in our winter season here.
Greetings!! Many thanks! commenting!
Do you typically grow during your winters? Or is that time to plant for the new growing season 😊💚. ~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden Actually I started growing about a year ago so I am new to gardening and I am trying to grow all year round. Just watching what grows best in each season.☺
Birmingham, Alabama 7b, 8a 🥰 I grow everything in grow bags 7gal peppers tomatoes 10gal squash, okra 15gal melons 30gal corn just to name a few. I do switch up sometimes. I probably have a little over 100 bags & 2 med. metal containers of Collards I love it❤
Heya!! So I have to give you a virtual high five 🙌🏽 for your love for collards, cause..Same!😊😂. And wowzer @over 100 bags. As I've read the comments, grow bags of some sort seem to be used most commonly. Thanks for watching and commenting and happy growing 💚! ~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden 🖐🏾❤
I grow in containers and the metal raised beds. The containers I use are the grow bags. I am in Colorado an in zone 5b. The grow bag size I use are 15, 20 and two 40 gallon bags. gallons. We using two greenstalks this year and the results are so so. Lol. Every year is a journey, and this year seems to me ore challenging in the containers than last year. I think due to the inconsistent weather this year. Every day is taking a while to warm up. Kinda strange here in Colorado. Looking to move. LOL
Heya! It's been slow start for many of my summer plants. June can be pretty cool temp/garden wise, here in Chicago so my heat loving plants don't always take off until July (well, I also plant pretty late too 👀).
Hoping things bounce back for you 💚. ~ Batavia
Thank you for the tips! BEAUTIFUL!!!
You are so welcome!💚
I grow in Greenstalks and I’m in zone 9B Louisiana
Heya Charlene! Great to hear that GreenStalks do well in such a warm climate 💚 Batavia
I'm in 7B/8A. My first frost has changed in the past couple of years. It was Nov. 4th However, it's been now Oct 23rd. Last frost is now Apri 12th. It used to be March 23rd. I grow in 8 gallon totes and in ground. My favorite container veggie to grow is spinach. I'm able to actually get some to eat, before it bolts. But, ONLY, in my totes 😊
Heya Wanda! I have hit or miss luck with spinach. If it overwinters and comes up in the spring, I can get a nice harvest. But when I plant in the spring or for fall, sometimes I get it and sometimes not..working on my timing 😊😊. Thanks for watching and commenting 💚! ~ Batavia
I'm in a KC suburb, and I grow in various sized clothe containers and 5-gallon buckets. I've grown tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, radish, lettuce, collard greens, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini & brussel sprouts. This is my 3rd year and I'm learning each year.
Heya! In 3 years, you tackled some great veggies some of which are challenging to grow. Way to go!💚 ~Batavia
Hi I am Ms. Alia. Live in Kansas City. I am successful this year growing Sweet potatoes and sugar, baby, watermelons and containers of my front yard and in ground in my backyard. I have sweet potatoes, sugar, baby watermelons. Broccoli beets, cabbage, collard green's lettuce spinach, cantaloupe corn, Succeeding yellow squash, tomatoes and Brussels sprouts n
Carrots. Thx for sharing your garden Is beautiful in plentiful.I've learned a lot from listening to you.
I am from Jamaica and I grow in 5 gallon buckets And grow bags on my roomftop I grow differentypes of vegetables peppers and cucumbers.
Heya Risa! Love to hear about rooftop gardens! And I need to add cucumbers to my list of veggies to try again in containers! Thanks for watching and commenting! 💚~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden It's good for me in some ways doing my garden on the rooftop it protects my plant from a lot of Insect and disease. my biggest problem is the sun tends to get really hot so I have to use shade cloth. So far for instance in a few hour we are expecting a category 4 hurricane heading to our island Seoul I am here trying to get some of my plan To Safety..
I hope that all is well for you, your family, neighbors and garden 💚.
i,m in nh i grow potatoes in 5 gallon barrels and radish and lettuce in window boxes
Heya Lori! Such a good suggestion. There is a part of the video (I might have cut it out) where I mentioned a few other containers and I was talking about those rectangle window boxes. I added them to those metal plant stands that are typically used for indoor plants. Anywho, I've had some great success with lettuce and even carrots one year. Radishes are such a good idea too! Thanks for watching and commenting! 💚~Batavia
P.S. this is from a few seasons ago but the setup I'm talking about is up near the railing) czcams.com/users/shorts-FAC0xrBovE?si=DfmVxBNFFYz5Cmxb)
Hi.. I’m in Newark NJ, Zone 7A. I grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, greens, herbs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, flowers all in containers…
Heya!! Those are some of my favs to grow!😊 thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it! 💚 ~Batavia
I like growing potatoes in 10 gallon grow bags. I have 4 bags and I usually try for 3 plantings of potatoes a year. I also grow carrots and parsnips in 5 gallon bags.
I'm in Southern Missouri (zone 6b). My last frost date is April 10 and my first is October 22.
Heya Judi 💚! We're pretty close with last frost dates but I'm thinking summer may be a tinge hotter for you all and maybe your winters are consistently cold like here in Chicago (I could have this wrong though). Are you planting potatoes at 3 different times a year? If so, about when are you planting and harvesting?
@@BBettaGarden We have been in the 80s and 90s all June, but we are getting a good amount of rain this year. I'm so thankful. July has been in the upper 80°s - mid 90°s. Last year we were in the 100°s. Our winters fluctuate a lot. Snow usually melts within a day. In Missouri they say if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes. Our winters are pretty mild except in January and the first two weeks of February--we have ice storms and a few days of minus degree temps. We often see some nice sunny 70° temps around the end of February, going into March. It's deceiving because we can still have snow in May. (This is why we have tornadoes.) You can garden with protection. My brassicas went out the last week of February this year.
I put my first potatoes in grow bags the end of February, knowing they will probably need protection. I take them early as new potatoes, replanting with my second crop in May. The third crop can go through October or early November with some protection.
Thanks for the additional details! That's a world wind of weather. 100 degree temps and possible snow in May 🤯!
Those potatoes you plant in May are growing in the heat and that's helpful to know. 😊 I may not get exactly 3 plantings but I can definitely succession plant to a degree.😊 thanks again!💚
Loved what I saw.
Heya Angela! So glad you enjoyed. thanks from watching and commenting!💚 ~Batavia
Im in zone 5a in southern Wisconsin. I have a balcony garden and use a wide variety of containers from 2 3x3 foot containers, a couple of 20 gallon containers a 10 gal, a few 2.5 gallons, a 5 gallon and some rectangular containers. I'm currently dealing with too much rain so am worried I'm going to have to start over on several plants. I don't have the space to do inside starting and didn't have the funds to do plants this year so everything is by seed this year.
Heya Garden neighbor! (I count anyone in IL or bordering stares as a garden neighbor 😊) May was super wet here in Chicago and then June was a bit dry and much hotter than normal.
I hope you don't have to start over. For the seed starting, have you tried "winter sowing" I did a version of it this Spring and plan to do more next winter.
I appreciate you watching and commenting! 💚! Batavia
Home Depot/Lowe's buckets tomatoes
Heya Terry! Ahh, someone who grows tomatoes in buckets! That's so encouraging. Thanks for watching and commenting! Happy growing! ~B
I live in Chi too I'm growing in 20 gal grow bags potatoes for the first time. Also some sweet potatoes in a 10 gal bag
Heya Chicago neighbor Joy! Glad to read from you💚. I would love to compare notes on how our potatoes do. I've been trying to crack the code for growing them in containers :-) ~B
@@BBettaGarden I will let you know
Thanks!💚
Hello, I’m in Georgia zone 8b..I like growing beans, mint, and peppers in a 5gal grow bag.
Some of my favs! 💚 Thanks for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
LOVE both your attitude and your clever use of space! ❤ I am also a fan of containers. I bought new 25 gal grow bags for corn (2), raspberries (5), petite watermelon (1), cantaloupe (1), blackberry (1) and sweet potatoes (4 bags w/ 4 slips each)…..others not yet used. I grew potatoes in 7 gal grow bags last year - that was a bust. Growing this year, 4 into each 20-25 gal plastic nursery pot. With the heat and this year’s drought, watering seems to be all I do! I offer an opinion that the icing buckets are too narrow for high potato yields. I’ll be curious to watch your progress. I have 5 Vego raised beds with various veg (1 is just greens grown for my meat rabbits). I’ve got 2 Green Stalks with 3 more on order - 1 for strawberries and 1 for salad greens. I’d like to try onions and green beans in the new ones 👍🏻. Vertical planters require WAY more water than I expected. It’s an every-day-with-hose event. 🤷🏻♀ This year I bought ‘Patio Baby’ eggplant and highly recommend it. Pretty plant and flowers and then….teeny mini eggplants 1.5-2” long! 🤣 I bought a patio blueberry (delish) and patio raspberry to add to my collection. Getting started now on Summer Sowing Part 2. Winter will be lots of root veg, chard, kale & spinach. I am hating the Leaf Footed and squash bugs right now…..grrr. I’m in central NC and the weed pressure is WAY TOO intense here. CONTAINERS WORK! Keep posting please! ❤
Heya Joann!! Thanks so much for your kind comment💚❤️.
Sounds like you have a food forest! And I'm encouraged as I read you and others are growing various types of fruit in containers! I feel like that is definitely something I am 'missing' in my space. Since this video, I'm at every other day for my GreenStalks, specifically for the tiers that I steal have leafy greens (I wonder if those root systems are just larger). I did some weeding last week and this weekend in between my neighbors fence and the wooden cages in the backyard and it's a chore but I really need to try to manage them because they grow so tall that they create shade for what's growing in those beds. And then once the weeds go to seed, oh me, oh my.
Wishing you fewer weeds, manageable weather and abundant harvests! 😊💚
P.S. I added Patio Baby eggplant to my list to search ok. Thanks!~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden that’s a sweet reply, thank you! Wishing you abundance and a good harvest in all parts of your life!
What a beautiful garden. Green thumb for sure. I’m impressed. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Lana!💚
@@BBettaGarden def gonna be tuning in now that I’m subscribed. Hoping to gleen some knowledge and ideas. I’m fighting dragons down here in south Florida for which I have no solution.
Thanks for subscribing and answering the call (Game of Thrones reference😊)!
I love your videos currently growing somethings in my apartment balcony in Brooklyn, NY. Last years was the first year, a lot of learning. This second year feeling more confident and have about 7 pepper plants growing out of containers , 2 tomatoes plants, 1 cucumber, 1 bean , some flowers! Had a lot seeds that produce plant and praying my landlord will not complaints and instead ask for vegetables ! Love watching and learning with your videos ! ☺️🙏🏾
That’s awesome!👏🏾 😊 Keep giving him/her some veggies and they will encourage your container gardening! 😅😂 You may be encouraging them & your neighbors to grow in containers too! Hello from your “neighbor “ in Long Island, New York, zone 7B! 👋🏽😄❤️
It’s my second year gardening in containers, I retired last year and started off small last year. This year I am growing 6 varieties of tomatoes, 5 varieties of green peppers, four 7 gallon grow bags for my potatoes. I also have a vertical green stalk and am growing carrots, flowers, potatoes also, herbs ect I grew a lot of pollinator flowers & strawberries. I planted garlic last fall & waitng for them to die off soon. Since I am in Long Island, New York zone 7B. so I will wait until August to start succession planting for fall crops. Learned from other CZcamsrs about using shade cloth which is a game changer especially since it’s in the high 80’s right now! Thanks for giving us information about using containers! God bless! 😊❤️
Heya Ingrid! So glad to hear you enjoy my videos and I am SO excited to hear about what you're growing on your balcony! Gardeners find a way, right💚.
And you know what, I feel a little more confident every year to. There is always a new veggie or plant to focus on so there is always something to learn which is one of the many things I love about gardening 😊. Oh and I'm saying a garden prayer that your landlord will enjoy some home grown tomatoes or peppers, and let you continue on your garden journey 💚 ~Batavia
Heya! I just love love love to hear folks getting started and growing such diverse garden! I'm yelling from my front porch to no one in particular, lol, this is all being grown in containers! virtual high fives and happy growing! 💚~Batavia
@@muniondalenewyurk6777 will do, tank you for the advice 🤣🙏🏾🥰
Your garden is gorgeous! I’m in MidAtlantic PA zone 6b-7a. I grow in-ground, raised beds and yes! containers. I’m in the mode of taking unusual “things” & making them into containers. For example: I have some old industrial ceiling light fixture boxes (the lights you see in schools or warehouses) and I’m going to build a large ladder like fixture, attach the light boxes and transplant my strawberries into them as my strawberries have outgrown their 30 gallon grow bag. Love your channel. New subscriber! ♥️
Thanks so much for watching, commenting and subscribing! I just love love love that you're turning unusual "things" into containers to grow in!!! I can almost picture the strawberry container suspended in air 💚🍓😁! ~Batavia
Hi! I'm gardening in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and my zone is 6A. I've been growing off and on for about 5 years. I grow everything in containers. My containers range from 2 gallons to 20+ gallons. I grow peppers, cukes, corn, tomato, squash, greens, cabbage, onion, melon, and more. I use stackable planters for my herbs and I also co plant them with some of my veggies. My favorite flowers are zinnias and sunflowers but I grow several types of flowers to keep the pollinators happy.
Heya garden neighbor! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Oh and I've been making notes and adding the things that I've not grown in containers to my list 😊. Hearing what gardeners have had success with is super helpful, especially gardeners near me. Thanks again! ~Batavia
Also potatoes in grow pots
While tomatoes are my fav to grow, potatoes are my favorite to eat 😊😊
I grow a lot of peppers from seed. I noticed some hot peppers tend to be real slow and then late July/early August they just explode.
Hots are definitely slow growers and then boom! I grew lemon drop one year and watched it creep along and then I had more than I knew what to do with 😊.
Thanks for the tips, Im in MD zone 7a. 10 gallon, brassicas.
Heya! I had some collards that thrived in 10 gal grow bags last Spring (2023)! thanks for watching and commenting! 💚~Batavia
And you're so very welcome!💚
I too am in Chicago. I have to grow in containers due to living in an apartment and fear of contaminated or polluted soil.
Heya Chicago neighbor! When there is a will, a gardener will find a way to garden 😊💚
I live in Texas zone 8a and I grow on my patio. I grow in 5, 10 and 15 inch grow bags. My favorite plants are tomatoes and peppers.
I made a mistake I live in zone 8a not 8b😊
Heya! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! How is your gardening doing with the heat this summer? ~Batavia
You always inspire me to plant one more 😊. Where do you find the plastic crates that your grow bags sit on? Thanks in advance and also for the good content.
Heya Nan! Great to read from you😊 I collected them from various alleys just before trash pick up day (true story). They may or may not have the branding of a very popular soda company on them 😊. Happy gardening! ~B
Rebecca B. From California growing in 9B. I grow tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and potatoes in bags. I use the bags that have the plastic lined sides because it gets extremely hot here and the regular bags definitely dry out faster. I use 10 gallon for peppers, 15 gallon for egg plants. I use 15 gallon for determinate tomatoes. I use 20 gallon for indeterminates and potatoes. I really appreciate your channel 😊
Heya Rebecca B.! I haven't tried 15 gallon grow bags yet, that seems like it could be a real sweet spot.
And great tip re: the plastic lined bags. Items great to hear you enjoy my channel 💚. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! ~Batavia
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I’m in PA zone 6b/7a. I grown in pots and grow bags, I guess 20 gallon and a little smaller. This year I’m growing 2 varieties of tomatoes, 2 varieties of cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, sweet potatoes, beets and 7 different herbs. My lettuce and spinach are harvested already.
Heya Alice! thanks for watching and commenting! That's quite a lineup! I have been thinking about dropping some beet seeds in a container. Are you using any trellising for the cucumbers? ~B
As a rule what size grow bags u use for herbs . How many can planted together?
What size grow bad for other vets? How many can u plant together in them ?
How long do ur buckets last out in the elements. ?
Heya Meb!
It's completely preference but I like 1 to 2 types of herbs in a container and 7 gal and 10 gal grow bags have done really well for me. 10 gallon is really nice because so many things can grow in them, 1 pepper plant (some people may plant 2), 1 tomato or a couple of potato plants. If you have time, scan through the comments. Lots of feedback on the size containers people use for specific veggies, fruit and herbs.
I leave most of those buckets out in the elements all year and I'd say they each last a few years at a minimum. I do find myself replace a bucket maybe once every year or two because the top rim part stays to crack.
Hope this is helpful! ~Batavia
Hi, my Sun Flowers are struggling, l never thought of growing them in square containers, Thanks 😊
Love your garden ❤where did you get the wire in the bags?
Thanks Althea! It's galvanized welded wire I got from either Lowe's, or Home Depot (maybe Menards). I cut it to size. It looks like this:
www.amazon.com/YARDGARD-308302B-Galvanized-Welded-Fence/dp/B00C4TQIQU/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=77953350459&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IFAfwrJWYrYFgrCjGAcFJW0TTqiavFDxPmfQSv5J6PLQT7_MkawPtNQIAEpoS2Kf5bLHGinDmu6ffG76cHk1a60ukiZEFlxM-mE44p781zjbbXhDDD87e5r2xyfTUUZSPawkUJYTRwjhlHu0TnL7IaJmKOy-mckJ62XggXMxxrqGqLJTj2g5cTAp1XQTkni6G-scgyc_bamZilifiGT6nA.9kPmEmDJNXhO8suszgZjjbX-ZOk5TSdMNioaTm8LFEU&dib_tag=se&hvadid=678395558760&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9021740&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=17970429081801255360&hvtargid=kwd-296290549173&hydadcr=5160_13318423&keywords=4+ft+wire+fence&qid=1720472672&sr=8-3
Hi. Love container gardening, I've had so much success with it. I use raised beds, large planter, grow bags, pallets, etc. I grow flowers, veggies, fruits and have a couple of trees (cherry/apple). I am on the Southside of Chicago Zone 6. I got into gardening during COVID and I find it so peaceful. It is truly my calling, I let nature do her thing. I'm still learning and your channel gives me so many ideas and different ways of growing things.
Hey Chicago neighbor!! 🙌🏽Peaceful is exactly it. Hearing you recognize this as your calling brings me so much joy as a fellow gardener 💚. Happy growing Leida! ~Batavia
I live in Indiana, zone 6b. I grow all my tomatoes (mostly dwarf varieties) in containers. Most are in 5-gallon buckets, but I also have some containers my husband made by cutting lengthwise down 55-gallon plastic barrels. Those have 3-4 dwarf tomatoes each. Almost everything I grow is in containers except for a couple of in-ground beds. Lettuce, kale, chard, peas, beans, peppers, herbs, potatoes, carrots, etc. are in containers. I love being able to customize the soil for the plants being grown, and being able to move the smaller containers if something seems to not be doing well in a particular location, or if I simply want to change things around.
I really appreciate your videos, seeing your passion for gardening, and learning from you. Thank you!
Heya Darla a.k.a. Garden neighbor, because IN is right next door! 💚
You are so right about the benefit of moving containers around. I love that I'm able to change the garden from year to year simply by moving my containers around.
I believe I've seen those plastic barrels online with folks growing in them. So resourceful!
Now on to the thing that I had not really thought of until I started reading the comments from this video.. and thats dwarf tomatoes. I sitting here thinking, that's the answer to my desire to try so many different varieties. Do you feel like the taste is as good as full size plants? And do you have any recommendations for varieties to try 😊? 💚
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! And I just love that my passion can come across the screen 😊💚. happy growing! ~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden I am growing around 9 varieties of dwarf tomatoes this year, (I've kind of lost count), and this is really only my second year getting serious about it. The ones I am most looking forward to this year, because of recommendations from those who have grown them are: Nano's Meatball, Sweet Scarlet, Purple Rain (as opposed to Purple Reign), Waratah and Awesome. I like what I call Loud Flavor in my tomatoes, with more of a sweet note. My favorites from last year were Maralinga, Boronia, and Uluru Ochre, even though the plants didn't do exceedingly well. I have spent the past few months gaining knowledge about growing better ones, and so far this year, they are looking good (knock on wood!)
As for the taste, certain varieties are just as flavorful as full-sized plants, and others are lackluster, like those of some full-sized plants. I find Tomatofifou to give a good description of the varieties, and have spent waaay too much time on their site, researching. I am also a part of a FB tomato group (Tomato Lovers Collective and Swap!) that shares seeds and experiences with all the tomatoes, grown in a wide variety of climates.
I would suggest you think about the flavors and colors you love and find ones that fit that bill. And if you want, I would be happy to share some of the seeds I harvest from this year's plants.
Thanks so much for the through reply. I've taken a screenshot and added a note to my calendar to dig into some of these varieties this Fall in preparation for next year. Thanks again!💚🍅
Hi, I live in Texas but I’m from Chicago southside, I live in an apartment so I’ve had to adapt to container gardening. I’m using grow bags for the first time.
Heya Donna! I'm still claiming you as a Chicago neighbor :-). So glad to hear you have found a way to continue to garden! For summer (in Texas no less), watering is going to be the biggest thing for the grow bags. Wishing you a balcony of abundance!💚 ~B
You have a nice garden. I'm loving the caged garden, did you construct that yourself ? I need something like that to keep the rabbits out of my garden.
Hey there! I didn't do it myself. The gentleman that built my deck/porch built it on top of the raised beds that were there. It is one of my fav projects from the garden though 😊. Good luck with the rabbits!
P.S. would something a temporary PVC pipe and netting work? If so, here are a couple of short videos of things I've done.
czcams.com/users/shortswflkHQTwjFc?si=x72zmdqVw6YT_5e6
czcams.com/users/shorts3xm8gJT_C-s?si=KfnQ4fFGo-82ymDJ (there is also a long version of this one under my DIY playlist.
czcams.com/users/shortsC60snwI8AWo?si=D8etoUmzoR4CoTSa
Hey there! I am in Louisville, KY, was just visiting Chicago last week for a quick vacation! My favorite things to grow in containers are peppers, tomatoes and herbs! Usually I do tomatoes in 10 gallon grow bags, peppers in 5-10 and I currently have a herb pot that is 5 gallons. However, I am trying tons of new stuff in containers this year, like potatoes. I decided to give it a try using the Ruth Stout method after watching your video!
Heya Cindy! I hope you enjoyed your vaca in Chicago! I think this will be the first year that I am growing in all of the grow bags I have. Each year I tend to leave a few in the garage :-). Peppers seem to do well in just about any size container :-) Do you do anything special for your tomatoes?
And you know I'm super excited to hear you're 1) growing potatoes and 2) using the Ruth Stout method. I love it! 💚 Happy growing! ~B
@@BBettaGarden nothing special for the tomatoes. I do let them get nice and tall before I transplant them outside. It’s mostly cherry varieties, bury the stems deep as I can, after removing the bottom branches. I’ve struggled with slicers, just getting a few here and there. This is my next project, find varieties of slicers for next year that produce heavily. If you have any recommendations, I’d love it!
Heya Cindy! Cherry tomatoes makes sense and thanks for the tips.
My favorite slicer with great production is the Pineapple tomato. I'm terrible at describing these things but it has more of a citrus taste than some of your red slicers. Here's a look at the tomatoes czcams.com/users/shortszhJ6wvmS7g8?si=xOzn5YnZuChDNXl8
From chicago il but I live in Rockford il zone 5b and I'm growing in containers all sizes
Heya IL garden neighbor🙂! I just love reading about gardeners growing in all kinds of containers! 💚~B
I'm here in Chicago, WESTSIDE! I plan to make a container garden, I've purchased (3) 30-gallon tote food-grade containers. I will use one container for mixing my soil, I will have to watch your video on mixing soil. I want to do direct seed sowing, lettuce, cukes, tomatoes, and beans (bush). I'm not too fond of critters, how can I stop the critters from attacking my container garden? I just started watching your videos since you're in my growth zone. Please continue making your videos for us Chicago gardeners, I need all the help I can get. P.S. Can you also share where you purchased your materials? I love your garden!
Heya Chicago neighbor! So glad you to see you around these parts :-). Cukes and beans will love this weather, tomatoes too. You could start a dwarf variety or a micro variety from seed and produce tomatoes. But if you want to grow a full size tomato plant or even a cherry tomato, I would say pick up a plant. We won't have enough time to start tomato plants from seed and for them to grow and produce before the cold comes here in Chicago. For lettuce, maybe start them from seed later in the month (they like the cooler temps).
For critters - I use netting mostly. Here's a playlist with a couple of ideas. czcams.com/play/PLihX7VHJnSicu-mYZIIH6lljw7narI36A.html&si=3sxuhdPJ5HV__s_J
And here's an Amazon store link with a lot of the things I use: www.amazon.com/shop/thebackyardgardner
Happy growing! ~B
I NEVER thought about the wire in the containers...... it was like a DUH moment just now. Silly question. But i don't know. Do you use wire cutters to size it?😊
Heya! Yep, I use wire cutters like these.
www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-Wire-Stripper-Cutter-16-26-AWG-Stranded-11046/100630720
@@BBettaGarden thank you so much
YW!
Do you happen to have a video showing you setting them up with wire? Last question, promise!
Im kicking myself, when I did it this year, I almost pulled out the camera but didn't. Are you on IG or FB? If so, I can do it with one of 10 gal containers and add it to my stories.
@@BBettaGarden I'm not. It's totally OK. Just thought I'd ask. Great video idea for that little space you want to fill in with one more bed..... smile.
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8b central Texas. Was wondering if you eat all of that or what
Hi there! I eat as much as I can fresh, gift some, and preserve a bunch 😊.
I’ve notice you are growing Stevia. I have read that stevia can be poisonous. I want to grow some and use for tea. Please give me more info this or a trusted website. Thanks. Sadie from Houston.
Heya Sadie! Thanks for watching and commenting. I have not read about stevia being poisonous. There are details like this "To date, there are no long-term studies outlining the safety of this sweetener although it has been used in other countries for many years." in the article below.
When I search out things like this, I typically start with the plant name (or other details) and include "extension service" in my search, ex. 'stevia extension service'. Searching that way points me to local extension services in the U.S. which are tied to a state university. I feel comfortable with most things I find on extension services websites.
extension.oregonstate.edu/food/preservation/sweeteners-nutritive-non-nutritive-sp-50-935
Happy growing! ~Batavia
Where do I find your seeds on Etsy? I don't see a link in your info section
Heya Jazzy D! Thanks for asking, you can find us here: *Amazon store* Check out the products Batavia and Ben use in their gardens at www.amazon.com/shop/thebackyardgardner
*Good* morning!
Do you not pinch out the tops of your pepper plants to encourage branching, and bushiness?
I've got peppers to be transplanted out, still, and two six-cell trays were planted with Greek pepperoncini and Italian pepperoncini, each, which are quite possibly the only two peppers I'll actually use, and wouldn't you know but that in each little tray four of the six of both varieties died on me (no idea why.) Bull Nose peppers, grown from "older" seed (means probably too old to be vigorous even though they germinated) have petered out although there may be *one* still living.
The Marconi Red and Napoleon, which produce generously sized fruits, are still alive but the Spanish Mammoth is...iffy. An odd little pepper, "Filius Blue," supposedly an edible ornamental, has two small plants just holding on, one of them bigger than the other although I have no guesses as to why, and I suspect they want more sunlight although I'm not sure of that; one of the two has deep bronze leaves with almost lime-green veining, very dramatic looking if they stay that way. Relying on memory at the moment my memory is uncertain whether I planted Quadrato d'Asti Giallo, or not. Corno di Toro, I'm pretty sure has been sown and needs to be hardened off.
For whatever reason, the idea of BIG peppers seemed to predominate this season.
Oh! Also have Hungarian Hot Wax pepper, which is an old favorite and a standby for me looks to be doing well.
In case you're wondering, successfully harvested peppers I don't use in the kitchen will be donated...somewhere: hunger center, soup kitchen, senior center, the convent of a religious order required to beg their bread...some place.
I tend to think of raised beds as container gardening, although they're not, really, except that your back garden is raised beds on concrete, no? So, sort of container gardening in the back garden, plus definite container gardening in the back garden. I have some grow bags I'd dearly love to be planting in, but a friend decided, unasked and unbidden, to be helpful and re-organized my "useless" garden stuff and now I can't find those grow bags. Meanwhile, the potatoes are going in, some in ground and others in big, square-based laundry baskets which of course have to be lined with something like the landscape fabric I detest to hold the soil in. If you have ideas about food-safe alternatives, I'm eager to know about them so please, please share!
Much gardening love from Northeast Ohio! 😊💚💚💚💚💚😊
Good morning and good afternoon friend😊! I've never tried topping the peppers to encourage the branching out. So you do this? I always see people do it but don't often see the plants later..I guess I'm a little skeptical.
I am all but certain I started giant Marconi this year but it never made it outside. I have one Spanish mammoth planted and it looks good but all of the peppers in the front yard long bed are being bullied by the tomatoes behind them (I need to prune some of the bottom tomato plant branches).
I don't think ive ever grown Hungarian Hot Wax peppers. I see them in the stores all the time. So you pickle them?
You know, I remember having a conversation some time ago about raised beds as containers. The beds in the backyard are absolutely on concrete. If I would call any raised bed a container, it would definitely be those beds😊.
Sorry to hear about the missing grow bags. Im almost always the one reorganizing things and two years will pass before I find it 😔.
For the potatoes, no food safe alternatives come to mind immediately. I thought of you this weekend because I used the landscape fabric to line a few flower pots☺️.
Thanks for the garden love and I'm sending it to you from Chicago!💚
@@BBettaGarden Do I pinch out the growing tips of pepper plants?
I have never before grown peppers other than the Hungarian Hot Wax; one of those I had in my mother's back garden (among her flowers) and her Hungarian neighbor from across the back way used to come over and eat the peppers; my mother didn't care so I suspect she was simply tolerating a plant she had *claimed* would be welcome among her tomatoes. Tried not to hurt anyone's feelings, doncherknow; the other pepper plant had been on the patio of my little condo suite 'way, 'way back when and a different Hungarian neighbor was happy to be invited to help herself to the fruits which she appreciated much more than I did.
A very long time ago, I learned about pinching out apical growth points or tips to encourage branching on houseplants which for a long time were my only gardening outlet (in an apartment.) I'm willing to experiment with it because it makes sense to me and your friend Ben pinches out his pepper plants and as you do he calls it "topping."
No; I've not pickled them although I understand they're very good if pickled. I've only ever eaten them fresh from the garden and I can tell you this: while they're a gentle, dawn-like yellow, they're mild and pleasant. As they mature, they blush, then they blush harder and deeper, and then they start to turn red as opposed to shrimp, pink, coral, red-orange which is what they'll have been up to this point. The more red they develop, the more heat they develop. A word to the wise, and all that.
You're sure it's Hungarian Hot Wax peppers that are in the stores? Could those be banana peppers being sold? I'm asking because I *never* see Hungarian Hot Wax in the stores around here. (No matter, but of course I favor growing one's own!)
And are they fresh, or pickled and in jars?
I don't recall if you said, but do you have a specific part of your garden, perhaps a given number of containers, dedicated to experiments such as "topping?"
This season it feels as though *everything* is an experiment, this dratted heat (in June, no less, while it still was June!)
Hadn't thought of tomatoes as garden thugs, but from what you're saying they can be!
Went a-Googling just now to find out if that landscape fabric is food safe and the consensus seems to be that it does not leach chemicals, but it *is* plastic which is anathema for many organic gardeners and with that in mind a commenter on one site suggested using newspaper.
Well, D'uh! How come I didn't think of that! A thick enough layer of unprinted newsprint would do the job and it's available at various stores including WalMart. And now that I'm thinking about it, I might also use strips or long narrow vertical panels of double-corrugated boxes with as much of the obvious adhesive removed, plus any tape and/or labels and the outer or "top" layer if the ink is a color other than black which I believe and hope (and trust) is usually soy (?) and therefore safe...?
Or, there's always the landscape fabric....
Gardening love from Northeast Ohio, straight to you! 😊💚💚💚💚💚😊
sorry think trees are 20 or 30 gallon grow bags
I have a colleague who's brother grew a small apple tree in what had to between a 20 and 30 gallon container. The last time I spoke to him about it, they were making an apple pie from the bounty :-).
Can someone, anyone, please say something to me to help me overcome my phobia of having mice running around in my garden? (new gardener, as you may have guessed).
Heya! I'm hoping others jump in and reply.
I am very very afraid of mice (one of the reasons I don't create my compost..I fear it may draw them in)..
I've not don't anything specific to keep them out of the garden but there are a lot of stray cats in my neighborhood (often roaming around my yard). I really believe they have kept the mice population down. For as along as I've lived here, I've only seen a mouse once and it was in the alley. So I guess the only thing I have to offer is to ask if you have an outdoor cat or strays.. 💚 ~Batavia
@@BBettaGarden Hi, thank you for your reply! Yes, there are some cats in the neighborhood. I have not seen any mice in my yard, but my next-door neighbor did have a rat living in her yard because she was keeping dog food in her shed. She rectified that situation, but I am still paranoid. (The paranoia is more of a problem than seeing mice). I see people with their gardens, and they seem to have no concern. I want to be like that.