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"Bucket" Gardening...very, Very Satisfactory!
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Swan Road Designs
(IC: homeowner)
This is the third year experimenting with "bucket" gardening. First year was quite good and an education as to what to do differently or additionally. The second year was even better and provided even more information as to how I could do even better
So...this year, the third year, I've gone full bore into a new approach and I couldn't be more pleased. This first photo shows (L to R) cherry tomato, large beefsteak-like tomato, and cherry tomato/squash/zucchini. The photo is just over 3 weeks old.
So...this year, the third year, I've gone full bore into a new approach and I couldn't be more pleased. This first photo shows (L to R) cherry tomato, large beefsteak-like tomato, and cherry tomato/squash/zucchini. The photo is just over 3 weeks old.
Fast forward to today. Same buckets, along with several more. Most of the tomatoes are now 6 feet or taller. The smaller plant in the bucket in the right foreground is another zucchini. The first one with the squash and tomato are right behind it.
Here we are, looking at the buckets from the other end. The two half barrels contain beets which, by the way, are going bonkers, too. The tall plant on the far left is the cucumber vine. It's already covered in tiny cucumbers and what isn't little cukes, is a yellow blossom wanting to be one.
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Published June 12th, 2015 4:20 PM
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Pam M. on Jun 12, 2015Beautiful Very impressive.What kind of soil mix are you using in the buckets? How often do you have to water?
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Pam M. on Jun 12, 2015Ok, I have seen that method with mop strings instead of towels. It seems like towels would work much better as they could take up a larger volume of water.I have tried growing in buckets before and keeping enough moisture in the soil was a problem. Thanks so much for the info, im definatly goin to try this.
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