Container Growing is a popular way to produce many vegetables, most herbs and some fruits too, speciallyfor the organic gardener . This is particularly right if you have a small garden or your soil conditions and or weather are not ideal for growing vegetables and fruit in the garden usually.
If you are a student to gardening or want to promote your children , container growing is a great place to begin . Seeing those first plants rise from the surface is both fun and rewarding and for those who are unable to or cannot dig a garden, an easy way to grow your own organic plants .
This easy method of growing is cheap any pot or vessel is suitable. Providing it has a whole in the bottom for drainage, which is very important or your plants will get waterlogged and die. A bigger container is more ideal , particularly for growing larger vegetable or fruits. Before you do anything make sure the container is well scrubbed and cleaned particually if it has been used before , pests and disease will kill your new planting so take special care.
With Growing in Pots and Containers you can get a head start from the normal planting season outside and without the added expense of a greenhouse or cold frame. Sow your seeds in the warm indoors in early springtime and transfer them out slowly as the weather warms up, during the day at first, taking them in at night when frost is at risk.
It is impotantant to use a new organic compost and soil mixture, do not be tempted to skimp and use existent soil from an old container that has been grown in before. It is improbable to have any good nutrients left to help your new plants grow, and will almost for sure contain pest or diseases to. After planting feed with a good organic fertilizer on a regular basis to make sure you get the best harvest.
When you begin with Container Growing small crops are your best option , salad leaves, lettuce, herbs and strawberries grow well. Organic tomatoes and peppers are also worth growing along with some fruits which will do well on a sunny balcony or terrace. Try growing the foods that you and your family love most, it will make the whole experience that more rewarding and worthwhile especially for young children .
When growing fast maturing crops like lettuce or salad leaves, it is alright to grow something else in the same compost afterward, but not from the same family for example not salad afer salad lettuce after lettuce. Just clear out the roots and debris add a little more soil and sow your next crop, Maybe something like spring onion or dwarf beans after lettuce.
Since container gardening conditions are very dissimilar from those found outside in a normal kitchen garden, wherever crops grow freely in the soil , a new regime is required in order to succeed. The way you grow your crops will also depend on weather they are a seasonal planting or something you intend to grow on such as a small fruit tree like a fig tree or similar that will do well in a pot .
Keeping your container crops watered is vital to ensure a good crop and healthy plants, containers plants will quickly use up water especially in hot weather and will need a constant supply. If your thinking of a holiday makes sure a friend is on hand to take over the watering or you will return to dead plants with no fruit .
When you are growing your own organic plants fruit and vegetable in containers you know where it has come from, nothing is fresher than picking it directly from the plant and eating it. No chemicals or pesticides have been used, it is as fresh and healthy as nature intended. Nothing is more worthwhile than growing your own vegetables it is a thing you will enjoy and a great hobby for everyone in the family , organic gardening is something that will also save you money too!