Cheese Slave

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Container Gardening May 16, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — cheeseslave @ 7:47 am

I’ve got to do some gardening today. My tomato plants are getting big and I need to move them. I also need to move all the herbs out of the garden and into containers — so I will have more room for vegetables.

I’m almost ready to move my seedlings out, too. I need room in that vegetable bed.

I figure I can put all the herbs in containers. As well as some other plants — like the strawberries.

I have about 20 feet along the wall where I could put these containers. And I could easily string some drip irrigation — rigged up from the hose. I could put that on a timer so it gets watered once or twice a day.

Problem is, I don’t have enough containers. I don’t want anything fancy. This is not for show — this is for food production.

I was thinking I could build some out of wood. But that’s a lot of work — and it can get expensive.

Maybe recycle some plastic containers. That is, if I had a bunch of plastic containers. Where does one find old plastic containers?

Let me know if you’ve got any ideas. I’m feeling stumped and I need to move on this.

 

5 Responses to “Container Gardening”

  1. Sun Moon Lake Says: May 16, 2008 at 7:54 am

    yesterday while walking home i noticed a local ice cream place was throwing out many many used but clean plastic containers.

  2. Jessie Says: May 16, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Perhaps there is a locally-owned landscaping company who could hook you up with some pots that used to contain trees, etc. that they have planted in people’s yards?

  3. cbrunette Says: May 16, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Try bakeries or your local whole foods. The manager would probably be amiable to a few buckets going out the door with you. Just drill holes in the bottom and your set!

    ~Anna

  4. Erica Says: May 16, 2008 at 11:17 am

    If worst comes to worst, just plant things right in a bag of dirt. It’s not pretty, but it’s functional just as long as you poke a few holes in the plastic bag for drainage.

  5. peacefulacres Says: May 16, 2008 at 11:38 am

    In your Mother in Laws basement!!!!!!! LOL! I had to convince her no one wanted them….I guess I was wrong! Seriously though I used the qt cont. our farm fresh food comes in. I punched holes in the bottom…but I think you need bigger cont. Our local garden store was recycling them…maybe yours might even give them away or for cheap. :D Have fun whatever you do.

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