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That's great to hear Krakyn, right now the landlady had taken over the yard and there are construction workers everywhere, so I have to put it off until I get my own home. I would definitly try the tomatoes!

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Understanding Container Gardening

If you are a garden lover, but have no space for your gardening appetite, don't worry gardening is not necessarily out of your reach. In the available space of your house say balcony, patio, deck, or sunny window, you can create a container gardening, which will not only bring you joy but also vegetables. So, are you ready to start container gardening yourself"¦

In the past, gardening is an exclusive realm of the landowner. Nowadays even the flat dweller can grow his dream garden without having any fuss. One's dream can be fulfilled by container gardening, which means the gardening in a special container. Container gardening gives delights of landscape without weekly mowing. In the container, you can raise some perennials, annuals, and even shrubs and small trees.

Don't think container gardening can be achieved very easily. Container gardening also requires proper planning just like that of traditional gardening. Planning consists of finding your USDA zone (this will help to identify the suitable plant variety of your zone), amount of daylight you are receiving in your apartment, and finally choose your beloved plant variety.

It is always advisable to buy the plants from nearest nursery unless you have right conditions to go for indoor seedlings. You should not keep the tender plants of container gardening outside below 45° F temperature or in soaring winds. Moreover you should not leave the new plants through out the night in the outside to get frost it out.

There is a false notion that all the plants grow in the ground won't grow in the container gardening. It's not so. If you have any doubt, please do experiment on it. Moreover, any container with holes for drainage can be used for your container gardening.

Container gardening requires little budget in the initial stage. But it is having low maintenance with good satisfaction. Container gardening requires little fertilizer and water according to the specific needs of the plants.

There is numerous pot growing vegetable varieties as container gardening. In this type, the vegetable plant requires only sunlight and water. Providing these two things can easily help you get fresh vegetables for your ratatouille or salad. You can get more satisfaction by serving these varieties nurtured by your own hands to your beloved pals.

Don't despair-if you"re not having balcony or deck? Get nod from your landlord for window boxes, a modern container gardening. It is highly possible to grow many bloomy annuals year-round and indoor vegetables in your sunny window. There is another type of garden called community gardens, which will satisfy the city dwellers.

There is no need to end your container gardening since you have entered autumn. But you can continue your container gardening by selecting the plants that are withholding the frost. The common plant varieties that stand up to the frost are Eulalia grasses, Mexican feather grass, Cornflowers, Lavender cottons, Jasmine, Million bells, Stonecrops, etc.,

In order to extend the life of your garden from early spring to fall, you can replant to match the conditions. Even you can contact some of the America's best gardeners through online to get design for your container gardening. They offer suggestions such as caring and choosing for pots, how to grow tips for succulents, roses, and bulbs, in containers.

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Krakyn:

Since I moved from apartments, I have now a porch where I can put a couple of containers and grow some vegetables! I need some help because like I said I have NO experience in gardening whatsoever so words like fertilizing, etc are alien to me.

I would be interested in growing: Carrots, tomatoes and some herbs.

So I want to start with the carrots IF is easy (feel free to suggest the easier veggie to start). Would you please give me a step by step on how to grow them? I need everything, from getting the right container (size, etc) to how to water the thing as well as to how many "seeds" or whatever you put for the the thing to grow. As you can see I am clueless in gardening but I am just fascinated by the idea of growing my own veggies.

Thanks a lot!

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Ok I knew this was coming some time. For indoor I would try basil, parsley, and oregano for herbs. The containers will have holes in bottom for drainage to prevent root rot. Size of container would really depend on how much you want. I would think though something that is 10 to 12 " by 4" and 4-6 " deep would be good. If possible get one that has a water basin in on it(tray on bottom to catch water that flows though after watering the plant). I would take two plastic lids and cut dividers for the tray so you have 3 pots in one for the herbs.

Place small rocks in the bottom of the container to keep the dirt from clogging up the drain holes. Place in indoor gardening soil. Buy seeds and follow directions on packages. Likely plant seed 1/4 inch deep I would just make a straight line and plant them like that. Keep moist and warm during germination but to soggy wet.
Once growing you will have to water as required 1 to 2 times a day pending on heat and humidity. Soil should be moist then when dries water. REMEMBER WATER WILL RUN OUT OF BOTTOM SO PLACE ON A PLATE OR SOMETHING TO CATCH EXCESSIVE WATER.

Outside leaf lettuce, spinach, tomatos, peppers, climbing beans do well. I have never tried carrots but they should do ok also, but require a big container surface area wise. Same as indoor place in small stones to prevent holes from being clogged. As for size the tomatos would do ok in a 10" dia pot. The peppers are more work as you start them in smaller pots say 4 inch then as they grow transfer them to a bigger pot simular in size of the tomatos. Leafy produce shallow and lots of surface area would be best. For seed planting just follow the instructions on the packages. Early girl tomatos I found were good for this but there are very specific breeds that do well in pots and will say so on the package. These will require outdoor gardening potting soil. It is heavier then the indoor stuff and hold moisture better. For fertilizer I would just ask what the gardening centre recommends I like to use Miracle grow root starter at the beginning I find the plant roots do grow faster with it. Later you can use the normal garden fertilizer. It is a liquid you mix with water then water on plants as normal.

For the peppers keep tea and coffee ground to put on them along with egg shells. Egg shells are great on every thing the calcium is why. My mom just throws it all in to a pot with water in it and uses that to water her potted plants. Beware of the fruit flies though.

If you have flowers at home the vegetables are really no different other then they give food.

Good luck and I hope all works well.

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Hello everyone,

I'm sorry to have to revive such an old topic, but I wanted to say that I, too, would love to get into gardening as soon as circumstances are more favorable. This thread, although from several years ago, is incredibly informative and inspiring for someone like me, who is completely new to this field.

I particularly liked the tips on container gardening and the suggestions for growing herbs and vegetables in small spaces. However, I do have a few questions. In the case of carrots, what type of potting soil would be best suited to optimize their growth in a pot? Are there any tips for avoiding pests when growing indoors? And finally, I understand you mentioned using eggshells and coffee grounds to enrich the soil, but how do you prepare them to avoid odors or unpleasantness?

Thanks again for sharing, and congratulations on your passion for gardening. I hope that some of the members who are still active will be able to answer my questions, and that I'll soon be able to follow in your footsteps and harvest my own vegetables and herbs!