Pot sizes for growing vegetables in containers

[HillGuy]

Great idea, I may do that this year when my potatoes are finished too.

I companion plant a bush bean plant with the potato.

Legumes. From sugar snap peas to green beans, legumes are a great choice to grow with potato plants because they provide much-needed nitrogen in the soil. In addition, potato plants deter the Mexican bean beetle, a pest of many legumes.

 

[Emma-Daisy]

I companion plant a bush bean plant with the potato.

Legumes. From sugar snap peas to green beans, legumes are a great choice to grow with potato plants because they provide much-needed nitrogen in the soil. In addition, potato plants deter the Mexican bean beetle, a pest of many legumes.

That's great, thanks.

 

[638858]

Maters, Peppers and Taters in the big ones.. the bigger the container the bigger the plant if you feed them on a strict schedule.. they will pay you back in veggies.. I've grown peppers in containers for 5-6 years in a row, cut them back and overwinter them (if possible) they are a very successful perennial if you keep them from freezing.. and will get huge !!

 

[638858]

I use 2, 3, 5, 10 & 15 gallon containers..

 

[gtaus]

I use 2, 3, 5, 10 & 15 gallon containers..
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Very nice container garden. Do you have any built in irrigation system or do you water each bucket manually? I am designing a container garden system, but am trying to make it a sub irrigated system with tubing running from one container to the next. In theory, I would only have to water a control bucket with a float valve and the water would level out on all the connected containers. That would not only be a time and labor saver, but I would be ensured that each and every bucket had a filled reservoir of water for the plants.

 

[638858]

Very nice container garden. Do you have any built in irrigation system or do you water each bucket manually? I am designing a container garden system, but am trying to make it a sub irrigated system with tubing running from one container to the next. In theory, I would only have to water a control bucket with a float valve and the water would level out on all the connected containers. That would not only be a time and labor saver, but I would be ensured that each and every bucket had a filled reservoir of water for the plants.

I make compost tea in a 55 gallon barrel, use a pond pump plumbed with 3/4 pvc and a water hose I walk along and feed them all.. I’m disabled so I have plenty of time to do it.. I had 3 hoophouses 32x16 and I had aquaponics set up in them, a flood and drain table with rafts and net pots, and individual drip lines to 200 buckets with soil and also 50 3 gallon DWC pots that all ran back to 2-150 gallon tubs with 75 channel catfish in each..

 

[638858]

I make compost tea in a 55 gallon barrel, use a pond pump plumbed with 3/4 pvc and a water hose I walk along and feed them all.. I’m disabled so I have plenty of time to do it.. I had 3 hoophouses 32x16 and I had aquaponics set up in them, a flood and drain table with rafts and net pots, and individual drip lines to 200 buckets with soil and also 50 3 gallon DWC pots that all ran back to 2-150 gallon tubs with 75 channel catfish in each..

And thank you !!

 

[gtaus]

I make compost tea in a 55 gallon barrel, use a pond pump plumbed with 3/4 pvc and a water hose I walk along and feed them all.. I’m disabled so I have plenty of time to do it.. I had 3 hoophouses 32x16 and I had aquaponics set up in them, a flood and drain table with rafts and net pots, and individual drip lines to 200 buckets with soil and also 50 3 gallon DWC pots that all ran back to 2-150 gallon tubs with 75 channel catfish in each..

Thanks for the response. I figured you must have had a pretty good system in place based on the thriving plants in the picture. I was thinking of just using clear water in a 55 gallon rain barrel for my main water storage, but I like your idea of compost tea in the barrel. I am not a very good gardener, but I have had my best success with the sub irrigated planters with a water reservoir on the bottom. That way the plants drink up what they need and I am not over or under watering the plants. Also, I know some plants require much more water than others, so a connected sub irrigated container system to eliminate that problem for me.

Here is a picture of an elevated sub irrigated planter I have out on my deck off the kitchen. I grow beans in that planter because we enjoy picking fresh beans off the plant and eating them for supper. I have 4 inch perforated drain pipes in the bottom of the planter with an overflow hole drilled in at 3 inches. So, there is 3 inches of water in the reservoir when full and always a 1 inch air gap in the top of the drain pipe which prevents drowning of the plants. It works great for me because I don't have to worry about how much I need to water the plants. They take what they need from the reservoir and I only watch the fill tube indicator to refill the planter as needed.

I built that 2 foot X 4 foot X 16 inches high planter myself a number of years ago for about $50. I imagine it would cost 2-3X more in today's lumber prices. So, I am looking into less expensive container gardening but connecting the containers together to create a similar sub irrigate system in each container.

This year, I will be trying out cardboard boxes lined with heavy trash bags to make my containers. I think it might work. I got the idea from this YouTube video...

 

[638858]

Thanks for the response. I figured you must have had a pretty good system in place based on the thriving plants in the picture. I was thinking of just using clear water in a 55 gallon rain barrel for my main water storage, but I like your idea of compost tea in the barrel. I am not a very good gardener, but I have had my best success with the sub irrigated planters with a water reservoir on the bottom. That way the plants drink up what they need and I am not over or under watering the plants. Also, I know some plants require much more water than others, so a connected sub irrigated container system to eliminate that problem for me.

Here is a picture of an elevated sub irrigated planter I have out on my deck off the kitchen. I grow beans in that planter because we enjoy picking fresh beans off the plant and eating them for supper. I have 4 inch perforated drain pipes in the bottom of the planter with an overflow hole drilled in at 3 inches. So, there is 3 inches of water in the reservoir when full and always a 1 inch air gap in the top of the drain pipe which prevents drowning of the plants. It works great for me because I don't have to worry about how much I need to water the plants. They take what they need from the reservoir and I only watch the fill tube indicator to refill the planter as needed.

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I built that 2 foot X 4 foot X 16 inches high planter myself a number of years ago for about $50. I imagine it would cost 2-3X more in today's lumber prices. So, I am looking into less expensive container gardening but connecting the containers together to create a similar sub irrigate system in each container.

This year, I will be trying out cardboard boxes lined with heavy trash bags to make my containers. I think it might work. I got the idea from this YouTube video...

 

[638858]

Containers are awesome