Photo below - here's a congo watermelon in an 18 gal. swc. I've got a total of 2 in there, but the other one is just a little bit smaller. Of course the container has my 6:3:1 mix in it, and also a liberal amount of Osmocote for fertilization. So far it's doing pretty well, but there's still a long way to go, yet.
Photo below - Here's the Atkinson? Rutgers? plant that was aquired from the county extension office a while back. Although kinda difficult to see, it's doing quite well in the swp constructed from a single 5 gallon bucket. Hopefully, i'll be able to tell what kind it is when fruit forms, but for now am still guessing...
Photo below - Look at this little stinker in a swp constructed from 2 cat litter buckets. It's a jelly bean tomato, and has "Bio-tone" inside as it's fertilizer. Austin and I love eating these little tomatoes, and I hope they will still be in season during the fall, when the lettuce starts to come in. That would certainly make for a very fulfilling harvest.
Photo below - I saved the best for last - as the corn continues to have excellent growth. Although other swc gardeners have very similar setups on the internet - these are being grown with my soil mixture, wicking basket arrangement, and also fertilizer of choice. I am very pleased with the results so far.
In other news, i've lost one cucumber plant growing in a swp, because I disturbed it's roots too much while mixing a little bit of fertilizer in the soil around it. Oh well....it wasn't doing that good anyway.
Also, I have created a link on the right side of the page that is a shortcut to an entire page of videos on understanding and caring for your home air conditioning unit. A total of 8 videos are on there so far, and will become active sometime later in the week. I hope you enjoy them, and feel free to ask any questions that you might have.
Take care, and happy gardening!
EG
9 comments:
Wow, EG. Those SWP always do so well for you.
That corn looks great. I might have to watch your videos later on. Our new house will have air conditioning. Though I suspect it won't get turned on much, there are usually about 10 days out of the year here that I will turn it on.
Everything's looking great! I haven't ventured into swc rage, but I have been thinking about trying it.
ribbit - thanks. They do great most of the time.
Daphne - thanks. The videos are pretty informative, but you'll need sound...
Stephanie - thanks! Growing in swc's is pretty addictive - at least from my experience.
I was just going to ask you if I could grow watermelons in a raised bed so you've kind of answered my question. How much space would I need and how deep should the bed be?
I love your use of vertical container gardening!! Great job!
Phillip - you wanna either trellis the melon, or let the vine sprawl from the raised bed. A 2ft x 2ft portion of soil should be dedicated to one vine, and the deeper - the better.
Holly - thanks!
How are you keeping the tomato cage attached in the rain?
stefaneener - i'm not sure I understand your question....
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