ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING PLANS
Posted on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at 4:59 am
Container vegetable gardening. Help!!?
I live in N-E Indiana and plan on growing a few vegetables (ie, beefsteak tomatoes, hot peppers etc.) in containers outside. I am thinking about using some Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix 16 Qt but am not sure how much I’ll need as I am new to this. I have been informed that I should use 5 Gal containers for the tomatoes and 2 to 3 Gal for the peppers. They sale the potting mix that I’m wanting to use in 16 Qt bags. I guess what I want to know is how many bag’s will it take to fill one 5 Gal container? Now I know that 16 Qt = 4 Gal but will one 16 Qt bag be enough per 5 Gal container? Thank you guys very much for any help you can offer on this subject, I am sooooooo lost here : (
Just get a big pot. (larger for the tomatoes and smaller for peppers) and fill i up. The larger the better because the roots will be bound if you don’t have enough soil. I would do AT LEAST 5 gal for the tomatoes. I am a tomato growing freak so let me know if you have any more questions.
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