[TexasSurvivor]

My first squash are here. Hope the pics uploaded.

 

[The Saint]

OK you need to rethink that title there Cheech.

 

[TexasSurvivor]

I have very limited space so pots is about all I can do. So far it seems to be working. I also have blackberies and yellow peppers. The blooms are milkweed to attract butterflies. Pumpkin is also there in the backgoround. I wil run out of room for that real soon.

 

[TexasSurvivor]

OK you need to rethink that title there Cheech.

:::

I thought the same thing after I read my post!

 

[The Saint]

We are trying indoor minature apple trees this year, you need two for polination but they claim that they will fruit normal size apples.

 

[TexasSurvivor]

We are trying indoor minature apple trees this year, you need two for polination but they claim that they will fruit normal size apples.

I was looking into a drawf lemon tree. That may fit on the patio.

 

[angeryamerican]

My first squash are here. Hope the pics uploaded.

The best part of that photo is the solar panel! Nice, wish I had about a dozen of them. Oh yeah, nice zuc's too.

 

[Sage0925]

Loved the title...you know every troll and his dog was looking for dirt to bust you with...I laughed my head off.

I have all my beans and squash in containers, along with perennial herbs...I have to start them in the greenhouse, and then move them outside. It's still too cold here to get them out of there...winter is hanging on a long time this year.

 

[TexasSurvivor]

Thanks for correcting the title....I don't feel like a criminal

 

[Ezra]

Nice pics.I am interested in pot gardening as it seems easier,I would be interested to know how you get on with peppers as I am thinking of growing these too.

 

[Rosesandtea]

Great garden!! I never thought of growing zukes and squash in pots! thanks for the idea!!

 

[Harmless Drudge]

I was looking into a drawf lemon tree. That may fit on the patio.

If you do, consider a Meyer lemon (lemon/mandarin hybrid). All the taste of a lemon, without the need to add buttloads of sugar.

 

[tater65ss]

I was given some plastic 55 gallon drums that were cut long ways in half, I used them to plant strawberries and onions in. They are working pretty good and I didnt have to till more ground and I can take my strawberry plants with me when I move to my larger plot of land.

 

[TexasSurvivor]

Nice pics.I am interested in pot gardening as it seems easier,I would be interested to know how you get on with peppers as I am thinking of growing these too.

I have been trying to grow peppers from seeds for two years now. I have planted seeds inside, outside, in early summer, winter, fall, in small planters, Pre-sprouted before planting.... Nothing has worked yet, so I just bought some plants. After 3 weeks the plants are still alive.

I would like to hear others with success with bell peppers.

 

[brutalsun]

I love butterfly weeds. I have them all over my yard. They draw in monarchs which do a great job of pollinating when the bees are absent.

 

[Graywolf]

I have been trying to grow peppers from seeds for two years now. I have planted seeds inside, outside, in early summer, winter, fall, in small planters, Pre-sprouted before planting.... Nothing has worked yet, so I just bought some plants. After 3 weeks the plants are still alive.

I would like to hear others with success with bell peppers.

I started a tray of peppers this spring from seed. The red heirloom peppers all came up ... ten for ten. The King of the North green peppers didn't sprout but about one in every four and they weren't all that healthy looking ... I planted 20 and I would say that maybe seven came up. I sprouted one yellow pepper from a Kroger Yellow Pepper that was delicious ... so I saved the seed. I planted 20 yellow seed, and only one came up, but he's looking really healthy. The red and green peppers were heirloom from 2008. The red variety was "Certified Organic Marconi Red Peppers", and it came from:
www.heirloomseeds.com

I have noticed that it takes three or four weeks for the pepper seed to actually do anything, and the soil has to stay moist, but you have to be careful that it doesn't mold the soil. I put them in the sunshine and let them dry out and then soak them again. I have had a couple of seeds pop in the last week or so, and I planted them all around the beginning of April. Those don't look healthy at all. I keep my heirloom and the store bought seperated, so the seeds don't get contaminated. The heirlooms stay up at the house in containers while the store bought ones go in the garden.

For about eight years, I only grew the peppers in containers, and they worked really well. You want a container that is at least 18 inches tall, because they need room for their roots, and also, you need enough soil to be able to put a stake into the pot to support the weight of the plant, so that rain or wind doesn't break it or uproot it. Hope this helps.