5 Gallon Bucket Gardening

Sunday, 11 October 2009 13:45

5 Gallon Bucket Gardening

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5 Gallon Bucket Garden Recently we've been watching videos on you tube about bucket gardening. This really interests us here at the yardstead for spring, fall and winter gardening. There seems to be many reasons for trying it. When gardening in an urban environment, space is a real issue. 5 gallon buckets can be filled with soil and used to line a small walkway or side yard. Also 5 gallon buckest can be clustered together and covered easily during cold spells. We also think that this will help keep some of our vegetable plants protected from pests.

It is fall here in Florida. The temperatures have been relatively warm. I plan to use some 5 gallon buckets that I have to plant a second crop of potatoes. This seems like an easy way to get some fresh new potatoes before it is too cold. Also when the potatoes are ready, we can dump the buckets into our wheel barrow and just pick the potatoes out. The left over soil and plant can be thrown directly into the compost pile.

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Comment Link Saturday, 19 June 2010 00:27 posted by Gerald Landis
Noticed that your 5 gallon container was
white for the Florida sun.
Comment Link Tuesday, 13 April 2010 17:21 posted by Kathleen
Cat, I used compost from our compost pile. I have used a slow release fertilizer in small amounts to keep feeding through the season. If you don't have access to your own compost think about something like an organic mushroom compost. In our area we can buy it by the trailer full. I am going to post pictures soon of potatoes I am growing right now.
Comment Link Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:23 posted by Cat
There are many people who seem to believe that container gardens have special needs for good soils, since they dry out easily and some plants require a lot of nutrients. Do you have a preference or are these people maybe a little "over the top" for adding a lot of extras that aren't really necessary? I am writing this now as I have about 10 containers I am anxious to get started and I want to do it right! Thanks