1. Growing Vegetables in Containers
Organically!
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2. Why Grow Veggies in Containers?
It’s a good way to start out – start small and work up
The crops are moveable
Can be moved to catch the
sun or out of the frost
Can go with you if you move
Good if you are renting &
can’t have a garden
If your soil is no good
A great project for kids
Why Grow Veggies in Containers?
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Should be deep – 20cm plus
Should be strong enough to hold the growing medium
Must have drainage holes (or be self watering)
Examples – pots, wood, metal or polystyrene boxes, recycled food tins, garbage bins, buckets etc.
The Containers
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Must retain moisture while being well drained and be fertile
Rich, friable garden soil is a
good base but add coarse sand
and compost
Or use good quality potting mix
Or make your own with sand,
compost/worm castings and cocopeat 1:2:3
To keep the fertility up apply liquid manure every week or two.
The Soil
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CABBAGE - Earliball ; Sugar Loaf ; Golden Acre
CAPSICUM/CHILLI - Most varieties can be grown in containers & are non- hybrid.
CARROT - Baby carrots are most suitable eg. Baby Pak , Baby , Amsterdam Forcing or Thumbelina.
CUCUMBER - Bush varieties eg. Spacemaster
EGG PLANT - Most varieties eg. Short Tom or Long Purple.
LETTUCE - Cos eg Romaine or Cos Green; butter Head eg Buttercrunch or Green Mignonette
ONION - Any spring onion ( shallot ) variety.
PUMPKIN - Bush pumpkin eg Golden Nugget or Bush Butternut.
RADISH - All varieties are OK.
SILVERBEET - Fordhook Giant
SUMMER SQUASH - Bush varieties such as Early White Bush or Marrow
TOMATOES - Small bush varieties eg Tiny Tim or Small Fry and "Egg" Tomatoes eg Roma.
ASIAN VEGETABLES - Many of these also lend themselves to container gardening for example Pak Choi; Chinese Mustard; Mizuna; Mibuna and Chinese Broccoli.
The Veggies
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6. Sustainable Living in the Suburbs
Practical
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7. Sustainable Living in the Suburbs
Making a Veggie Box I
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8. Sustainable Living in the Suburbs
Making a Veggie Box II
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9. Sustainable Living in the Suburbs
Wicking Veggie Box I
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10. Sustainable Living in the Suburbs
Wicking Veggie Box II
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11. Sustainable Living in the Suburbs
Wicking Veggie Box III
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