Container Gardening Take-Off

I stopped posting as things got a little busy around here what with rain storms, garden chores and did I mention, the birth of a grandson? I figured that it would be cruel punishment to not give an update of how the garden is flourishing. We’ve had several rainy days and a couple of warm sunshine days. This has generated a lot of growth. We’ll be getting into some very warm and dry weather soon and it will be more difficult to gauge the moisture level of your pots. Posts dry out faster and the smaller the pot, the faster they dry out. A good tool to use to get an exact measurement is a little tool one sticks in the dirt and the read-out on top shows the moisture content. They are not expensive and can be found at many garden shops. Good tool to keep the moisture level correct for potted plants.

What follows are pics of my garden this week. It looks like we will be picking strawberries soon and the tomatoes, beans and peas will start producing in a couple of weeks. Overall, I’m very pleased with my efforts and glad I put the time in as it is quite evident that a food shortage is on the horizon. This could mean a lack of foodstuffs to buy coupled with higher prices. I urge you all to plant as much as you can, even if you don’t have a yard.

Bush beans after just four weeks raised from seed.

The carrots are doing well, too. I planted them in with the bush beans. Only one bean plant came up in this container. I replanted and am waiting for another to rise.

Onion raised from an onion that was sprouting.

These red onions were just bulbs a couple of weeks ago.

The potatoes are thriving!

More potatoes and some beets. The plant in the back is kale,

Berries soon! Yay!

The peas are doing well too!

I stacked up some pallets and put a piece of wood on top to make a table. Keeps the plants away from the dog and makes it easier to weed and water. You can see the Swiss chard plant near the back that has the brown leaves. I make the mistake of taking this plant out of an area that was slightly shaded and putting it in a full sun area. The leaves turned brown from the extra strong light they had and weren’t used to.

This is my best tomato plant, Oregon Spring. You can see it already has some tomatoes on it.

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