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Compartment grdnng far mlr thn hvng a "nvntnl nurr" nd n ffr u a dnt amount f fd fr u nd ur fml.Cntnr cultivating dt bk thousands f years t nnt ultur frm l like Egt, Rm, nd th Ornt. Regardless of lk f rhlgl vdn t urt thr urt whrbut, Grk nd Rmn wrtr lk Strb nd Rufu dumntd thr dtl but th Hngng Grdn f Bbln, one f th most fmu mrtmnt grdn n th htr of vlztn. Evr gnrtn of grdnr grn thumb or nt h t wn fr share f hldr grdnr. Bgnnng a ntnr grdn can b grt fun fr everybody. Whn trtng, ltng the rrt rt of ntnr f mlr gnfn wht u ut n th holder. Trrtt t dr ut ukl plastic t wn't face u t the hrh sun vr wll nd wll dtrrt vr tm.
Hldr grdnng a dvr ubjt. Tlk n rng frm rd bd grdn to house lnt. Hr, I need t gv n ntrdutn t th bnft f this t of cultivating, nd th vru styles tht r accessible. Sn a bk uld b wrttn but vgtbl ntnr ln I ln t g nt insight rgrdng h t in ltr t. Frt, wht ndrd a hldr? Sm lf nfrmtv t rll there a wd rtmnt vlbl fr lntng ur. Th first thng mt brng t mnd a conventional l t. Th n be n rtmnt f h, sizes, nd mtrl. All t f trdtnl t wll hv a hl through th b fr g. Anthr tl f ntnr knwn a "self-watering" r "lf-ntnd" t. This dgn the mt b frm f uultur. Hr, wtr d nt drn nl frm th ntnr. Thr is a mll wll ntnd t th b f th t tht th l r dg n ull up/wick mtur. Ultmtl, rd bd are ndrd a ntnr wll. Th funtn lk a vr lrg trdtnl lntr ntrutd f a utr frm wth a lr nd r rk t th b t nr wt nd rdu mtn. Rgrdl of whthr u lv n a urbnzd r wth a mll trr r rh r u lv ut n th ntn hldr cultivating h fruntl bn wll-lkd. Thr nthng lk strolling ut n t ur patio tht lv wth lur. Prtulrl ltl wth more nd mr flk nxu about fd ddtv nd td n fd w ll wuld lk to grw ur wn fd w ll knw wht w r tng.
Hw t Ch Pt fr Your Cntnr Grdn
Plant hldr m n bunh tl nd t. When hng t for ur ntnr grdn, ndr th ultmt z f th lnt u'll b grwng, wht th t is md f, nd m rtl hghlght u n't d without.
Nurr hldr: Hw bg? Wht' t md of?
Grdnr n brw l t, coated r nt; lt t, rtt or ugl; r wd t, bg or little. Also, tht' jut th t f th ice shelf. Here r m fu t k n mnd whn kng a t fr dvlng vgtbl:
Sz: In most , t tht r grtr (as fr wdth nd vlum) r bttr, rtulrl fr grwng lrg lnt lk tomatoes. Lt f rt space mn that ur vegetables are l lkl t gt rmd; th'll additionally b r t wtr nd rr. A hlf burbn or wn brrl a huge, nxnv ntnr tht n hld ut a fw vgtbl tn hd f lttu, tn shrubbery bn lnt, n r tw mll tmt lnt, r fur r five mll uumbr vrt. Yu n urh these ntnr at grdn ntr nd nurr.
Mtrl: Wht a t md f n fft hw fruntl u hv t wtr and hw lng th ntnr ndur. Pt md f ru mtrl lk l dr ut ftr thn th md f lt r wd, so u mut wtr th lnt n thm mr fruntl, ll n ht or blutr lmt. In th vnt that u rfr wd ntnr, mk ur th'r md of rt-rtnt mtrl lk dr r rdwd; thrw, th wn't lt vr lng. Plrln bg r a rnt dvlmnt n vegetable grdnng. Snd tht lrln is a brthbl fbr tht frtll vrwtrng nd rmt gd rtn. Th bg m n vru z nd rfundt, nd th vrl flt fr t.
Mut-hv ftur fr garden ntnr.
Regardless f whh tl r t f t u dd fr ur hldr grdn, u n't gnr m k ftur:
Waste: All the t u u fr grwng vegetables huld hv drng nng; lukl, lmt ll d. But n a wdn hlf brrl frequently dn't, u hv t drll ur wn hl n th b f th ntnr (eight t ten vnl d, 1-nh hl ught t b fn). In the vnt tht pots dn't hv drng hl, th l bm a dm m, th rt drwn, nd th lnt d. Bummr. A ur t l undrnth ur t: A ur llt wtr tht run out f th hl in th bttm f a t nd rvnt th t frm tnng whtvr t' ttng n. Yu n fnd ur md of the m r mrbl mtrl ur t or n md of lr lt. Plt ur r lt likely t tn.
Whl fr vrtlt : Mt nurr sell whld ltfrm tht u l under lrg t t mv thm l. Something else, u need to lft th hv t r rt thm rund n a hnd truk.
Slf-wtrng ntnr fr grdnng
An ll uful t f t a lf-wtrng ntnr. Th t of t is md f rubberized lt and h a fl bttm nd rrvr undr th l tht can b flld wth wtr. You ur wtr nt a pipe t th top f th t r thrugh a hl n th d f th t t fll th rrvr. A wk drw wtr u frm th rrvr nd nt th dr l so u dont hv t wtr fruntl. These t llw u t gt w durng th ht f ummr nd nt wrr whthr ur lnt r getting wtrd.
Sltn: Grw wht u lk t t! Whl th t vgtbl to grw r buh bn, lettuce, tomatoes, nd uh, grow vgtbl tht u knw u nd ur family will nj. Tht bng d, grw a vrt f vgtbl nd tr a fw nw vgg h r. Yu nvr knw who m ur a tt fr Brul rut!
St: Lt your garden nr a wlkw, nxt t th hu, r ml whr u t h d. If its ut f ght, t ut f mnd. B vtng the grdn fr tn mnut h day, u n k t n gd h. Mk ur tht your t l has easy t a wtr ur nd rltvl flt.
Sz: Start small. A 3-ft-x-6-ft rd bd and a few containers r lnt t gt trtd n a mll r. If u hv th rm, tr a 10-ft-x-10-ft grdn. It better t have u wth a mll grdn th frt r, nd thn grdut nt mthng lrgr the nxt r. (Fr xml, f u wnt t rdu food fr trng and hrng, a 20-ft-x-30-ft lt a grt size. Yu n produce n bundn f different vegetables nd tll k th lt looking gd.)
Soil: Th bt grdn has frtl, wll-drnd l mndd wth compost nnull. Buldng rd bd llw th l t drain ftr nd wrm mr quickly n rng. (Rd bd r knd f like wd, flt-td rows. Thr uull t lt 2 ft wd nd rd at lt 6 nh hgh, but any lntng r tht rd bv the urrundng grund lvl a rd bd.) Plu, u wnt b mtng th l b stepping on t, ur lnt wll grw trngr.
Sun: Mt vgtbl grw bt wth at lt x hours f direct sun a d. If u hv only thr to fur hours a d, tr grwng leafy grn vgtbl, uh lttu, mlun grn, nd Sw hrd, r rt r lk rrt, bt, nd rdh. Yu n l ndr lntng a mvbl grdn. Plnt r n ntnr nd mv thm t th unnt t n ur yard throughout th r.
Whr t Put Your Vgtbl Grdn
Whn deciding whr to lnt ur vgtbl grdn, un xur, l ult, nd wtr . Chng a grdn t tht bt fr grwng vegetables bd n gd ld mmn n, th t rvl:
K t l: Plnt ur grdn whr ull wlk b t dl that you rmmbr t r fr t. Al, a vgtbl grdn is a l l lk t gthr, keep t l t a thw.
Make t t : If u nd t brng n l, mt, mulch, r wd by truk r r, mk ur ur grdn can be l rhd b a vhl.
Hv a wtr ur l b: Hulng h rund t wtr th grdn wll u xtr wrk nd frutrtn. Keep t flt. Yu n grdn n a lght l, and, n ft, a uth-fng n dl n t wrm u ftr n spring. Hwvr, t vr a l uld ld t rn rblm. Greens, such lttu, rugul, bk h, and nh, rdu rnbl wll n a rtll hdd ltn whr th un hn drtl n the lnt fr 3 t 4 hur a d. Root r, uh rrt, tt, nd bt, nd mr lght thn lf vgtbl, but th m d wll getting only 4 t 6 hur f un a d. A t tht unn n mdummr m ltr b shaded b tr, buldng, nd th lngr hdw f lt fll nd rl rng. If u lv in a mild-winter lmt, uh rt f th uthtrn nd uthwtrn Untd Stt whr t bl t grw vgtbl nrl year-round, h a t tht unn n wntr well in summer. Yu n hv multiple vgtbl grdn lt rund ur rd mthng th conditions wth the vgtbl ur grwng. If ur nl unn spot a tr f ground lng th frnt f th hu, lnt a rw of peppers nd tmt. If you have a rft ltn nr a bkdr, but t nl gt mrnng un, lnt lttu nd grn in that lt.
Hw t Grw Tmt
Tmt require a lng grwng n, ur best bt r t bu lnt r trt d ndr 4 t 6 wk before ur lt frt dt. Ethr w, u wnt a tk, 6- t 10-nh tll trnlnt rd t go nt the grdn ftr ll dngr f frt h passed.
Plntng, trllng, nd runng tmt
T gt th bt tmt, u nd t lnt rrl, k th fruits ff th grund, nd run thm. Hr r th basic t fr lntng tmt lnt:
- Dig a hl tw th dmtr nd dth f th tmt rt bll.
- Pl a mll hndful of ll-ur rgn frtlzr r mt nt th hl.
- Plant th tmt trnlnt u t its tw t-mt t f lv.
- Roots wll frm lng th burd tm.
Stkng: Drv a wdn r mtl stake nt th grund nxt t th tmt trnlnt. Ftn th mn trunk f th tmt t th tk wth lt t.
Cgng: Insert a thr-rngd mtl g nt th l rund ur tmt trnlnt. K brnh nd th g th lnt grw.
Frtlzng nd wtrng ur tmt
Sd-dr ur tmt lnt wth a mlt nturl compost, uh 5-5-5. Apply th frt d-drng whn the tmt r glf-bll zd, nd then d-dr h thr wk.