Growing vegies in tubs ?

I have some 10 litre tubs I wanna use for growing vegies as my backyard is all paved over

I got some beetroot, carrots and a butternut squash on the go, how many should I put in each tub ? I have about 7/8 shoots that have come on the carrots and beetroot each

 

9 beet roots per square foot.

16 carrots per square foot.

1 butternut squash per square foot and you will need to trellis the vine with something strong enough to support the squash.

 

Ahh cool, I can put the rest out then the tubs are about a square foot sweet

 

good question with good answers, YAY

my carrots are in a pot, cause our soil is very very heavy and clay-y, and the carrots just didnt grow last year =[

 

I've got 3 tubs outside now wish I would of got more, a little to late for that now definately next year tho

 

Good luck! I grow everything in containers & pots too. It's amazing what you can grow in a single square foot! We're up to 42sf now... and can out-grow people I know with 20x20 garden beds!

love,
mom

 

i sowed some carrot seeds in pringle tubes today.. =D

 

good good, you planted just in time then mine are doing suuuuuuuper !!! might have to take photo's

it'l probbably be another 2 weeks before I transfer my toms in a bigger pots and put them outside gonna keep my chilli's inside tho

 

Drip watering is the way to go with containers if you aren't around to keep an eye on things.

 

we've had no luck with toms for the past 2 years.. we've got massive tom 'trees' in our greenhouse, looads of flowers, but only 3 actual tomatoes =/

 

try pollinating them by hand smelly d.may be the problem since they are in a greenhouse.

just take a q tip or a tiny paint brush and gently touch the flowers thereby exchanging the pollen.

 

also try cutting some of the leaves off, I read somewhere that they only need 4 or 5 leaves on each plant ??? This is the first time i've grown them, so fingers crossed

 

I don't know where you read that but I wouldn't go there. You should remove axillary shoots but trying to explain what they are and how to do it doesn't result in huge crops so why waste my time explaining it.

Tomato plants if not overwatered and fed too nitrogen rich a diet and daylight lengths are adequate will produce quite well on their own. There is a spray available at most nurseries that helps spoiled tomato plants set fruit try some of that.


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the growing tips have been pinched out, and we did start using a small brush to pollinate them, but now we're noticing that some of the flowers are dropping off before theyve even opened properly..

they also seem to have very few flowers given the amount of growth

 

I suspect they are getting too much nitrogen. Lovely plants not much fruit. Buy some spray set. And lay off the miracle grow or whatever you are using.

 

thats the thing right, we're not using anything on them. they had some tomato food but havent had any for about 3 weeks. theyre in a grow bag too, 2 in one big bag =/

 

You do know if you aren't getting at least 8 to 10 hours of sun a day and your temps fall below 50 degrees that could also slow fruit set? But the fact that your plants are huge and pretty leads me to believe too much food and possibly too much water.

My plants almost dry out between waterings and I have harvested fruit off all of them cherry, beefsteak and heritage. But then my plants wouldn't win any beauty awards either. They tend be slightly yellowish and a couple of them have some minor drought damage. But I've got tomatos for my salads.

 

Here's a pic of ma stuff

butternut squash n beet root, beetroot, carrots

 

your squash is bigger than mine =[ mine are just starting to get their first proper leaves, i potted them up so theyve got more room, and im waiting for them to suddenly shoot up..

also, sorry to hijack your thread swampy

i think all the above could be a factor - our greenhouse is in completely the wrong place to make the most of the sun, and the toms are shoved in the back corner, so its prolly quite shaded there. temp has been a bit iffy too, we had a few hot days, and then its been quite cool for the past week or so =/ and yes.. the grow bag is pretty waterlogged

we havent done this right at all have we?!

 

Not exactly but you are trying and that's what counts. But gardening is like parenting be vigilant but don't hover. And we all have failures. That's part of life. Learn to go with the flow. I kept a journal when I first started. Dates of when I planted seeds made comments on the weather while stuff grew. After about five years I kind of developed a built in clock. You will too if you're patient. Mother Nature can always throw you curve ball when you are expecting a high fast ball.

Thing is don't take it personal it's a rhythm and if you dance with it you'll have a good time.