Planter Gardening Lots of Pics (back yard)
This is a continuation of my garden update. The last post was our front yard and this one is the back yard. The backyard is south facing and super full sun, it doesn't get any shade all day.
Strawberries are already rockin and rollin.
Patio climbing cucumbers got a little sunburned and will have to live under my BBQ cover for a bit until they perk up...
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This year has been the fastest our potatoes have ever come up!! 2 weeks in and we will being hilling them this weekend for the first time.
Onions and garlics are well underway.
Peppers.. Lots of peppers... The 3 planters have 36 peppers in them (12 each). We tried this pattern last year and were worried about them being too close together but it works great. When the peppers are close they grow into almost one big bush and it provides shade for the fruits so they don't get sun scorch or vine death. Same story with putting the egg shell in the hole to avoid the bloom end rot. The hot peppers will get a small basil planted beside them when they flower cause it helps them out with flavor.
Cucumbers but not the climbing type. Bushmasters and Munchmores. More ground cover traditional style.
Zucchini.. Never tried this kind before. It is an Italian variety and is supposed to be very high yielding... Time will tell lol.
Peaches and Cream corn. There is some sunflower seeds in the planter also that have not sprouted yet. Sunflowers and corn are beneficial grown to each other and help out the bees.
On the deck we have carrots, radishes, and lettuce. Just sprouting now and still small......
Blueberry in the center and a raspberry on each side. Forgot to snap a picture of the Goji berry and the haskup (edible honeysuckle) up front but they look similar.
Just a fun shot to finish with. That is our privacy wall between our house and our neighbors house. We built it with a bunch of different planters spaces in it. It has spreading and climbing flowers in it right now and by the end of the summer they will make it look like a living wall of flowers. The metal art will be mostly covered, it is for winter viewing anyways lol.
If you like what you see keep following and upvote as I am going to be posting progress frequently all the way through.
I love it! It's beautiful. Organized. I especially love your planter baskets. And your last picture. Thank u for sharing! A job well done! Aloha!
Thank you very much!!
i will try to make it at my home
It works really good. I think you will like the results if you do go with planters and not in ground. Thanks for the reply!!
amazing
Thank you so much!!
love this I have lots of container gardening going on. How big do you let your Goji grow until it is too big for a container, and is there a risk of killing it if it does not have enough room for growth.
Thanks! When it comes to the goji we just planted him in a container that was 3x as big as his leaf mass. We left him outside over the winter and he came back for us. I don't know what size he has to be to outgrow the container quite yet. We are very hesitant to put him in the ground though because they have been known to spread fairly aggressively. I'll keep updates but this will be year 2 and he looks very happy so far. Thx again for the comment.
Thank you, mine is a year 2 bush as well, and same thing I planted in a container that is 3X the size of the leafy matter, I brought my plant into an unheated shed for the winter for fear the bitter -40 weather would kill it. I have no fellow gardeners in the area that grow them so we cannot compare notes. I think I will have built a larger wooded planter like a raised bed and transplant. Do you think it would be best to transplant in Spring or Fall? Thanks
I think i would try to transplant in the spring. I would just be worried about upending rots that were trying to really dig in and do the serious while blooming. I would try before the flowers and fruits. The -40 wasn't bad we had him out for the worst winter could toss at him. He woke up right on time in the spring and started making his leaves. Tell me how the transplant goes. I am gonna follow you too.
Will snap some pic's and let you know how it all goes. I may keep him out this winter, but no worries I wont hold you accountable if he dies. LOL..following you now. Thanks for the follow
I just love container gardening and you do a great job of it!
Now following you.
Thank you!