How to Do Container Vegetable Gardening?

Vegetable gardening in containers is not a tough job as people assume vegetables can only grow in the ground. Almost every type of vegetable can be grown in your container if you know how to do it. Some vegetables take a large space but some take smaller spaces like tomatoes, peppers, lettuce and others. When you grow vegetables in garden pots Melbourne, it is only limited by the size of the pot, but the growth is definitely there. However, container gardening demands extra care, extra treatment of fertilizers, appropriate sun and water etc.

How to select containers and pots for vegetable gardening?

A container can be anything. It can be terracotta pot, pails, buckets, wire baskets, wooden box, window planters or large food cans. It is important to research on your plant and evaluate what minimum space it requires to grow.

Drainage is important as the container needs to be hole at the bottom to allow drainage of excess water.

Colour consideration is also important as dark colored containers absorb heat and could be harmful to plants during summers. If you use darker colors, paint them with lighter colors and keep them in shade or near water tanks Melbourne. For a large vegetables like tomatoes, cauliflower, eggplants etc. you need two gallon containers where you give appropriate space to grow.

Essential things to take into consideration:

Fertilizers and soil: Do not use soil from your garden because it contains pests and weeds. Potting mixes soils mixed with appropriate fertilizer are excellent for containers.

Always use peat-based mixes, which are relative sterile and pH adjusted.

Watering: Containers demand frequent watering than plants in the ground. So, take care of watering the plants regularly. You can also place your pots near fountains Sydney, so that every time you open your nozzle, you remember to water them.

Wind: Wind can be harmful for container grown vegetable plants, especially tall plants like tomatoes or cucumber and squash.

How to Choose Terracotta Pots for Your Garden?

The classical traditional flower pots are all made up of terracotta. Because of its sheer earthiness, the choice of terracotta is prevalent in any garden, home or elsewhere. These days fibreglass and plastic pots are gradually increasing because of their long-lasting nature and lightweight, still terracotta pots Melbourne hold the imagination of gardeners.

What to choose? Terracotta or Plastic:

Terracotta or unglazed clay pots are created with particular type of soil burned in kilns. The clay is natural to plants and harmonious to every kind of plants. It also looks beautiful with its earthen rusty brown colour.

Benefits:

• Terracotta pots give a healthy environment to plants, especially flowers. It adorns the whole beauty of your garden, especially if you have fountains Sydney and other accessories to accentuate your garden.
• The porosity of clay creates a breathable space for plants and the roots get appropriate moisture and air for their healthy growth.
•  Terracotta pots are also advantageous over plastic or fibreglass because these pot act like wick to remove excess moisture from the soil.
• If you put your pots outside your home or near water features Sydney, you can protect your precious plant roots from drastic alteration in temperature, which can be harmful for the life of plant. Clay has this problem of drying quickly, so you need to keep it in moisture, especially in summers.

Why not plastic pots for your garden:

• Although plastic pots are lightweight, and strong, these are not good option for gardening because it is not natural and do not have the wicking action. You can grow your cactus in your plastic pot, but for moisture loving plants like ferns etc., it is not a good choice.
  
• Plastic pots are manufactured of inert materials, not giving breathing pores for plant roots. Many plastic pots are recyclable and hence, detrimental to environment.
• Thin walls of plastic walls do not give any respite to plant roots in case of temperature change. Black plastic can act as insulator but in summers, it heats up easily, damaging plant roots.