Flower Pot Farmer
This is my first video in a series called The Flower Pot Farmer. Growing food in containers is easy instructions. I want people to see that anybody can grow vegetables in a flower pot. We did it. There is something nice knowing that nobody else’s hands ever touched your food. You do not need pesticides. You can grow organic. You do not need a plot of earth or a traditional garden to enjoy growing fresh food. If you have limited growing space, if you live in an apartment or in the city, you can still grow your own vegetables,tomatoes,cucumbers, strawberries and yes even grow corn in a flower pot. All you need is the right combination of soil, seeds, and sunlight. Enjoy the video…and let us hear from you! The Flower Pot Farmer Asheville,NC
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I really like this video. Your vegetables are amazing. I also liked how you drilled extra holes in the pots on the sides. I think that is why mine don’t grow as well because I haven’t drilled extra holes beyond the holes that the pots came with already. Maybe I just need extra drainage. thanks for putting out this video. it’s helpful.
Thanks for the tips on growing veges in flower pot. I live in the tropics (Malaysia) but really miss the veges like summer squash and eggplant when I was in Australia. Got some seeds so hopefully they will grow well in my pots.
can you plant watermelons and a 10 inchs flower pot
@saturdayhero1 Me too! Starting my first veggie garden 🙂
Best of luck and I hope you post an update vid when the time is right 😀
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I think it would take years for it to leach minerals out of the soil. The potted plant is only going to live for a season. Plus….I use OSMOCOTE timed release fertilizer for flowers and vegetables. It can never burn the plants because it is released over a 4 month period. Each season, I remix new soil in each pot.
I use a 3 cubic ft bag of organic Sphagnum Peat Moss mixed with 1 cubic ft bag of organic compost.
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Thanks sauceykat. We are blessed to live here. Hey, it is springtime. We are starting up again with planting.
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what is the importance of overflowing the water in the pot? won’t this drain away the important minerals form the soil?
Wow, what a beautiful property, I’m so jealous! 🙂
Thanks , can’t wait to see it. I want to grow some cucumbers on my apartment balcony and pickle them for my husband and me.
I use wire cage traps. Put peanut butter and sunflower seeds inside. Put some seeds around the entrance of the trap. They will go inside to eat and then you can relocate them to someplace 5 miles away. I did this with squirrels. It is humane and safe.
As soon as the global warming makes the snow disappear, I will post the next video. Can you believe it? We have had snow on the ground in Asheville, NC since December 18th.
Darn politicians! They said we were warming up. Can’t believe anything they say? The next video will be about mixing “timed release” fertilizer with peat moss and a little bit of dirt.
I like to see the water drain quickly through the roots.
Thanks!
where is the second vid in the series?
tomatoes are self pollinating, I have three plants indoors with tomatoes on them, no bees
how to avoid rat to eat the cucumber and other crops.
If you take indoor plants directly to the outside hot sun, they can die. It is better to place them in the shade outdoors. Let the plants build up a tolerance to the outdoor sun…or it will shock them. Create shade for your plant if there isn’t any shade. 15 minutes a day is long enough to expose indoor plants to the direct, hot, outdoor sun or they will die
One more secret….You need to put your plants “outside” when there are flowers blooming on it. Even if your plants are indoors…please take them outside for a couple hours each day, during bloom. Because the flower blooms need “bees” to cross pollinate and transfer pollen. With no bees or wasps to transfer the pollen….you will have “zero” vegetables. No pollen means No tomatoes.
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If your plant is supposed to grow 4 feet to 7 feet Tall….Go ahead and plant it from Day 1 in a 5 gallon bucket or flower pot. This way, you will never damage the roots.
Each time you transplant something….it Shocks the plant. Not Good. VERY BAD. Avoid transplanting whenever possible.
The soil “MUST BE loose” or plants will die.
Another secret….use plastic flower pots. Do not use Clay pots, because they get hot in the Sun, and will cook your roots. Plants will die.
Another Secret…I like to put only ONE plant per flower pot. That way the roots have room to grow, without fighting another plant. You will get a Bigger, Leafier, High Producing crop!
I like to mix the dirt with PEAT MOSS, to make sure the water “drains” quickly. Mix 60% -70% Peat Moss with black soil and cow manure. Make sure soil is very loose. This helps water and fertilizer to go to the roots, and feed your plants.
If water sits on top of the flower pot without moving (draining) down….then you have too much clay or not enough Peat Moss.
If the soil is packed down, the roots will not grow, and the water will sit on top.
Remember the Bonsai Trees? The Bonsai Trees are created by cutting the roots when the plant is young. Cut the roots if you want “miniature” plants.
The big secret of growing great vegetables is always in the “Roots”. When you transplant your little plants to bigger pots, be careful not to break the roots. Dig up the small plant when it is about 3 inches high….and dig all the way around it…so you take the dirt ball with it, about a handful of dirt.
I do not use sticks to support cucumbers. I like to see the cucumbers run everywhere, between the pots, over the other pots, and hang off the table. The big size of the leaf, will provide good sun protection for the cucumbers….and the roots of the other plants.
Also, I do not put sticks to support tomatoes….until the plant is 24 inches Tall. Because the sticks will break the roots. If roots are broken…the plant will grow slow and small.
my cucumber is vine how can i get suport so my cucumber can climb should i use stick????
thankz for the reply…. happy growing too…nc to chat with you….
Thank you for your kind remarks. It is nice to hear it sometimes.
Kenneth