I have decided to try my hand at gardening this spring... I do live on a farm so why not give it a try... My late sister had the place ready for raising garden year round but poor health prevented her from doing much.
My food-grade 5 gal white buckets have been delivered and I have potatoes on the window sills starting to sprout out. I will put the buckets on the back patio and see how they do there... getting my feet wet growing stuff in the buckets seems the right way to begin.
I have good soil in the barn I think, cows and horses spent many years in there pooping and much loose hay and feed has fallen in that soil... now I just have to use a wheelbarrow to get some of that rich dirt up to the back patio..
I am going to try sweet potatoes, carrots and regular old white potatoes in the buckets... if it works out then I have a large greenhouse and could keep growing year round I suppose.
Given the state of things it certainly seem like a good time to start growing food...
“I have good soil in the barn I think, cows and horses spent many years in there pooping and much loose hay and feed has fallen in that soil... now I just have to use a wheelbarrow to get some of that rich dirt up to the back patio.
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You have Black GOLD, there! :)
Good luck! Let us know if you have any questions. A lot of us here grow in ground and in buckets, too. We’re glad to help. :)
Watch a bunch of You Tube videos on growing potatoes; Mind your pot drainage. Give the above groung plant support. Keep the soil in your pots cool. Know whether your see potato is determinate or indeterminate. (Grows potatoes only on one level or will grow more tubers if you put more soil on it.) Good luck!