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Last year, we just had three tomato plants in 2 patio planters. Ok results. I started a raised bed garden this year. And I added several upside down bucket planters for tomatoes, peppers and squash.
I’ve got a few tomatoes growing, and quite a number of squash.
The raised bed planter has corn, onions, carrots, pole beans, cantaloupe and sweet potato.
It’s an experiment year, so we’ll see how it goes. I’m staggering the planting for staggered harvests, so I’m planting the second round this weekend.
Do you have any problems with water and soil draining and getting on the leaves? I wondered if soil-borne diseases would be a problem with this growing method. Maybe the use of sterile potting soil would prevent diseases?
This will only be my 3rd year to have a garden and each year is a big experiment for me so I know how you feel. I know what I have done in the past and am doing this year has been done for ever, but never by me so everything is new.
We have been gardening and composting for years at several residences. Short seasons here in WI and lots of deer. Rabbits too. They ate a lot of plants and landscape last year.
We've had good success with spraying Liquid Fence repellent. This year we put wire screening around landscaping that they ate last year. For the garden we have found the young plants are the most vunerable. We do raised boxes and my husband made fitted wire covers to fit on top.
We cover the green beans and peas until they are bigger. We have had deer lean into eat beans before so moved them closer to the house.
Many plants and flowers that were listed as rabbit & deer proof they also ate when they became desperate enough. When we lived on a mini farm we did a lot of shooting. Here in the city we trap rabbits all year round and still barely make a dent in the population.
The liquid fence has saved many a planting for us. It stinks so be careful not to get it on yourself or your clothing.