by Mariana T.
Member since:
May 10, 2006

Garden Container Ideas - Pregnant Onion Club

February 19, 2009 12:54 PM UTC
views: 0 | comments: 27

Greetings my Gardening Friends.  That time of year is almost here.  I recently asked if anyone had started a garden and of course, our wonderful Jean, wrote an inspiring article on starting her seedlings inside.  Go to www.pregnantonion.gather.com This article shows that no matter how small your space, you can have a great garden.

I would like to also introduce something that I am just learning about - Hypertufa.

See the links below:

 

 Cut and paste or click the ones below:

 

http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/make-hypertufa-trough.aspx

 http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=hypertufa+video&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=nJqdSbSDIuCKmQfl0JnoBA&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

 

Thanks folks and let me know if you try to make these wonderful hypertufa containers.  I know that I am looking forward to making one.  Also, hold on to those old boots, pots, bowls and anything you were planning on throwing away that can be used as a container.  These make wonderful planters.  Happy Gardening!  Salud

 

Comments: 27

Mariana T. Feb 19, 2009, 12:56pm UTC
Jean, please put the link to your post here, thanks. Salud
Richard Frisbie Feb 19, 2009, 12:59pm UTC
I've been known to use old olive oil cans as containers - anything will do!
Ina ♥ ♥ Feb 19, 2009, 1:05pm UTC
I'm looking for some interesting containers for the garden behind the shed; something that will be really unique. I'll have to do some searching.

I was thinking about trying a fairy garden this year, only it would have to be indoors. I have a space for it picked out, even though I generally quit gardening in the winter and try to give my green thumbs a rest.
lynn a. Feb 19, 2009, 1:05pm UTC
Hi, Mariana. I'm going to have to find Jean's article and this hypertufa. It won't be long now til we can plant. Lot of work between now and then though. Have to dig up the garden. Am going to start on that Friday. Can't wait.
mona d. Feb 19, 2009, 1:05pm UTC
those look cool - if not a little daunting!

only 3 more months til planting time for us, but i'll start seeds early. want to have a big ole veggie garden this year, and luckily i have about 1/2 an acre of yard to till up!
Busy Buzzy Bee 'Gather Proud Mamarazzi' Feb 19, 2009, 1:27pm UTC
will come back to this again...planning to plant more.
Ann R. Feb 19, 2009, 1:41pm UTC
I just bought seeds yesterday and have been saving my plastic water jugs to try sowing seeds as explained in the latest issue of Northern Gardner
Μόףףý ● ķ ~ Feb 19, 2009, 1:45pm UTC
I picked up some herb seeds last weekend. Time to get started here but not warm enough to start outside yet.
ʚϊɞ Kim K. Feb 19, 2009, 2:23pm UTC
I'm going to be setting up the inside green house thing we picked up a couple years ago. Hopefully we can get a good start on some of the plants and won't have to purchase as many.

The the little boy I sit for and I are going to be planting tomato seeds tomorrow in a wide mouth canning jar. I figure maybe it will work like a small little greenhouse for him at his house to start a plant until it gets bigger and I can dig it out and transplant it. Hopefully it will work...if not...he will still have a blast trying. :) And we'll just purchase a tomato plant for him to grow this summer. He is so excited about this. :)
Jim Ross Feb 19, 2009, 2:54pm UTC
Thank you for the tips, Mariana.
Mariana T. Feb 19, 2009, 3:01pm UTC
Kim, try growing beans, carrot tops, sweet potato, avocado seed and lemon or orange seeds - anything you eat - tomato seeds - great idea...put some gravel in bottom of jar or a few styrofoam peanuts - anything to help the drainage. For a little kid, I recommend beans as they sprout quicker then other things around the kitchen - check the potatoes - do they have eyes ? Check the onions, do they have tails? Plant them! Salud
Beryl Singleton Bissell Feb 19, 2009, 3:26pm UTC
When I first moved to Lake Superior's North Shore, I was invited to a garden show where creative flower artists made the most breathtaking arrangements of wild flowers, grasses and "weeds" and used unusual containers like boots, broken pots, old kitchen utensils and the like.
Robb F. Feb 19, 2009, 5:21pm UTC
Hi Cher,
Maybe since I am going to be back out in the country, I may do some gardening. However, it will be difficult to keep the deer out.
Dorine H. Feb 19, 2009, 6:09pm UTC
Those hypertufa pots look great for people with yard/garden space. I started container gardening on a balcony 17 storeys above the city in 1978, and cannot imagine making them in that kind of space. I've used plenty of containers, though, including 55-gallon drums for plantings that need really deep root space. One of the tricks with them is to drill a couple of holes hear the bottom for drainage, and to fill the bottom half with junk including cardboard boxes and styrofoam peanuts so as not to pour more dollars into it in the form of expensive bags of potting soil. A last upper 10" of potting soil is plenty.
jessie voigts Feb 19, 2009, 7:03pm UTC
that was cool! thanks
Katrina Hall Feb 19, 2009, 7:46pm UTC
Oh! How wonderful! I've seen these at various farmer's markets and always wanted to know how to make them - thank you both!
Kay M Feb 19, 2009, 10:40pm UTC
Thank you for this Mariana. I watched the video and already have so many ideas!
Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Feb 20, 2009, 10:23am UTC
This was so interesting and is something I could do right now as I'm waiting for Spring.
William Dotani Feb 20, 2009, 11:27am UTC
That's neat. I need to start thinking about my garden soon.
LaRue B. Feb 20, 2009, 11:30am UTC
sounds very nice!
Peter Joseph Swanson Feb 20, 2009, 12:10pm UTC
cool
Priscilla P. Feb 20, 2009, 10:35pm UTC
We have tried that hypertufa mix before--the project is still sitting up there in the rock pile. Maybe I will get up there and work on it.
Meanwhile my garden is doing really well. The first lettuce has three true leaves about 2 inches tall and the subsequent plantings are up with true leaves. I am ready to start the cos lettuces. The broccoli -rabe is a couple inches tall as is the kale. I lost the first planting of chard to a 10 degree night. The tomatoes are out in little red water tents looking good. My first bunch of tomato seedlings suffered damp-off so I had to start all over. As soon as they even start true growth I am moving them up to the tents and that is working better.
Oh, yeah the the first two plantings of English peas have 5 or 6 leaves as well
Krista P. Feb 21, 2009, 7:08pm UTC
Very cool is right. I might just try it when the world thaws
Curt L. Mar 4, 2009, 12:01pm UTC
A dandy article, Mariana, thank you for the links!
Debra H. Mar 6, 2009, 4:30pm UTC
I do a lot of my gardening in homemade upside down planters and have started a few indoor sprouts for herbs, cherry and grape tomatos and a few other things.
Rose Hill Mar 7, 2009, 3:40pm UTC
My spring garden is under way - still planting and tweaking a few things. Got a few more seeds and bulbs to plant pus a few new fire engine red geraniums for accent color to plant. The new garden arch is finally set in concrete and major weeding is about to begin.......
Got some fun bunny deco for my whimsical spring garden bed - I intend to tackle it all next week. Finally feeling up to par again.

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