In this episode Niki Jabbour tells us everything we need to know about container gardening.
Niki Jabbour is the award-winning, best-selling author of four books including The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener and Growing Under Cover. She’s a two-time winner of the prestigious American Horticultural Society Book Award. Niki is also the creator and long-time host of The Weekend Gardener, a radio show which airs every Sunday on News 95.7 FM in Halifax and 1310 News in Ottawa. Niki writes for newspapers and magazines including Fine Gardening, Birds & Blooms, and Horticulture, and she speaks at events and gardens across North America. She is a co-owner of the popular website, SavvyGardening.com and can be found on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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15 Comments
Good information… Thank you for sharing…
Enjoyed this chat…..I use a few grow bags because I have them and put leaves about one third of the way so as not to use so much soil. Like playing around with grow containers.
I tried pots for the first time this year because i didn’t have the time to install a garden fence. It’s pretty slick, i’ll always have cherry tomatoes on my back porch from now on.
The added expense of container/bag growing is what initially turned me off to this method of growing. Leaf mold mixed with backyard soil and thrown away hanging plant and fall mums growing medium that I collect and re-purpose has worked well for me. I purchase 30L plastic totes for a dollar at thrift stores. $8 fish emulsion and alfalfa pellets for fertilizer. This is almost as cheap as I am. I've had great success with tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, chard, and herbs. It doesn't have to break the bank.
It’s great to see my two favourite gardeners appear together! I’ve swiped ideas from both of you 🙂 Best of both worlds.
Love this! Been a fan of Nikki’s for a long time! I use a number of containers to avoid the roots of the trees near my garden! Great information!
Great info, thank you
Not that it’s a contest, but I’ll take the simple no dig method any time.
I tried baby pools, rocks in the bottom, holes on the side. I put my grow bags on top of the rocks and I don't have to water every day and it works well.
Looking fwd to beets vs weed video, I’m taking bets.
Coconut coir is most definitely renewable. 👌
Great episode!
This was such a fun chat, thank you!!
Thanx for doin this.
You can make fabric pots on the cheap with landscape fabric and a sewing machine or large needle and thread.