Lasagna gardening seems very popular these days! Why not in a bucket
then? That will indeed be this years experiment for me. Last year I
put a tomato plant in a five gallon bucket. It done well at first
producing nice fruits, but as the season progressed, the fruits got
smaller and smaller. I came to the conclusion that all the nutrients
were being washed from the soil because plants in buckets need much more
frequent watering. This got me to thinking a bit. Why not try lasagna
gardening in a bucket? What I plan on doing is this: drill drainage
holes in the bottom of a five gallon pail. Then cut a ring of cardboard
to fit inside the bottom of the pail. I will then put a thin layer of
grass clippings followed by a layer of top soil, dehydrated cow manure,
compost and then granular slow release fertilizer. I will repeat this
until the pail is filled all in very thin layers. I will only water the
tomato plant very sparingly in the morning only when it looks a bit
wilted. Hey, if lasagna gardening works so well in a bed, why not in
a bucket? It's just on a smaller scale. Your opinions please :)
Rich
Posted by Billy on May 8, 2010, 2:26 am
White_Noise_1@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote:
> Lasagna gardening seems very popular these days! Why not in a bucket > then? That will indeed be this years experiment for me. Last year I > put a tomato plant in a five gallon bucket. It done well at first > producing nice fruits, but as the season progressed, the fruits got > smaller and smaller. I came to the conclusion that all the nutrients > were being washed from the soil because plants in buckets need much more > frequent watering. This got me to thinking a bit. Why not try lasagna > gardening in a bucket? What I plan on doing is this: drill drainage > holes in the bottom of a five gallon pail. Then cut a ring of cardboard > to fit inside the bottom of the pail. I will then put a thin layer of > grass clippings followed by a layer of top soil, dehydrated cow manure, > compost and then granular slow release fertilizer. I will repeat this > until the pail is filled all in very thin layers. I will only water the > tomato plant very sparingly in the morning only when it looks a bit > wilted. Hey, if lasagna gardening works so well in a bed, why not in > a bucket? It's just on a smaller scale. Your opinions please :) > > Rich
Lasagna gardening doesn't use chemferts, it counts on microbes feeding
the plants roots. What is water soluble is chemferts, and that is what
will be washed away. If you are going to do lasagna gardening in a
bucket, use potting soil to which you have added about 10-20% clay soil
by volume, cover with mulch, and plant. Fish emulsion every 2 weeks.
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- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
I wasn't so much worried about this idea being organic but concentrating
more on how to retain water and fertilizer when growing in a bucket.
The more I had to water last year, the more fertilizer seemed to be
washed away right out the drain holes in the bottom of the pail. I
think this new concept would cut way down on watering thus more
fertilizer remaining in the grow pail.
Rich
Posted by Nanzi on May 8, 2010, 10:13 am
On May 8, 9:18 am, White_Nois...@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote:
> I wasn't so much worried about this idea being organic but concentrating > more on how to retain water and fertilizer when growing in a bucket. > The more I had to water last year, the more fertilizer seemed to be > washed away right out the drain holes in the bottom of the pail. I > think this new concept would cut way down on watering thus more > fertilizer remaining in the grow pail. > Rich
How about catching the water that drains and using it again???
Nan
Posted by Bill who putters on May 8, 2010, 10:34 am
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> On May 8, 9:18 am, White_Nois...@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote: > > I wasn't so much worried about this idea being organic but concentrating > > more on how to retain water and fertilizer when growing in a bucket. > > The more I had to water last year, the more fertilizer seemed to be > > washed away right out the drain holes in the bottom of the pail. I > > think this new concept would cut way down on watering thus more > > fertilizer remaining in the grow pail. > > > > Rich > > How about catching the water that drains and using it again??? > Nan
Now thatıs a good idea !
Just would add that the larger the pot the minor the mistakes can
become. 1-1-1 in a small pot or 10-10-10 in a large pot may prevent
salts from becoming an issue. I use large pots inside just for starting
caladiums. Lots of work but I like white in my shade hosta beds. I
also just use my compost for everything. This year did not even harden
off in a cold frame. Forecast is for 36 F Sunday night fingers
crossed but we have 40+ winds today too.
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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?
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> then? That will indeed be this years experiment for me. Last year I
> put a tomato plant in a five gallon bucket. It done well at first
> producing nice fruits, but as the season progressed, the fruits got
> smaller and smaller. I came to the conclusion that all the nutrients
> were being washed from the soil because plants in buckets need much more
> frequent watering. This got me to thinking a bit. Why not try lasagna
> gardening in a bucket? What I plan on doing is this: drill drainage
> holes in the bottom of a five gallon pail. Then cut a ring of cardboard
> to fit inside the bottom of the pail. I will then put a thin layer of
> grass clippings followed by a layer of top soil, dehydrated cow manure,
> compost and then granular slow release fertilizer. I will repeat this
> until the pail is filled all in very thin layers. I will only water the
> tomato plant very sparingly in the morning only when it looks a bit
> wilted. Hey, if lasagna gardening works so well in a bed, why not in
> a bucket? It's just on a smaller scale. Your opinions please :)
>
> Rich