Flower Pot Farmer

[ShonitaMG]

Love your garden in pots. I have a question about the corn. I heard corn grows best together in groups and that's why corn crops are grown in large rows. And yet only the corn in the middle of the crops are good eats. Where as the outer crop will be dryer and less tasty. Have you had any problem with your corn in pots? Or does it all taste good? Or do you bunch up your pots of corn like a crop? I want to grow some and would love a great success as you have. Thank you for sharing your video.

[5edul]

co ja pacze?

[godspoet1000]

I tried alcohol; and smoked cigarettes

Though, they did nothing, but give me regrets.

My mom had arthritis and couldn't walk around

When I rolled her a joint, she danced on the ground.

I got out my pipe and stuffed it with pot

You better believe, it held a whole lot.

I whipped out a lighter and thumbed up a flame

Then sucked down that smoke which comforts my brain.

bY tOM zART!

[TheBryKo]

What a wonderful video! Can't wait to see more. I have started using containers and am so excited to see your wonderful progress! Hope that we have the same luck =) Cheers!

[RichyJam2011]

Wow excellent video dude. I've been growing in pots for years due to lack of space and always get a decent crop. BTW did I spot a bonzai at approx 7:13 ?

Thats a beautiful garden

[Steelchamp060]

this is a dumb question, I just got into gardening from pots ladt year with just peppers, but this year I want to grow cantaloupe and watermelons, do they grow up in the pots, or out? Sorry for the dumb question but I think I love gardening and have a addiction with it lol

[TheBryKo]

@Steelchamp060 Don't know if he ever responded to ya...but you'll definitely want to put them vertically up a trellis if you can. They will naturally vine, and can do this laying in the soil, but will be more likely to get diseases/insects when not vined upwards.

Good luck!

[stonerockyoutobe]

I like your video, nice work

[dustybegum]

love ur video, hats off to branda love love her flower garden

[jbaaka]

Sir you have a beautiful home! Your wife did a beautiful job on the walk path & I love the individual garden piles with the brick they were great oh and the lillies were gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing the video I live in an apartment here in illinois which has decent patio space and would love to try flower pot gardening. I've been researching how to and what plants work best for about 2 hours now haha will check out your channel now for any other advice! Thanks again

[nursedemons]

Did the corn plant in the pot actually produce the corn? I would like to try this.

[hachiman2012]

wow that looks like paradise!...is squash an easy thing to grow? does it need a lot of light or warmth?

[bruce3128]

theres lead in garden hoses

[Alina674]

I really like this video. Your vegetables are amazing. I also liked how you drilled extra holes in the pots on the sides. I think that is why mine don't grow as well because I haven't drilled extra holes beyond the holes that the pots came with already. Maybe I just need extra drainage. thanks for putting out this video. it's helpful.

[poohwinilovealways]

Thanks for the tips on growing veges in flower pot. I live in the tropics (Malaysia) but really miss the veges like summer squash and eggplant when I was in Australia. Got some seeds so hopefully they will grow well in my pots.

[Ryan1234444]

can you plant watermelons and a 10 inchs flower pot

[devotees1]

hi

what is the importance of overflowing the water in the pot? won't this drain away the important minerals form the soil?

[saturdayhero1]

@devotees1

I think it would take years for it to leach minerals out of the soil. The potted plant is only going to live for a season. Plus....I use OSMOCOTE timed release fertilizer for flowers and vegetables. It can never burn the plants because it is released over a 4 month period. Each season, I remix new soil in each pot.

I use a 3 cubic ft bag of organic Sphagnum Peat Moss mixed with 1 cubic ft bag of organic compost.

[sauceykat]

Wow, what a beautiful property, I'm so jealous! :)

[saturdayhero1]

@sauceykat

Thanks sauceykat. We are blessed to live here. Hey, it is springtime. We are starting up again with planting.

[sauceykat]

@saturdayhero1 Me too! Starting my first veggie garden :)

Best of luck and I hope you post an update vid when the time is right :D

[diva1675]

where is the second vid in the series?

[saturdayhero1]

As soon as the global warming makes the snow disappear, I will post the next video. Can you believe it? We have had snow on the ground in Asheville, NC since December 18th.

Darn politicians! They said we were warming up. Can't believe anything they say? The next video will be about mixing "timed release" fertilizer with peat moss and a little bit of dirt.

I like to see the water drain quickly through the roots.

Thanks!

[diva1675]

Thanks , can't wait to see it. I want to grow some cucumbers on my apartment balcony and pickle them for my husband and me.

[TheGreenGardener28]

how to avoid rat to eat the cucumber and other crops.

[saturdayhero1]

I use wire cage traps. Put peanut butter and sunflower seeds inside. Put some seeds around the entrance of the trap. They will go inside to eat and then you can relocate them to someplace 5 miles away. I did this with squirrels. It is humane and safe.

[saturdayhero1]

If you take indoor plants directly to the outside hot sun, they can die. It is better to place them in the shade outdoors. Let the plants build up a tolerance to the outdoor sun...or it will shock them. Create shade for your plant if there isn't any shade. 15 minutes a day is long enough to expose indoor plants to the direct, hot, outdoor sun or they will die

[saturdayhero1]

One more secret....You need to put your plants "outside" when there are flowers blooming on it. Even if your plants are indoors...please take them outside for a couple hours each day, during bloom. Because the flower blooms need "bees" to cross pollinate and transfer pollen. With no bees or wasps to transfer the pollen....you will have "zero" vegetables. No pollen means No tomatoes.

.

[Monticola22]

tomatoes are self pollinating, I have three plants indoors with tomatoes on them, no bees

[saturdayhero1]

If your plant is supposed to grow 4 feet to 7 feet Tall....Go ahead and plant it from Day 1 in a 5 gallon bucket or flower pot. This way, you will never damage the roots.

Each time you transplant something....it Shocks the plant. Not Good. VERY BAD. Avoid transplanting whenever possible.

[saturdayhero1]

The soil "MUST BE loose" or plants will die.

Another secret....use plastic flower pots. Do not use Clay pots, because they get hot in the Sun, and will cook your roots. Plants will die.

Another Secret...I like to put only ONE plant per flower pot. That way the roots have room to grow, without fighting another plant. You will get a Bigger, Leafier, High Producing crop!

[saturdayhero1]

I like to mix the dirt with PEAT MOSS, to make sure the water "drains" quickly. Mix 60% -70% Peat Moss with black soil and cow manure. Make sure soil is very loose. This helps water and fertilizer to go to the roots, and feed your plants.

If water sits on top of the flower pot without moving (draining) down....then you have too much clay or not enough Peat Moss.

If the soil is packed down, the roots will not grow, and the water will sit on top.

[saturdayhero1]

Remember the Bonsai Trees? The Bonsai Trees are created by cutting the roots when the plant is young. Cut the roots if you want "miniature" plants.

The big secret of growing great vegetables is always in the "Roots".  When you transplant your little plants to bigger pots, be careful not to break the roots. Dig up the small plant when it is about 3 inches high....and dig all the way around it...so you take the dirt ball with it, about a handful of dirt.

[saturdayhero1]

I do not use sticks to support cucumbers. I like to see the cucumbers run everywhere, between the pots, over the other pots, and hang off the table. The big size of the leaf, will provide good sun protection for the cucumbers....and the roots of the other plants.

Also, I do not put sticks to support tomatoes....until the plant is 24 inches Tall. Because the sticks will break the roots. If roots are broken...the plant will grow slow and small.

[TheGreenGardener28]

my cucumber is vine how can i get suport so my cucumber can climb should i use stick????

[TheGreenGardener28]

thankz for the reply.... happy growing too...nc to chat with you....

[Ihearto2]

This is really beautiful.

[saturdayhero1]

Thank you for your kind remarks. It is nice to hear it sometimes.

Kenneth

[TheGreenGardener28]

and i love your video by the way....thankz for the tips...pls reply to my question...where did u live

[saturdayhero1]

I am in North Carolina. Thank you.

[TheGreenGardener28]

hi my tomato is not cherry tomato it that means it dont have vine i live in phillipines in my town there is no tomato cage can i use stick to tie the tomato... so it will not fall?????....TheGreenGardener

[saturdayhero1]

. It is better to put the sticks outside of the pot. I prefer to make a lattice or wooden frame that is "Tall". Lean the tomato plants up against the lattice. Then tie the plants "loosely" with strips of polyester ribbon. "Support" the limbs of the plant, but don't stretch the plant.

I recommend that you use a "timed release" plant food, like Osmocote "smart release" plant food. Then you cannot burn the plants with too much fertilizer.

Cow manure would be better, Happy Growing.

[TheSuicidebomb]

what about tomatoes if the tomatoes cant get any sun it will die?

[saturdayhero1]

Yes, tomatoes grow well in plastic flower pots. The tomatoes need sun...and bees to pollinate the flowers. So, make sure they get outside sometimes.

[Axbent]

why did ppl not allways do it this way!? Was it cus they were didnt know better, or cos pots were to expensive or...?

[mywootgarden]

im sure your aware, but i must make sure . you know your calling yourself a pot farmer?

[saturdayhero1]

I actually never thought of it that way. Laugh out Loud! How did I miss that?

I bet it would grow pretty good in flower pots, too....but you did not hear it from me. I will stick to the vegetables and peppers.  Thanks for the heads up.

[zendejasj]

thanks for the video good to know.

[jedirock]

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[saturdayhero1]

Yes, lets get back to basics! I started growing food in 10 inch flower pots because we always have a late frost. This year I was able to bring the 16 plants indoors until the temperature went back above freezing.

[vilamon1]

This is great Kenneth!!!

[saturdayhero1]

Vilamon,

Thanks for your comments. The parris island romaine lettuce grows like crazy. Growing strawberries in containers was successful too.