Parsley Peas and Tomatoes Companion Planting

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I dont have any ground for a ground garden so I thought of growing things in containers. I want to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini. How would I do this. what size containers would I need and what kind of containers? Can I grow the cucumbers and zucchini from seeds or do I need plants? where would I get this stuff?

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Answer by Bill Rambo
Containers come in all different sizes and lucky for you, so do vegetables.You will need to make sure the container is at least 12 inches deep for plants that have deep roots, such as: Tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. Beans and cucumbers will only need soil that is about 10 inches and lettuce needs only about 6 to 7 inches of soil to grow. You also have to take into consideration how far plants need to be planted apart from each other if you are going to plant more than one plant in each container.

things you’ll need:
container
seeds and/or plants
top soil
potting or garden soil

Directions:
1) The first thing you want to do is clean your container. Depending on what kind of container you are you using, you could just clean it with a little soap and water. If the container is really dirty you will want to clean it with soap, water and about a teaspoon of bleach. Make sure you rinse it well.

2). The next step is to give your container some drainage holes. This will keep your plants from getting root rot because the water has no place to drain and the roots end up sitting in the water, which causes rot.The easiest way to do this is with a drill. You will want to make sure you are drilling holes all over the bottom of the bucket.

3). Now you need to fill the bottom inch or so of the bucket with gravel. This is another drainage tool for the water. I know some people like to use larger rocks, but I like using gravel, it helps keep the weight of the container even and not too heavy for me to move them around if I need to.

4). The next step is to fill your bucket about half full with top soil. Some nurseries will have top soil that you can purchase. If you don’t need very much and you know a local farmer, you might be able to get top soil from them.

5). You will now want to put some potting soil over your top soil. I like to use Miracle Gro Garden Soil. It will help feed your plants for about 3 months, which will give them a great start.

6). Mixing the potting soil and top soil Once you have your top soil and potting soil in your bucket you will want to mix the two up. This will help balance out the soil so that when the roots start to grow downward, they are getting a mix of soil. You don’t want the roots to get use to the potting soil and then all of a sudden reach the top soil and go into shock.

7). Once you have the top soil and the potting soil mixed, you will want to:
a. Plant your seeds per the package direction
b. Dig a hole for your plant to go into. Make sure you follow the directions on the plant tag as to how deep the plant needs to go. You will also want to ‘tear’ the root ball. This will allow the roots to grow downward and not keep growing into a circle. This will make for a healthier plant.

8). The last steps is to water your plants and to place them where they need to go (in a sunny or shaded area). You will want to keep a check on the plant to see when they need watering. Containers will need watering more than a plant in the ground because it has a smaller area of dirt. Stick your pointer finger into the dirt up to the second knuckle (where your finger bends the most)…if you still feel moist soil, then you don’t need to water yet.

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