3 food crops that are best to grow in pots!
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Hello friends! Today I wanted to show you 3 plants that I recommend growing in containers. I thought that when I moved into my own home, I would never grow in containers again - but some plants are just better off in pots and so my container gardening continues. Whether it's growing strawberries or wild raspberries, I talk about some great reasons as to why these crops are better off in a pot. I hope you enjoy!
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Potatoes in a pot is one of THE BEST ideas for several reasons: you can relocate as/if needed, it keeps the underground critters from devouring your root veggies, and (in my opinion) they are so much EASIER to harvest than digging around in the ground!!!
I know some folks dig and fetch OR spread a tarp and do the BIG DUMP, then fetch potatoes. Your BACK will appreciate you dumping the taters into a large cart/wheelbarrow (or whatever you choose), then...grabbing a chair. Have a seat and have fun pulling out your harvest and throwing them back into the empty container they grew in. Then, on to storage! Re-use the soil the potatoes were in. Happy harvesting!
Similar thought on container strawberries. They can be moved to a 'safe' location so the birds/squirrels, etc. won't think you have an all-you-can-eat buffet!
I love the idea of harvesting in the wheelbarrow! We don't get a lot of critters at the moment due to having a large dog (this has it's own issues) but yes, you make some very good points!
Really sad I can't grow them in my area. Sweet potatoes seem to prefer being in the ground.
@@TaLeng2023 I have grown sweet potatoes in a pot before with some good results and some not so good. I feel like it is doable. Perhaps try again?!
I grow lots of veggies in pots. Potatoes, tomatoes, okra, zukes, figs blackberries, and my favorite strawberries. I use the SIP system for my pots, it gets beauty hot here in west Texas. OH! Sunflowers.
I enjoyed the accent. I'm an Okie by birth here in the US and our accent sometimes confuses others around the world.
Oh sunflowers 🌻 that's a lovely idea. I've actually found okra do amazingly well in pots. The plants don't get as big, but they are just as productive!
I grow EVERYTHING in pots… tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, squash, okra, sweet potatoes and peppers… then carrots, lettuce, kale and broccoli 🎉
@annehollier4632 wow! What size pot do you grow broccoli in?
@@jacqsbackyard1562 15/20 gal… they do GREAT!
@annehollier4632 I might try that next Autumn! Thanks. 🙂
Mint always in a pot - takes over the garden otherwise
Yes, I had always followed that rule until recently. We have it in one of our non-vegie beds and I'm leaving it there as I love mint tea. But yes, very weedy!
Definitely 👍🏼
Absolutely!!! Love mint but aggressive!
I keep me gold in a pot 🌈🤣
Seriously though, raspberries are an unstoppable weed where I'm at as well.
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Huge rookie error on my part! I think they're going to be in that bed forever....
@@jacqsbackyard1562 I bought a dwarf variety & everything said they don't spread. What a lie!😢
@@maelingmak oh no!!!
I would LOVE to have a raspberry-spreading problem. The plus side is that you can always "contain" them in a "container!"
@speakrighttogod yes, but I did find that they also had to be not sitting on soil as the roots came out the bottom of the pot! They are survivors! Surely I won't be able to kill them...right?! 😂
There are so many invasive plants and herbs. My potatoes keep regrowing for years in beds where they have been planted. Even in spite of all efforts to dig every spud up. My pots are large. I built a bench along the side of the house for them. This uses space for growing that wouldn't work for a raised bed since the ground is rocky.
Hey Jack you are such an inspiration to me , I just have here a Moringa ,Siling Labuyo Upland Kangkong and eggplant in our backyard and I was inspired by you to plant more specifically vegetables that can grow grow in the pot like brocolli ,okra , tomato and spinach soon
Hello Nan. I had to look up a lot of the things you grow - they sound very interesting! Where in the world do you live? I have grown a lot of okra, spinach and tomatoes in pots - I hope they go well for you too!
Yep, Melbourne here, I grow potatoes in any big empty pot I have. (cutoffs from supermarket potatoes.)
Native raspberries are only good up North, aren't they?
I guess my main "only in pots" plants would be anything in the mint family. Nice video. Cheers!
I've only seen the native ones up here, yes. Do you grow the normal raspberries in Melbs?
Yes, I used to keep my mint in a pot, but we have some in a bed (just popped up one day) and I'm not mad about it as it isn't in any of my vegetable beds. I use a lot of mint so I let it go. 😊
@@jacqsbackyard1562 Yeah We've got a couple of raspberries and 2 thornless blackberry growing. Cheers!
Good Day ! I live in Melbourne my raspberry are growing very well in the ground but I will put them in pots . Because they are like weeds , the same like my blackberries.
Mint
Thanks But I Had A Hard Time Understanding What Your Saying. Please Speak Up And Clearly. Your Voice Fades Out And With Your Accent I'm Not Sure I Understood You.
Thank you for the feedback. I will endeavour to do so in future videos. 🙂
Maybe you don’t understand Australian accent! 🤡
If I may add to the discussion, the pot vegetables here are: lettuce, radishes and dwarf tomatoes (Fred's tie dye and numbat, specifically). Yum!
Oooh those 🍅 sound interesting! Why in a pot? Just due to space or keeping them away from pests?
@@jacqsbackyard1562 There are a few reasons for the pots. The biting ants are horrible, so pots in the driveway saves my feet. Planting in pots contains the soil borne diseases. Most of the planters are actually the white foam coolers that people put at the curb. They are insulated, so the roots don't overheat. For the root vegetables, I cover the coolers with wire refrigerator racks that were rescued from the curb. That keeps the animals out as they love to dig.
You must try Fred's tie dye tomatoes as they are beautiful and flavorful. One plant, less than three feet tall, produced thirteen tomatoes!
@@Anne--Marie what a low cost way to garden! I love to hear resourceful ideas, thank you. I will definitely have to try those tomatoes! 😃
I grow all my veg in pots. It's easier, cleaner and safer! :-)
Great video! I grew potatoes once in the ground, definitely prefer in containers.
@tomatoespoppieseverything thank you for the feedback!
I hadn't thought about growing my strawberries in a pot. But, given the heat recently I'm a lot more open to the idea of being able to move them. Thanks!!
Apparently they also really love to 'spill over an edge' so perhaps a win for everyone! 😉
Hi, you are so right. I’m in Perth & I grow chillies, Swiss chard, strawberries, blueberries & oregano -( or it will spread everywhere ) all in pots so I can also move them once summer starts. It hit 46 here in our suburb of Clarkson this year. 🥵 Even though chillies like the sun, mine started getting burn marks so they only get morning sun in summer.
Yes, I've found my chillies only like the heat to a point, too. The bed they were in copped afternoon sun PLUS radiant heat from the metal fence behind them last summer. They were pretty worse for wear by the end of summer. 🥵
Nice quick informative stuff, love it. I'm a 1st year grower, all containers. +1 on the potatoes, I'm going to start a two-bucket rotation every month in the food safe paint buckets, not the black "5 gallon" ones. I haven't harvested mine yet, but can already tell it's better than television. Tower gardening is something I've gotten into and it looks surprisingly promising. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I'm grateful for the feedback!
Could you explain the 2 bucket rotation with the potatoes? I'm not sure what you mean and it sounds interesting.
With the tower gardening, is that a purchased product or something you've DIY'd?
@@jacqsbackyard1562 Hi there, most welcome. For two-buckets, I just meant a schedule to keep my potatoes staggered so I have 2 buckets harvested for as many month for as many as possible. That's my initial gardening goal. I purchased the tower from GreenStalk for herbs and leafy veggies to save space. I built my own grow tables (courtesy of Willis and Nancy's Homestead), but not this one. It looks promising.
Ah right! I've got you now. I have seen the Greenstalks, but i don't think we have them available over here.
I grow my bamboo plants in the pot because I don’t want to see the bamboo plants take over the whole garden
Oh now this is a great idea! I really want to plant bamboo as I find it super handy in the garden, but I don't want it taking over. I had never thought of growing it in a pot. Thanks!
Look into Sunchoke, Ginger and turmeric as well. I find these do better for me in pot's than in the ground. If you haven't tried Amaranth either yet, I suggest you do. It's a Spinach type use case but also produces a wonderful pseudo-grain that is delish.
Hi Christopher. Yes I have grown ginger and turmeric in pots previously and they did very well. I have had a couple of goes at Amaranth but I think it was too much in the throes of summer for it. Thank you for the reminder - now might be a good time to try again!
I grew sunchokes in a large pot because voles were eating them. But, half of them came back anyway. Luckily the potted chokes are a different variety.
@@jacqsbackyard1562 I find planting them slightly early, in 6a-mid june is when I planted mine. I grow Burgundy variety but wish I would of gotten the gold with alot of seeds. :D Gl hope they do well.
@@eigleenalegri2664 First year for me, got them in a small wood raised bed. got 5 bulbs and all of them seem to have grown. Hoping to multiply and grow even more. :D
OK, I'm in the UK so my only problem with strawberries is stopping them spreading.
Oh my gosh, really?? It's too hot here in summer for that to be a problem so I can't imagine it! Too much of anything can be a curse, it seems. 😆
@@jacqsbackyard1562 yeah, it's the warmth loving crops we struggle with. That and slugs!
I always grow mint and basil in a pot as they seem to spread and take over the garden. I also grow my strawberries and peppers in pots as well as sweet potatoes and regular potatoes
@lynevans4855 I have bush basil that has taken over the garden, but don't find the same with sweet basil. I'm learning so many more things that can easily be grow in pots!
I love growing in pots!
I always grow carrots in pots and get bumper crops. I have tried them often in the ground and no matter how I amend the soil, they are short and stubby and often buggy. So pots only now...they are so good
Actually, up until this season, the only successful crop of carrots I had had was in a pot!
Ginger. Tumeric. Sweet potato (boniato 🇨🇺, patat 🇭🇹).
Pot-sville.
Yes!! I'm going to do sweet potato again this year. 😃
I rent and I'm disabled.my landlord lets me plant in pots around my apt house.i have tomato.jaholpino.rasberry.strawberrys.in pots.and I planted lettuce and carrots in the flower bed behind the house.
That's so good! Renters have to get really resourceful, but it's totally worth it. ❤️
I grow 1st & 2nd early potatoes in pots, also courgettes/zucchini.
Both do better than ground grown in both yield & pest damage.
I don't save much room, as the only place for them is on the path I use or the interbed paths & in the latter case, they rob the beds of light.
I've never thought of zucchini for pots. I might try that!
@@jacqsbackyard1562 I've a yellow variety in a 30l container of my own compost & despite the cool summer (I'm in West Cumbria) I've already had three off it & there's at least a dozen more coming on fast.
@GARDENER42 wow! That's awesome. ❤️
New sub here and great video, I grow potatoes in pots as I tend to,stab them and it’s a better way to harvest what I need without leaving some behind 😅. I grow strawberries 🍓 and raspberries in pots too 👍. Have an awesome week, happy 4th of July, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
Thanks so much Ali. ❤️
I love growing my potatoes in a pot, makes harvesting so much easier. I just flip the pot over into a kiddy pool, and search through the soil for the potatoes (kinda like a treasure hunt 😂) Also Marjoram, planted it in the garden once, now half of my yard is Marjoram, great smelling ground cover though.
Just found your channel today, best wishes from Quebec Canada 🇨🇦
Hello Gloria. Lovely to meet you and thank you stopping by! ❤️
❤❤Thanks for sharing this list. Got yourself a new sub for the raspberry tip💚💚
Thank you! I'm really glad you got some value from the video. 💚
If you pot plant potatoes also try onions. Like potatoes you can never get all the seed stock out of an in ground garden if you want to grow something else in their place. If you live in a hot climate it’s best to make sure the pots have something that absorbs the heat to block direct sunlight and prevent the soil from getting too hot. Straw works fairly well.
Great idea! I might have to try onions...
Oak tree in a pot.
Is that due to it being a weed issue?
@@jacqsbackyard1562 Sorry & aplogy, I was in a joke mood at that time.
@@rishtunkhwa8990 no worries. 🙂
Good Day ! My blueberries are all grown in pots because of the lower ph. Soil . I’ve tried a few times to grow potatoes in big pots in Melbourne , Australia It did not work to hot , they dry out to fast . Only in the ground
Hi Richard. What time of year do you grow your potatoes in Melbs?
@@jacqsbackyard1562 spring to autumn, my potatoes which came out by accident are freezing to death at the moment during winter
@richardmeyer4406 ah yes. You get the hot and the cold, whereas we get the hot and humind and then a mild winter.
Great Idea! It's good to be able to move plants especially in hot Texas sun !
Yes! Where I live gets hunid and hot in summer so being able to move the strawberries around will hopefully keep them alive. 🌞
What's the third one on the list again?
Native raspberry. Native to Australia. 😉
Cabbage in 3 gal. pots, peppers 5 gal. celery 1 gal. tomatoes 5 or 6 gal. cucumbers 5 or 6 gal. sweet potatoes 10 gal. bags. I love containers, easy to weed, easy to water.
I never thought of celery...and it doesn't need a large pot! So interesting. 🙂
@@jacqsbackyard1562 A lot of things will grow in small pots even tomatoes although that is not optimal.
Are you from New Zealand ?
No, Australia. 😁
@@jacqsbackyard1562 Your accent ))
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Thank you for watching!
Wrong on all accounts. Potatoes need soil and lots of root space and room for the tubers. Potatoes dobt do well in pots at all. If you don't have more room than that don't grow them at all . Strawberries also need more soil in a pot and room for the vines to spread. Raspberries are deep rooted in parts do not get that in pots. Please learn better gardening and stop giving bad advice.
@@joeboudreault4351 Hi, thank you for the feedback.
You are absolutely wrong on all accounts. I have great success with potatoes corn brocolli strawberries zucchini and...
@kevinhipps1236 l wasn't talking about whether or not things will grow in pots or containers. I was talking about good production. No vegetable or berry flourishes as much in a pot as in a hill or bed. They need ROOM.
@kevinhipps1236 Yep, you probably did have some success with those, Kevin, but the articles' title is "best to grow in pots". No, not best. Just somehow works but not best. I was raised on professional potato farms, I know the best way to do it. I've been gardening every year for 65 years.
@joeboudreault4351 I think the vast majority of us do not have potato farms. So obviously these home gardening videos are meant for people who are limited by space, money and time.