Restarting my garden in containers!

[JoaoRequiao]

Hey guys!

Today I finally had some time to restart my container garden after almost everything I had died off last december! I decided to install a double layer of shade cloth to protect my seedlings and some other plants when the sun is too hot (like today...)! In the pictures you can see my Sweet Potato container with some Tagetes seedlings, a new bed and a few containers of Black and Red Beans, some tomato seedlings (Orange Cherry Tomato and San Marzano Tomato). Further away there are some chive, mint and rosemary seedlings. There is still A LOT of space and I'll keep planting other things for the next 2 or 3 weeks!

Today was a great gardening day, so I wanted to share these photos with you guys!

Cheers!

(ME AND THE BEANS)

(Tomato seedlings and beans I planted today!)

(Sweet Potato and Tagetes)

(All the new stuff together!)

 

[Lunai]

Looks great

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

Looks amazing! Love the reuse of plastic bottles - I've used them too and it works so well!

 

[JP 1983]

Good work mate. Now flog some native Amazonian fruit seeds and get those started too.

 

[JoaoRequiao]

Good work mate. Now flog some native Amazonian fruit seeds and get those started too.

Now that's a good idea! I just ordered some Biribá seeds! I'll plant them as soon as they arrive. Sadly it will only start flowering and producing after its 3rd year. But it's a good investment!

 

[JoaoRequiao]

Today I started an experiment! I filled a huge container I had lying around with almost 50Kg of soil and planted beets, tagetes and sweet potato!
The actual experiment was to fill it halfway with old and used soil from last year's crops than adding a layer of organic material from my kitchen and topping it 15Kg of "new" premium soil! The "old" soil had a few dozens of californian worms that I hope will multiply and thrive. [Fingers crossed!]

The purple container containing "The experiment"

 

[JP 1983]

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Now that's a good idea! I just ordered some Biribá seeds! I'll plant them as soon as they arrive. Sadly it will only start flowering and producing after its 3rd year. But it's a good investment!

Had to look up Biribá, looks like some kind of custard apple as we call them in English. Awesome !

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

I bet the old soil will do really well! I've been re-using my soil every year, just topping it up with a little bit of fertiliser and/or a layer of fresh soil

 

[Cathy]

I just want to say that every good gardener has used a clothes drying rack for seedlings!

 

[JoaoRequiao]

I bet the old soil will do really well! I've been re-using my soil every year, just topping it up with a little bit of fertiliser and/or a layer of fresh soil

You were right! My orange sweet potato is growing CRAZY!

My Tabasco peppers are also doing pretty well!

 

[JoaoRequiao]

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Had to look up Biribá, looks like some kind of custard apple as we call them in English. Awesome !

Yes! It looks like custard apples but they get much bigger!

(I did not take this picture... it's just to show you how big it gets!)

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

Love it! They look so healthy! No signs of damage whatsoever and they look like they are absolutely thriving. Well done!

 

[JoaoRequiao]

I built something!

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

Nice work!

 

[JP 1983]

What's next on the to-do list mate?