On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:56:38 -0500, Charlie wrote:

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:43:24 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:16:58 -0500, Charlie wrote:

The method I am following and working towards is "grow biointensive",
John Jeavon's baby. Similar to french biointensive and some of the
Rodale work. Jeavon's book is well worth the money simply for the seed
starting, transplanting and spacing charts.

This is my goal.

Charlie Tutu


This is how I grow a lot of produce in tubs and containers. A 10 inch
flowerpot filled with enriched soil will hold 5-6 bush bean plants
quite comfortably. I grow my radishes in window boxes, my cukes (6-8
plants per) and tomatoes (2 plants per) in large tubs. Leaf lettuce is
a breeze to grow in small pots right outside on the kitchen deck.



Boron

THe container gardening is great, isn't it. I'm doing more of it all
the time. I've done as you with lettuce this year.
I was just out to water and everything looks great, as it does this
time of year. Tomatoes full of flowers, beans and peas starting to
vine. Lovely. Broccoli rabe bolted overnight, though, silly plants.

I'm trying a zuchinni in a large pot this year as well.

I am curious as to how that turns out, although I am not too happy
about placing cukes nearby the squash.

Boron