It is finally springtime here in the southern hemisphere, and my
first year of gardening.

I live in a fairly humid environment, but with strong sunshine.

So I am wondering what would be a good watering schedule for
vegetables in containers (kept outdoors.)

In 10-litre (2.5 gal) buckets, I have broccoli, spinach, lettuce,
zuccini, and capsicum (bell pepper.)

I may also add couliflour, and a few others in similar-sized
containers.

There are also some tomato plants, which will go into 20-litre (5
gal) buckets this weekend.

So I am looking for advice on watering schedules???

Thanks in advance...


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Bucket Farm wrote:

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So I am wondering what would be a good watering schedule for
vegetables in containers (kept outdoors.)

In 10-litre (2.5 gal) buckets, I have broccoli, spinach, lettuce,
zuccini, and capsicum (bell pepper.)

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There are also some tomato plants, which will go into 20-litre (5
gal) buckets this weekend.

So I am looking for advice on watering schedules???

I've gardened largely in containers this year, also. You should be
watchful and generous with your watering, especially on sunny days. I
think you should give each container at least 2 liters of water, every
other day, and 4 liters every other day for the larger containers.

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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:56:54 -0700, Down Under On The Bucket
Farm wrote:


I may also add couliflour, and a few others in similar-sized
containers.

There are also some tomato plants, which will go into 20-litre (5
gal) buckets this weekend.

So I am looking for advice on watering schedules???


I think you'll need to water these plants, in this size
containers, in an environment with strong sunshine, AT LEAST
daily, possibly more.

5-gallon buckets are fairly small for full-size tomato
plants (if your plants are full-size). Last time I tried
this, we wound up watering the tomato plant four times a
day, and finally transplanted it into a 22-gallon plastic
storage tub.

Just water whenever the soil is dry to a depth of a couple
of inches.

Pat
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"Down Under On The Bucket Farm" wrote in message
...
It is finally springtime here in the southern hemisphere, and my
first year of gardening.

I live in a fairly humid environment, but with strong sunshine.

So I am wondering what would be a good watering schedule for
vegetables in containers (kept outdoors.)

In 10-litre (2.5 gal) buckets, I have broccoli, spinach, lettuce,
zuccini, and capsicum (bell pepper.)

I may also add couliflour, and a few others in similar-sized
containers.

There are also some tomato plants, which will go into 20-litre (5
gal) buckets this weekend.

So I am looking for advice on watering schedules???

When mature, I heavily watered my container grown tomatoes and peppers daily
adding enough water so it was visible in the pot base. In the summer, it is
very humid here too.
Frank

you'll like this... www.dirtdoctor.com
can even listen to his show online

but i really don't thing the plants will survive/ or thrive
without direct sun from outdoors!!!!



"Down Under On The Bucket Farm" wrote in message
...
It is finally springtime here in the southern hemisphere, and my
first year of gardening.

I live in a fairly humid environment, but with strong sunshine.

So I am wondering what would be a good watering schedule for
vegetables in containers (kept outdoors.)

In 10-litre (2.5 gal) buckets, I have broccoli, spinach, lettuce,
zuccini, and capsicum (bell pepper.)

I may also add couliflour, and a few others in similar-sized
containers.

There are also some tomato plants, which will go into 20-litre (5
gal) buckets this weekend.

So I am looking for advice on watering schedules???

Thanks in advance...


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http://www.self-reliance.co.nz
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