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Vegetables and fruit
Hi, I'm new to this forum so not sure whether this is the fruit and veg page!!
Does anyone know how big a pot has to be to grow rhubarb please? I grow all my veg in pots (tomatoes, French beans, courgettes, sweet peppers, mini cucumber etc). Also, is it possible to grow dwarf/small apple, pear, plum trees etc in pots/containers? Thanks |
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Vegetables and fruit
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colliebird wrote: Hi, I'm new to this forum so not sure whether this is the fruit and veg page!! Actually, you'd be better off in rec.gardens.edible. As often as not, this group is about lawns, maintenance of aging machinery, and the overuse of potent plant poisons. Does anyone know how big a pot has to be to grow rhubarb please? A rule of thumb is that the root system will take as much space as the foliage will. I grow all my veg in pots (tomatoes, French beans, courgettes, sweet peppers, mini cucumber etc). Also, is it possible to grow dwarf/small apple, pear, plum trees etc in pots/containers? Thanks Billy Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind Bars http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031285.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net |
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Vegetables and fruit
colliebird wrote:
Hi, I'm new to this forum so not sure whether this is the fruit and veg page!! Does anyone know how big a pot has to be to grow rhubarb please? I grow all my veg in pots (tomatoes, French beans, courgettes, sweet peppers, mini cucumber etc). Rhubarb is easy to grow if you keep the water and manure up to it. You would get a reasonable clump growing in a 60cm (2ft) tub. You will get a few sticks to grow in a 30cm (1ft) pot but I am assuming you want enough for a plate of pie without killing the clump. Also, is it possible to grow dwarf/small apple, pear, plum trees etc in pots/containers? It is. They still need full sun and you have to monitor their water and nutrients carefully as they use up their resources more quickly than in the ground. David |
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