Container Gardening For Beginners -- Perennial Fruits
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2016
- Growing perennials in containers is not difficult and allows those with limited space such as a deck, patio or balcony to enjoy their produce.
0:24 The Benefits of Perennials
0:32 The Benefits of Container Gardening
0:40 Types of perennial fruit producing crops that does well in containers
1:23 Container size
2:31 Soil for perennials in containers
3:20 Feeding and fertilizing during the season
4:29 Long term maintenance of potted perennials
5:18 Winter protection (high zone and hardy)
6:28 Bringing Plants in during the Winter
6:54 Leaving the Plant outside
7:12 Closing
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Thank you, I'm learning so much! I'll definitely be rewatching this video; it's full of lots of great information.
Another great vid Stephen .... I am relatively new to gardening, especially container gardening, and appreciate all the good info I am getting from folks such as yourself. Take care and happy gardening.
Glad I could help my friend. Please let me know if you have any questions.
This episode is most useful! Thank you, Stephen! We're getting ready to move and we have to grow in containers!
Wonderful ! I can't wait to see your new house and container garden.
FYI you can do trees no problem.
Thank you, this was very helpful.
Soooooo informative!!!
great content. thanks for sharing
Thanks again Buddy. I really need help with my new blue berries and what I can do with them in the winter
Hello Stephen i love your videos ...i live in Nevada i can not have worms ..is to hot in my zone do i have other choice ..thank you for your videos.
Thank you for the information. I usually put perennials in the ground but this year I have smart pot with handles. It wasn't sure how my mum's would do. I will try putting them in the shed to hold them. You you have any other suggestion?
Can you let me know which blue berries plants for my zone 7 a?
Awesome video Stephen! While I think its best to put plants in the ground, I am a big fan of containers. I grow lots of annuals in containers, but a few perrenials as well, such as; currants, honeyberries, blueberries and strawberries. I have some partial sun areas in my yard, and its nice to be able to see if a berry bush will do ok with less sunlight before commiting to planting them in the ground permanently. It is also important to understand that not all plastic is created equal, many plastic "garden" containers I have purchased have become ridiculously brittle after 2-3 years. I have moved to fabric containers for their price and performance, but would recommend things such as wine barrels if you can find them. Thanks for the video.
That's why I should have mentioned the class of plastic. The pots they out trees in is UV stable and most often does not decay like the cheaper ones annuals come in.
I love containers for the same reasons. I grew honey berries just because I did not have space for them. I found them a home this spring and they are doing wonderfully !
What varieties of figs grow in your area, you just mentioned it in your video?
What do you think of water retaining gel beads?
So you leave your blueberry bush that's in a container outside for the winter? I recently planted one in a container and was planning on putting it in my unheated attached garage for winter. I know it's hardy but I feel like the container wouldn't prevent the freeze thaw cycle from damaging the plant. I have 2 other bushes in the ground. Also what about the container cracking etc?
The tree containers are must more sturdy and can handle the freeze thaw with out cracking.
Yup the blueberry will stay outside tucked away in a corner. It should do just fine.
Can you use miracle grow garden bagged soil in container gardening...I was once told if you add peat moss and perlite it will work if you have bagged garden soil...?
Darren Waites, I've had great success growing fruit trees in containers with homemade half compost and half miracle grow potting mix.
Hey Stephen, I just heard about the wildfires in your area. How are you doing? Is it affecting you?
We were not in the path but some of our family were evacuated and successfully re-entered last week.
My work kept me busy for the evacuation and such but that should all rap up here in a month
I certainly appreciate the kind comment and concern !
Nice video !! But I think for me it suits to grow my Perennial fruit trees in the open soil rather than a pot, because I live in a tropic zone. Also in your video you have used the terms Worm castings and Vermicompost interchangeably, giving an impression that both are same, while they are not.
I don't Vermicompost but have access to tons of Worm castings. So won't just adding those castings alone enrich my soil?? Plz share your thoughts, Thanks :)
In the tropics you certainly could grow a tree in a container. I should have been more clear. Vermicomposting is the method and worm castings are the end result.
Ok thanks. But I'm not talking about the method of "Vermicomposting", but the end products. To my knowledge(technically speaking) Vermicompost = The end product of Vermicomposting, which contains lot of worm castings and other materials composted by bacteria too. But Worm castings = Just the worm's droppings that's all. What do you think?? Am I right??
I once saw our local community TV gardening show use an auger drill bit all the way around the outer edge of a root bound fruit tree. It was in a large pot and was too big to easily remove. He then filled the holes with amendments. I always wonder how well it survived...
It is the same concept as taking it out to remove the soil and roots. Once established plants are rather stubborn !
True, so long as it doesn't introduce disease into the roots that get mangled in the process. :)
usually not but you would want to be careful to clean the tool first with bleach (10% in water)
If perennials hardy to my zone are left outside in their pots in the winter, wouldn't the lack of insulation (that plants planted in the ground do have) to their roots damage them?
The larger container volume allows them to stay relatively undamaged. That said the first 30cm or 1 foot of soil always freezes anyways and that is where the bush roots are. They can handle it no problem! just keep the sun off the pot so it does not warm on sunny days
I want to grow some blueberries but our soil is much too alkaline. If I am going to do it, it will have to be in pots where I can amend the soil to the proper PH. Thanks for the pointers.
The effort is well worth it. We have been harvesting blueberries for a few days now and wow ! So nice.
***** I love blueberries but I hate buying them in the store. It is such a crap shoot. For every good batch of blueberries that I get, I will get ten that are not worth eating.
I could not agree more! I have three bushes in raised beds and one in a container. I love how they are always top quality flavour and a nice looking bush too!
I thinking goji berries might work well in a container for my location.
I had to pull them out of the raised beds as they sucker like raspberries and have thorns ;) They are a great little plant though and are doing well in the containers!
Good info so I'll look for a 15 gallon bucket or bigger.
Can I plant peonies in a large planter please reply back
Were do you get your worms from in Alberta?
hi there new sub just wanted to know if you plant any corn??
I do have corn. My son insisted. Any questions ?
Do you have a video on it??
Not as of yet but might get the it this season :) let me know if you have any specific questions !
Perennial hoop house in the works yet?
Half way lol.
Containers never work for me, they get to hot and dry.
Temperature fluctuates to much. In the ground is always better.
While I agree about in ground they have their merits too. Watering definitely needs to be a priority !
Flight attendant?