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| Patsy |
Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 1:51:08 PM
I am disabled (I breathe thru a trach tube and it shuts off when I bend over) so it is hard for me to do traditional gradening in the ground. SO I use containers that are higher up.
Question: I just love green onions. I have 4 long and narrow containers. They are probably 6 inches high by 3 feet long. Do you think I could plant onions in them? I just want them for the green ones....not the mature ones that would have to be planted deeper. I could put the containers up on a table where they would be easy to get to. But I don't want to waste the money on sets or soil if it wouldn't work. I know I would have to water probably every day because of the depth of the container. Any thoughts?
I always put out tomatoes and peppers, lettuce and just about anything else you can think of that can be container grown. I am a gardener at heart but now because of my inconvenience, I have had to alter my methods a little bit. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Blessed are those who love the soil,
Patsy
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 4:17:09 PM
I have a friend who was disabled in a car accident a few years ago and loved to garden. Her husband built her a "floating garden" He took wooded work horses and used them to supprt large PVC pipes he had cut in half. He then filled them with dirt and she was able to garden things that didn't need a real deep root base without bending over! I think he drilled some holes in the pipes to allow for drainage.
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 3:32:18 PM
Listen to Diane, she knows. Container gardening is great. My mother does that and has lettuce all year long. MB
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 3:08:42 PM
Hi Patsy...your containers are plenty big enough for lots of green onions. If you plant from sets, plant them roughly 4-6" apart. If you are planting from seed, you can start them in flats and then transplant them to 1" apart and pull as needed. Seeds take longer, but I like the milder flavor of them. Chives thrive in containers as well and you can put them on your windowsill during the winter.
Di
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