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What sort of containers/pots will I need to grow Marrows and Pumpkins? I have a few big pots but they arn't very wide by are more tall. Im guessing with the leaves that spread out I will need a wide pot if so what sort of size will I need?
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Something like a trug would be good or a big box. -
Hi deltz, I'm growing my marrow (long green bush) in my compost bin this year with lots of crushed egg shell round it, hopefully this will stop it from being eaten by slug's/snails, I grow courgettes and small bush squash in containers, you'll need one that's big enough for the roots, but remember they do like to sprawl around so you don't want one that's too tall, personally I'd try to find one that's about 1 foot deep by 18" across. Hope that helps you.Comment
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Ah thanks alot for the advice, I dont have pots that wide could you recommend any places for me to buy them?
Would a B and Q good old bucket do? :P
B&Q Orange Bucket 12 Litre, 0000003811139Comment
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Why don't you nip into Morrisons and grab 8 flower buckets for 99p? They will need holes punching in the bottom for a bit of drainage (and I put a layer of broken bits of polystyrene at the bottom of my pots too).Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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If you go to your B&Q, pop into the building yard section and look for the small bendy buckets, the ones that builders use to mix there plaster in, I use those a lot but if you do buy them, make sure you put holes in the bottom don't do my trick...I forget
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Is this morrisons flower bucket thing a national thing? If so who do you ask instore?
Considers something from morrisons to justify a special trip tomorrow.Comment
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Freaya my local Morrisons is just a small one - they sometimes have them in store in the flower department under one of the display stand, taped up in stacks of 8.
What I'd really like to get my hands on is a stack of the square deep ones used at my local Tescos!!Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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I asked about the square ones at Tesco Jeanie and was told that they are recycled by the store, as are the flower buckets.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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Yes mostly as bins under the checkoutsOriginally posted by Florence Fennel View PostGardening ..... begins with daybreak
and ends with backache
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I've done this before, at our old house where I only had container gardening. My best results came from Jack O Lantern types/similar, one per large pot, and trained over an arch.
They're greedy and thirsty too. You can do it though!I don't roll on ShabbosComment
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The only pumpkin I got to sucessfully produce a usable pumpkin last year was NOT grown in a recycling bag issued by the council for collecting cardboard, about 18"x18"x18", honest. I didn't stick a knofe through it several times to allow for drainage either.Comment
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