how many plants per container list?

[garden dabbler]

hiya,a few weeks ago i found a really usefull chart on a website somewhere that listed how many plants for what size pot-eg 30 carrots per 30" pot, 1 broad bean per 30" pot ect (these are not the exact numbers!)

but now i cant find it!-does anyone know of a link to such a list? i have just found similar links in the useful gardening tips thread,but it doesnt mention how many carrots per 8"/12" pot if you see what i mean!

thanks in advance,and must learn to bookmark my pages of interest more thoroughly!!

[Kristen]

If you can remember "when", with reasonable accuracy, it should still be findable in your browser's history - if not too long ago - but be quick as your browser history has a finite time limit.

[sbeneli]

If you find it, I'd love to see it.

You may find square foot gardening measurements to be helpful, depending on the size of your containers. These have been useful for me:

Plants Per Square Feet Calculation Charts - Gardening Tips & Advice (Particularly the second chart)
Plant spacings in a Square Foot Garden

[Amanda1]

Is it this?

http://www.botanicalinterests.com/ga..._Gardening.pdf

[Potstubsdustbins]

Hi GD,

I have just read the above link and must say (at the risk of being shot down) I don't agree with very much I read about the spacing of plants. I have been growing in containers for years and dont give my plants anywhere near that much space.

Tomatos cordon 1 per black Morrisons bucket (BMB), bush 1 per hanging basket.

Cumbers 1 per BMB.

Sweet peppers 1 per BMB.

Runners beans White Lady & Red Rum 1 per BMB.

Cauli 1 per BMB.

Main crop onions any container 6" deep spaced at 4".

Salad onions and baby leeks any container 6" deep sown thickly use all thinnings on salad.

Lettuce any container 6" deep spaced at 6", cut and come again type spaced at 8".

Early spuds 1 per BMB, main crop 4 per dustbin.

PSB 1 per dustbin after spuds have been harvested.

Calabrese any container 9" deep spaced at 8 to the square metre, followed by spring cabbage at same spacing

Peas Kelveton Wonder any container 9" deep spaced at 3" between plants and 6" between rows. Followed by more spring cabbaged spaced as above.

Baby beatroot any container 6" deep spaced at about 5".

Carrots container at least 10" deep sown thickly. Instead of thining as in the article just pick baby carrots for use and the rest will look after themselves.

I do however agree with what was said about not leting the compost dry out and feeding. The nutrients can all to easily be washed out of the container so rule of thumb is feed and feed again, this will do no harm as when you water it will dilute the feed.

You may judge from the above I do not grow to get 'show' standard veg, just to get the best for eating and the largest crop for the space I have.

Colin.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Oh and I forgot strawberries in 6" x 6" troughs 20" long 3 plants.

Colin

[radioactive]

Mmmmmm very interesting stuff I am always naughty trying to cram stuff in anywhere I see a patch of uncovered ground because I always sow too much stuff and hate to waste it often to my dismay at times as the end result can mean poor croppings

[rana]

Hi GD,

I have just read the above link and must say (at the risk of being shot down) I don't agree with very much I read about the spacing of plants. I have been growing in containers for years and dont give my plants anywhere near that much space.

I have to agree. The space/volume requirements on the list are unnecessarily generous.

[Florence Fennel]

PTD that's a very good guide for people wondering how many they can grow in the buckets, well done!

[Potstubsdustbins]

Radioactive, I cannot really be of help you talk about planting in the ground and thats something I have never done. In fact I don't even consider myself a true gardner, that title belongs to those who work the land not grow in pots.

Every day I pass several lottie sites and am in awe of what people can produce. Then I think of all the hard work that goes into a good plot and being work shy know its not for me.

I started growing in containers over 20 years ago mainly because someone told me it could not be done and I love a challenge.

Now I realise it is so much easier, more control over watering, feeding etc and SWMBO having got used to some really fresh veg would not let me stop even if I wanted to.

Colin

[Neilfromjersey]

Hi Colin,

You seem to be the person I need to speak to ina regular basis, I am very much starting out growing in pots. If you would be kind enough for us to chat as and when I get stuck (often) that would be great. I have a 9" plant pot with about 7 strawberry plants in, is this to much or should I carefully separate them and re- pot. I was told by the person I purchased them from and this is the second year?

Regards,

Neil

[Potstubsdustbins]

Hi Neil I would only be to glad to help if I can, there are lots of others on the forum equally as quaified to help as well.

As to your strawberries I think they would be over crowded at that. I would separate them and give them more space. In their second year they should be more vigorous than the first year and produce more fruit. But they will need to get to larger amounts of water and nutrients.

Colin