Question on grow bags and ring culture

[deltz]

In the future im wanting to transplant my tomatos, F1 Tiger Cross courgettes and F1 Becky pumpkins.

I could either use grow bags (33litre) or pots, pots is alot more expensive than grow bags and was wondering if all the above vegetables will suit grow bags at all. Ive been doing research and would ring culture benefit the veggies at all.

The ones ive been looking at are:
Ring Culture Pots 23cm - Pack of 8

If they are suitable how many per bag would you suggest?

Any help will be very valuable, many thanks!

[jackyspratty]

Toms do well in growbags, but are better done long ways rather than flat if you know what I mean? Gives a deeper area, and doesnt dry out as quickly as when the bags are flat. YOu can divide the bag in half ensuring there is equal compost i both sides before you cut it into two

Instead of forking out on ring culture pots, you can just get some free florists buckets from Asdas (just ask the meet and greet person and they usually direct you to the person inhe florist bit) and you can just cut the bottom off. Sit the pot on top of the grow bag and hey presto.

[deltz]

Thank you very valuable advice, would anyone recommend I do something similar with my marrows and pumpkins?

[Fred Perry]

Old "Harry the Hat" on our allotment, puts a growbag centre liying /resting over a brick to form 2 halves, cuts 3 holes, 2 holes for the TOMS and the centre hole for a plant pot for watering and some chicken pellets.Seems to work for him as he sells his toms to people later on. I use Asda flowerpots with large holes in, ontop of 2" of soil "n" horse poo mix,
Works for me.
All the best to all
Fred P

[pjh75]

Thank you very valuable advice, would anyone recommend I do something similar with my marrows and pumpkins?

I asked a similar question a little while ago:

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ags_46469.html

I think the proper name for the fancy pots I was talking about must be ring culture. In the end I decided to get some reusable growbags which are also on the link that you added (although cheaper in B&Q and at my local GC).

[gojiberry]

Ring culture using florists buckets (8 for 99p) or the real mccoys (3 for £15 in GC) is always going to be better than just using a flat growbag for tomatoes. For squashes and pumpkins a growbag cut in half and stood on end is going to be a good bet.

Ian

[mogs]

I tried ring culture last year for my tomatoes - 9" plastic pots, which I (carefully) stanley knifed the bottom out of, filled with tomato type growbag compost. Then got some bread trays (on a wombling trip) and lined with plastic topped with pea gravel and placed said pots on top - four bread trays fit one side of an 8 x 6 greenhouse perfectly. I had lots of beautiful tomatoes, much more than I've experienced before. At the end of the season just washed through the pots, bread trays and gravel with ***** fluid and all I need this year is fresh compost - result!