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Posted: Jun/15/2009 8:02 AM PST
so far this year: 3 var. of canna virginia creeper 5 var. of tomatoes (26 in all!) 2 var. hot pepper red pepper 3 var. of sunflowers cukes corn! strawberries canteloupe nasturtiums evening primrose day lilies hummingbird 'mix' butterfly 'mix' oats! lettuce peas amazing what'll fit on a 10x10 patio if you hang a coupla shelves and use window boxes! 
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Posted: Jun/15/2009 8:31 AM PST
Okay, I have to ask. Why are you growing oats? It can't be for oatmeal in such a small quantity or is it? You have packed a ton in a small area! Good for you! I have pansies, lantana, petunias, carrion plant, shamrocks, geraniums, salvia, sweet potato vine, clematis that I broke and am trying to reroot, lobelia, snapdragons, marigolds. I've got a few flats I still need to plant in pots or in the yard. |
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Posted: Jun/15/2009 8:37 AM PST
 i was in edmonton 5 years ago and bought a prairie grass mix to bring some of the west back home (i was born there) just have a potful, but had a cat that loved to graze on it. i just keep a few seeds each year to plant and the rest goes to the birds. (that and the fact that people think it's weird to grow oats...lol) |
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Posted: Jun/15/2009 9:18 AM PST
Carrots, mint, spaghetti squash, petunias, onions, marigolds, climbing lima beans, geraniums to name a few. (interplanted the onions and mint with the spaghetti squash to control bugs. Did the marigolds with the lima beans for the same reason.) Good luck on the container garden that you have. Sounds amazing! 
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Posted: Jun/15/2009 12:10 PM PST
I have quite a few (not gonna count houseplants)-most of these need to be in the ground! Alamanda shrub, Bird of Paradise, Amaryliss, Asiatic Lillies, Geranium, Petunias, Angel Trumpet, day lillies, St. Joseph Lillies, bell peppers, eggplants, roses, Hidden Ginger, Catnip, Calla Lilly, Rose of Sharon, Clematis, Shrimp Plant, Blue/black salvia-and a Large collection of houseplants. |
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Posted: Jun/15/2009 1:02 PM PST
Let's see.....we have cockscomb,mint, tomatoes, peppers, coleus, african blue basil, and I have a pot with rose campion, ivy and pinks. |
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Posted: Jun/21/2009 4:32 PM PST
I was going to have some regrading work done on my lawn this year and also have some better garden soil brought in. He promised me it would be done by planting time but finally I realized that the plants wouldn't wait so I started planting in a dozen tubs that are 7 and 10 gallons. I then went out and bought a dozen 3 gal. pails. Not seeing an end to the need I decided to count my seedlings, none of which I was willing to let die and found that I needed 44 more planters! I didn't find anything cheap enough so I decided to make planting bags out of landscape fabric and my serger (sort of like a sewing machine). I've got 14 made so far and am working on the rest. If you want to see how I did it, I made a couple of videos for Youtube... see How To Make a Planting bag step 1 and step 2. I finally called the lawn guy and said wait until fall, my garden can't wait. Now I have to decide whether my plants would be better off in the containers or in the ground. Let me know what you think. I have: several varieties of tomatoes including cherry and several types for canning bush pickles zucchini leeks onions green and colored bell peppers cayenne peppers I've also got several planters of flowers, petunias, coleus, vinca, dusty miller, lobelia, snapdragon, spikes, gerber daisy, marigold. Two of the planters are the hanging variety with coco mat liners. I cut holes in the bottom of these and shoved tomato seedlings up there (I said I wasn't willing to let any die!) They are DOING GREAT... so far. I hope there's enough dirt in the planters for everything. So that's what I'm putting in my containers 
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Posted: Jun/21/2009 7:50 PM PST
Michigan, I loved your ideas. Who would have thought you can plant in bags. I am amazed at how many things you can grow in a container. I have never tried container gardening. Other than annuals, and I have 3 pots filled with sedum. I have a few varieties for thier leaves of different geraniums, petunias, shasta daisy, zinnias. Too name a few. I do guess, it would be easier less weeds. |
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Posted: Jun/22/2009 5:07 AM PST
at my uncles house theres the topsy turvy tomato plant thing theres 3 outher tomatoes an 3 peppers a pot with cillantro 3 types of mint and garlic chives--i think they all look great err LOL the herbs do-- here theres my herb planter has peppermint and spearamint (that i stole from my uncle) chocolate mint orange mint(that lasted from last year thats his 3rd mint) lemon balm lemon verabena catnip african blue basil garlic choves rosemary an some cuttimhgs of eachouther (all in a 27" window box that i plan on overwintering!!) outher stuff includes the 4 lettuces 2 are mixes 1 in one of the mixes is flowering (purple veins peppery taste) the bay tree thatill get overwintered (the one that ive seen aphids on the container!) some english tyme in another container--my mom HAD to get that havent used it onve had it nearly a month!!-- the MANY types of peppers an like 3/4 types of tomatoes an yea --of the 9 seeds that i put in the thing to start round beginnin of this year 2 survive there planted in pots with outher one from store |
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Posted: Jun/22/2009 6:38 AM PST
It is so interesting to hear what you all are planting in containers.....I have only flowers in my pots.......some include.....hanging pouch.....violet impatiens and blue lobelia.....white separator tank.. 3 red geraniums with different leaves ( love different leaves) also white salvia and blue lobelia...making it a red, white, and blue container....the pot on top of my white cream can....marigolds and lavender osteospumum,& white allysum. Stainless Steel Separator tank... two varieties of coleus and white impatiens, and blue lobelia...Concrete pot....yellow nonstop begonia and blue lobelia. Patio pots contain.....laurentia and purple lisanthus. another has orange diascia and white verbena and purple lisanthus....another planter on the patio contains pink and orangeish hyssop and bright yellow osteospurmum and mixed colors of lobelia........(yes I LOVE LOBELIA) my hanging pail contains red million bells and white allysum and you guess it.......blue lobelia....making another patriotic pail........that is about it........at least for now.........heheheeeeeeee Birdie in Iowa |
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