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Swimmer522

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Hello,

so I'm new to this forum and thought I would ask a few questions. first some background info. I do tend to have a green thumb. Most of the plants I have right now are little plants that were off shoots from my grandma's plants. I am trying to start an indoor garden to help feed my bearded dragon. So to my questions.

1. While starting an indoor garden I obtained a few seeds. Collard, Sugar Snap Peas, Parsley, Mustard (flordia broad leaf), and Okra. I have realized that the Okra is not an indoor plant but what about the others?

2. Is there any type of squash that would be able to grown indoors?

3. As they are just seeds at the moment I dont have pots to transfer the plants to yet. That being said, is it possible to grown some of them in rubbermaid containers or other such containers?

if i have any other questions you'll be the first to know :D thanks!
 
Mustard and parsley are ok in a sunny window! Lettuce would do well, and possibly collards!
The rest need more light then what would come through a sunny window in order to produce any useable veggies!
So these plants are to be used to feed a bearded dragon...Cool!
You might like to rethink this project!
Have you thought about florescent grow lights?
I use 2 double 4ft fixtures to start seddlings but I time it so the seedlings a a good sixe before bringing them outdoors once the temps go up in late April and stay between 60F and 70Fduring the day!
What zone are you in? or closest city?
Do you have an an area outdoors where you could create a vegetable garden!
 
sorry if I confunsed you. The plants would be put outside to get sunlight once it gets warm. by "indoor" I just ment potted, which brings me to question 3 with the rubbermaid tubs.
Also i know that holes would have to be drilled into the bottom to allow drainage.
As for area. southern washington. Mainly the Tri cities.
 


Ok a few of our members live on the west coast and would be very happy to help you out!
When is your last frost date?
Knowing this you can start seeds a few weeks before this date so they will be large enough to plant outdoors after hardening them off in a bright shady area!
Randy would be a good one!
 
More information is super!
Now we know where you're coming from!
Rubbermaid containers would be great (with drainage holes) I found using deep containers is best for soil volumm as well as moisture retention!
Use a soil-less mix (usually contains peat moss, perlite and compost) and use a good quality water soluable fertilizer with the ratio such as 7-7-7 which is a general purpose one! if you dilute it at half strength you can use it once a week!
 
Very nice. Okay so is it possible to grow acorn or butternut squash, or sweet potato or parsnip in said rubbermaid containers?
 
Now for the specifics!
You could if the squash is a dwarf variety, but only one per container. Good size container would be 4 to 5 gallon size more deep them wide! Parsnips really need a deep pot that's 18 or more inches deep range! They also grow best during cooler weather. They tend to stop during hot weather
Sweet potatoes are not the best for container growing unless you have a very large container like the size of large garbage can.
...are you sure you are up to do this?
Containers require constant moisture and do dry out quickly so you will need to water almost daily during the whole gardening season!
 
I'm not sure about the last few plants but I am going to try with the collard, mustard, parsley and peas. The others were just sort of a hypathetical question
 


Swimmer522 said:
Very nice. Okay so is it possible to grow acorn or butternut squash, or sweet potato or parsnip in said rubbermaid containers?
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Hello and Welcome...I have, in the past grown all of these in containers and they did very well...each one...I would feed them once a week with a compost tea...meaning...I would take a couple of shovel loads of my compost and put in a 5 gallon bucket ...add water and cover with thin cloth and let set for a week...then use the water to feed the plants...now as you said you were in an appt...I am thinking you don't compost... being I am Organic I really don't know which fertilizer is good ...but as Ron said only one plant per container and I used stakes to grow the vines up .....like with the butternut ...
 
Parsnips, onions,and other root crops can be grown in containers. Perelite is great. I just learned some new things on that and it sounds like it would work well. Containers remain light weight making tit easy to move them. While I am organic, it was suggested that watering with a liquid fertilizer would be best when not using soil.
As far as your squashes, if you can trelllis them you might be able to get some fruits. Butternuts take up a lot of ground space, however bush yellow squash can be grown in large containers such as your rubbermaids. Also try baby bok choy , your dragon might like that and it is a good container plant. Let us know what you decide to do.
 
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