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Vegetables in the Bath!
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My friends are replacing their bath and have offered me their old one to grow veges. in.(In the garden - of course)! I realise there is a plug hole, but will I need to bore more holes? Also would potatoes, carrots and onions grow in such a strange container?
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ok deanna-- no i grow veg -on a small scale
grow veg in containers smaller than a bath
take the plug out of the bath-- to allow drainage put gravel along the bottom of the bath-water will drain out the plug hole-make sure the bath is steady and secure(egput building blocks at each corner-fill with soil /compost or mixture(include some slow release fertilizer)- get your seeds and start growing-tho not as much choice at this time of year
try -spring onions/leeks /carrots-would give cabbage , cauli etc a miss as they take uo too much room
i use window boxes to grow spring onions/radish/carrot-sit them on grond on on shelving
remember to feed veg regularly with fertilizer when growing in containers-
h t h
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grow veg in containers smaller than a bath
take the plug out of the bath-- to allow drainage put gravel along the bottom of the bath-water will drain out the plug hole-make sure the bath is steady and secure(egput building blocks at each corner-fill with soil /compost or mixture(include some slow release fertilizer)- get your seeds and start growing-tho not as much choice at this time of year
try -spring onions/leeks /carrots-would give cabbage , cauli etc a miss as they take uo too much room
i use window boxes to grow spring onions/radish/carrot-sit them on grond on on shelving
remember to feed veg regularly with fertilizer when growing in containers-
h t h
:<)
What a great containetr. I would make extra holes in the bottom for waster to run out of in very rainy weather . all the crops wil grow that you mentioned . Fill with good quality soil and compost mixed , some fertilizerand awawy you go . would put bricksunder to raise it up a bit , make sure it is stabble . Good luck .JUST LET US KNOW HOW YOU GET ON.Sorry for ca[pitals too much vino .
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I'm with TT on this one - what's the advantage of growing vegetables in a tub over growing them in the ground? The tub has to sit on aforementioned ground in any case - and you can't do anything else with the ground underneath it.
The only possible advantage I can think of is one doesn't have to bend down to tend them.
The only possible advantage I can think of is one doesn't have to bend down to tend them.
Wow! Can't thank all you guys enough for all the advice and comments.
I was fully intending on attempting to grow the veges. in the usual way in the garden, but I have a sneaky feeling my dear friends are just wanting to recycle their old bath!
Thanks everyone - hopefully will be asking Answerbank for ideas on what to do with all the produce once I am successful. Then, of course beejay1124's soup suggestion will come into it's own.
I was fully intending on attempting to grow the veges. in the usual way in the garden, but I have a sneaky feeling my dear friends are just wanting to recycle their old bath!
Thanks everyone - hopefully will be asking Answerbank for ideas on what to do with all the produce once I am successful. Then, of course beejay1124's soup suggestion will come into it's own.
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