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Vegetables in wall mounted basket/trough?
Ergates
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I have a couple of wrought iron style trough things, like a hanging basket but long and designed to hang on a wall. Like a window box shape? In the past, I’ve put in a liner and planted up with flowering plants.
We are very short on sunny spots in the garden for things like tomatoes or peppers, so I was wondering whether I could put a grow bag in each one and hang them on a south facing wall. They would be just outside the kitchen door, so easy to keep watered.
would this be likely to work well? I’m thinking cherry tomatoes, a few peppers or even strawberries?
We are very short on sunny spots in the garden for things like tomatoes or peppers, so I was wondering whether I could put a grow bag in each one and hang them on a south facing wall. They would be just outside the kitchen door, so easy to keep watered.
would this be likely to work well? I’m thinking cherry tomatoes, a few peppers or even strawberries?
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The smallest tomato I've grown is Red Robin - happy in a 2l pot, perfect for window boxes. Smaller tumbling/hanging basket tomatoes are good too.
There are many options for small chillies, many of them are really decorative.
You can also add herbs (basil) or companion flowers (marigolds to prevent aphids).
Another option is growing salad vegetable - slugs won't find it there.