tulsanurse1
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I am going to attempt my first garden and will be doing container gardening on my apartment balcony. I want it to be organic. I live in Oklahoma and am facing South. This is what I have so far:
Two 22 gallon High-Density Resin Planters for vegetables 20-Dimensions 19.5"Wide/High 12"
One 26" hanging planter box for my flowers
Three (1 Cubic Ft ) Bags Sta Green Flower & Vegetable Soil Planting Mix
One 3 1/2' Tomato Cage (looks like a long cone sort of)
Two 24" Metal Plant Props
Plants
1 Bonnie Grape Indeterminate Tomato 5"
1 Red BeefSteak Indeterminate Tomato 5"
2 Red Bell Sweet Red Pepper 3"
2 Quinalt Strawberries 2" (Container is full of leaves already)
1 Daisy plant
2 Dahlia plants
*The plants all came in recyclable pots
1. Can I add one cherry tomato plant into the barrel with the 2 tomato plants?
2. What fertilizer do is a good oneI am considering Spray-N-Grow Micronutrient Concentrate
3. Do I need mulch? What kind and how much do I put in?
4. Will the red or black grower plastic help?
5. Do the barrels need to sit on bricks or something else?
6. Should I buy 1 or two geraniums to plant with the tomatoes.
7. Do I need to add geraniums to the barrel for the strawberries and red bell peppers?
The barrels I bought don't have holes in them so I'm hoping I can just use a screwdriver and hammer to make them? How many holes do I need for draining?
Thanks in advance for helping me
Two 22 gallon High-Density Resin Planters for vegetables 20-Dimensions 19.5"Wide/High 12"
One 26" hanging planter box for my flowers
Three (1 Cubic Ft ) Bags Sta Green Flower & Vegetable Soil Planting Mix
One 3 1/2' Tomato Cage (looks like a long cone sort of)
Two 24" Metal Plant Props
Plants
1 Bonnie Grape Indeterminate Tomato 5"
1 Red BeefSteak Indeterminate Tomato 5"
2 Red Bell Sweet Red Pepper 3"
2 Quinalt Strawberries 2" (Container is full of leaves already)
1 Daisy plant
2 Dahlia plants
*The plants all came in recyclable pots
1. Can I add one cherry tomato plant into the barrel with the 2 tomato plants?
2. What fertilizer do is a good oneI am considering Spray-N-Grow Micronutrient Concentrate
3. Do I need mulch? What kind and how much do I put in?
4. Will the red or black grower plastic help?
5. Do the barrels need to sit on bricks or something else?
6. Should I buy 1 or two geraniums to plant with the tomatoes.
7. Do I need to add geraniums to the barrel for the strawberries and red bell peppers?
The barrels I bought don't have holes in them so I'm hoping I can just use a screwdriver and hammer to make them? How many holes do I need for draining?
Thanks in advance for helping me