vegetables

can u grow vegetables on concrete

Container gardening is a good way to grow vegetables on a patio or balcony. You'll need containers deep enough to accomodate the roots of the plants you wish to grow.

Here's one link to get started:

http://www.harvestwizard.com/2008/12/growing_vegetables_in_containe.html

Learn about it here on Dave's Garden

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/containers/all/

and

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/boxgardens/all/

Happy Gardening

Jerry

can i put dirt on concrete & grow veggies

Why not grow in grow bags on your concrete. It sounds like you just want to pour dirt on your concrete . WHY?

BocaBob

Angel,

Have you checked out the links that were posted? There is a lot of great info there on container gardening.

You can most certainly garden on concrete, but y'll have to contain the dirt either in Grow Bags, or build wooden beds on the concrete and fill it with dirt.

The short answer is yes...using methods others have suggested above.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that maybe you have some concrete area that you perhaps want to cover up? You could just pile the dirt on. As others said...it needs to be deep enough to accommodate the roots.

We have a lot of ledge where we are so we've built up with compost. In essence, parts of our yard are like a bunch of raised beds...but they aren't walled in. Depending on what your situation is and what you are dealing with...you could do the same. We're talking a lot of dirt depending on the space.

So if you have an area that you want to cover up long term...you can keep adding compost and soil. But if you have say a concrete patio and want some plants...then pots are the way to go. Walled in raised beds are more permanent.

Hope that helps!

thank u guys for all ur suggestions. i think i'll do pots again was just looking to try something new.. have done the raised beds & pot without much success..my plants keep dying.

Can you please tell us what you put in the beds? What type of soil? What fertilizer, chemicals, etc.?

i use pots for my veggie garden. cause i i have a very small area to use for my garden.i'm limited on place.i use miracle grow all purpose flower &veggie soil. no chemicals. use beer to kill slugs.

tomatoes, bell peppers , corn , ,peppers, cucumbers, roses, snapdragons, bluberries.
without much success. can u help please

If you wish to build raised beds then you can use garden soil. You can use lumber, concrete cinder blocks, large rocks, etc.
http://images.google.com/images?q=raised bed

You cannot use "garden soil" in a container. It is too heavy and puts pressure on the roots preventing them from growing. If you wish to grow in containers, then you must use potting mix. Pro-Mix or MetroMix are good products for this.

* Peppers need 4-6 gallon containers.
* Tomatoes need 8-12 gallon containers.
* Corn needs to grow in a "stand" of at least 2 rows of 8-12 plants for proper pollination. Not sure how you will do that in a container or containers.
* Cucumbers need perhaps a 6-8 gallon pot. You will need to give them something to climb.
* No idea on the roses.
* Snapdragons should grow easily, they are practically a weed. If they are not growing, then your soil is too heavy, too wet, wrong ingredients, etc.
* Blueberries require acid soil but can effectively be grown in containers if they are large enough.

It sounds like you need to buy a general purpose gardening book like "The Vegetable Gardener's Bible" by Joe Smith.
http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gardeners-Bible-High-Yield-Gardening/dp/1580172121

thanks for for all ur help feldon30 i will try that.right now i'm trying this stuff called spray & grow. i bought a strawberrie plant called alpine when it was small. now its huge since i have been using spray & grow. i use that stuff on all my plants. so far all my tomato plants are huge.i bought acid loving soil for my blueberries. hope it helps.

right now i have a 3 pond tomato

it was only 15 oz's 1 oz shy of 1 pound