It seems ppl are happy w/growing strawberries and herbs.Will this planter be o.k. for basic garden veges such as green leafy, tomatoes, green beans?
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I did not have much success with lettuce or spinach (very small leaves and flowered too early), but the arugula did OK. Strawberries and herbs do very well. There is not enough room for tomato plants, and I don't think beans would do well either.
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I just received my vertical garden, so I have done any planting yet. I bought mine for strawberries. I would say some veggies would be fine, smaller compact, lightweight veggies. The tomatoes would be too heavy for it. It should be supported in some way with either the base that is made for it or mounted to something stable.
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The slots are narrow so it works best for shorter smaller plants. Greens and lettuces did great. I don't think it's big enough for tomatoes or green beans.
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I am sure lettuces would be fine. I do not think tomato plants would be happy here. Probably not green beans either. The beans would need something to grow up on and in this they would just hang down onto the ground and block access to rows behind them. Not enough room here for tomato root structure and the plants would stick straight out and then that weight would likely pull plants right out of their soil. Top shelf does work for a little taller plant because it can grow straight upward.
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Like the other responses say, you can grow anything in this DWC pot. Quantity depends on the type and size of plant, as many herbs tend to take up less room than vegetables. I cannot think of any vegetable or fruit that I would plant more than 1 in this size pot. Happy growing!
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I have planted all three! Tomatoes and strawberries did well (I live in Georgia) but my peppers were puny. You will want to build a cover over the strawberry section or the birds will eat them all.
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This is certainly capable of planting any size garden. I have planted beets with it and other small seeds. It has no trouble scooping up the very last seed in the hopper. You may wonder if it is worth the price for a very small garden. That is up to you. I have had one for thirty years. It was well worth the cost. It plants more accurately than you can do it manually. And, it saves your back. My brother has used it to plant an acre of corn for his livestock.
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This is a standalone soil and includes all the nutrients you would need for the first 4-6 weeks of growth. Good luck with your strawberries!
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I use it for kale. I think it would be good with sprouts. I don't think it would do well with cucumbers or celery.
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Do not plant tomatoes in this. It would be better for herbs. We planted Cilantro. I am afraid anything that is going to stand much over 6 inches would have a difficult time. A tomato would be a disaster.
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I bought this with the intention of using it on my tomatoes. It worked very well for them. I am sure it would work well with basil as well. Just make sure you soak them from the ground up. Do it again after it rains, too.
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I tried but they did not do very good at all.....but then again I've never been able to grow strawberries very successfully in anything! I don't see why they wouldn't grow though...
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I have not grown herbs, plan to this year. This is very good soil, great for veg. or flowers, so it should be good for herbs, will find out this year
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I planted mine in a strawberry planter so the soil was only about four inches deep and the roots were 4 or 5 inches apart. The plants all grew well but did not produce a large amount of berries.
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strawberries are commercially grown here in Washington State and do survive the winter. I have not had particular luck with the tiered stacking planter . Mostly gardener error I think, not the fault of the plants or planter.
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Yes it can work very well with big and long vegetables. there's no container holding the vegs and it actually works better if the veg is thicker.
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I suppose it depends on how small "smaller" is! We raise our own strawberries and they are rarely very big. The StemGem works just as well on those as well as the large ones we get in the store.
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I really love this juicer for fruit. I have never tried any veggies. sorry.
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Yes,This willWork great to help grow tomatoes, just use according to the directions on back as often as every other weeks and you'll have big, healthy plants
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It would be great for plantings. A lots of them. It's really not suitable for grown plants. That's what I do but I have a big garden.