Hello everyone,
I'm Susan
and welcome to Garden365.
This spring, I've felt the benefits of using storage boxes to grow vegetables.
I put them away from vegetable fields and grass, so I
don't have to worry about snails gnawing on the leaves. This
can solve big problems. The problem
is to use the purchased soil for growing vegetables
. The nutrients in the soil are already enough. We can even use the soil for the
first
batch of vegetables without adding any fertilizer
. We can also use the used soil in the
garden and vegetable garden.
The soil brands are different. I bought two kinds this time.
After opening this organic vegetable soil, I found that its particles are relatively coarse
, and there are some large pieces of tree branches and bark
. There is no problem in transplanting seedlings.
If you directly sow seeds and plant
these The branches will hinder the germination of some small seeds,
but it doesn't matter.
I decided to add a layer of finer-grained soil
suitable for seed germination. After the
soil is leveled, it can be planted directly.
I use the rest of the lettuce seeds first,
like these Seeds that are not particularly fresh are
not suitable for direct sprinkling on the ground.
Not only will the germination rate be low,
but they will also be bitten by insects
. When a seed is sown
, few vegetable seedlings will grow up
. We use new soil in the storage box,
and there is basically no seedlings.
Insect pests can ensure the maximum germination rate of old seeds.
The planting soil we bought from the store
has good air permeability and water permeability,
but is not sticky enough. After the
seeds are planted,
it is best to gently press the surface of the soil with your hands,
so that when watering It is not easy to flush out the seeds.
This time I bought a total of 4
storage boxes. The size of the storage box I chose is 15 cm high. The general green leafy vegetables are enough
. The soil is too deep and too heavy .
One point should be paid special attention to. Try to choose 5 for the recyclable sign at the back
. It can withstand high temperatures of more than 100 degrees and
can be used
repeatedly.
If the number is 1
, try not to use this container to grow vegetables.
It is not resistant to high temperature
and is not suitable for repeated use.
Of course It is also not suitable for long-term exposure to the sun
. It is not suitable if it cannot be used to grow vegetables.
In order to achieve zero pest damage,
we will make a simple insect-proof
net for the storage box.
The grid is the leftovers from the vegetable garden.
Although the size is a little smaller
, it should be enough to plant shorter lettuce greens.
Today I will make two insect-proof nets
of different heights, so that vegetables of different heights can be used.
According to
the size of the storage box, we put plastic nets Cut the grid to the size we want,
then cut the length of two pieces of wire, which is
slightly longer than the plastic mesh.
This is so that the wire can be inserted into the soil to fix the mesh. The
plastic mesh is a little soft and not easy to shape. Fix it
with iron wire and it will be firm.
If your insect net is large
, you can also use a few more wires.
Then I put the wires through the ends of the plastic mesh,
so that it is much more secure than directly fixing it with ropes.
Let's take a closer look. It's
very simple
and adjust again. The
shape is complete and we can use it directly.
First insert the wire at both ends into the soil,
fix the mesh,
and then cut the insect net to a suitable size and lay it on top. There is no need to fix the
insect net and the plastic mesh, just use clips
Simply fix the insect-proof net on the storage box, which
is not only convenient to open and observe the vegetable seedlings
, but also convenient for watering.
When the weather is hot again
, some vegetables need to be shaded.
We can also replace the insect-proof net with a shading net,
which is very convenient
to prevent insects and birds from shading. The
problem is solved all at once.
Even in winter,
we can replace the insect-proof net with plastic sheeting
, and then it will immediately become a small greenhouse, which
can also keep warm
. This way, regardless of whether you have planting experience or not, you
should be able to grow beautifully throughout the year .
Fresh vegetables This is the easiest method I can think of. It is
very suitable for small-scale home planting.
Then use the same method to make a taller one.
Different varieties of vegetables can be used.
This method is very feasible, and it is still very firm
Watering You can open the insect-proof net or water it directly. It is
recommended that you
water through the insect-proof net before the seeds germinate, so
as not to let the water wash the seeds out, which
is more
conducive to the germination
of the seeds. The seeds sown first a few days later have germinated.
The performance
of the insect -proof net is very powerful. The one that is not
covered
is the water
radish
. Leaf insects and white butterfly
, so we should focus on protection
. Using this method to grow vegetables will save you a lot of worry. Friends who
don't have a vegetable garden can also try to plant them.
After two or three months, the first batch will be harvested, and I will continue
to do so at that time.
Share the growth of my pots of vegetables.
Thank you for
watching . See you in the next issue.