Growing Onions in Containers

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Growing Onions in Containers

Here's a picture of two onion bulbs that we planted into an empty container we had on hand. This one is actually sitting on the sidewalk in the front of our home. We also have onions growing in the front flower bed.

We purchased a couple of larger clay pots that were on sale this weekend with plans to start growing some blackberry bushes. Right now we've got so many pots, I think we might need to stop buying containers for a while (lol).

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AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Congrats!!! Our back yard potted onions did well and we are happy.

good work!!!
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Amateur Hydroponic Tips for Deep Water Culture

1. Wash your hydroton before using it. I didn't do that in my first project and ended up with a film of clay dust throughout the water chamber in my deep water culture bins.

2. Adjust your lighting before planting. It's very difficult to make adjustments after you've planted when using deep water culture.

3. Use a commercially produced nutrient. DIY is great for most things, but why not take advantage of professional research and development to flatten the initial hydroponic learning curve?

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6. Buy a commercial quality air pump for aerating your deep water culture beds.

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