Container Gardening? Anyone? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Container Gardening? Anyone?

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

I have basil ,oregano ,mint garlic and onion greens I keep going in 2 planters that ride on the dash ....its working out well and works great for fresh cooking and salad seasoning

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Well, since we are going to remain in one spot for a while, I'm thinking containers on our picnic table may work for some cherry tomatoes and lettuce....dashboard gardening not required at this time, but I love the idea, Mike!

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

If you're going to be static and have electric and don't want to worry about the weight of soil, you might want to look at aerogarden.com.

-- Edited by cherylbrv on Tuesday 25th of June 2013 04:14:02 PM

Jim01 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Saw one couple in an RV Park a few years ago that had 4 containers with them. If I remember right, one had tomatoes, one had peppers one had herbs, and the other one may have had lettuce.

When they were at the park, they'd set them out on the patio or picnic table and when they traveled they would put them into the back of their small SUV. The containers were large, but small enough that the man could easily move them as needed.

Jim

heartofcarrot · RV-Dreams Community Member

I also grow herbs in window containers. We have a front kitchen where the sink sits at an angle, this makes a perfect stop for planters. When we are traveling, I put the planters in a box and slide it under our table. I haven't had any problems yet.

Ckerr · RV-Dreams Family Member

Check out Square Foot Gardening. Mel has ideas for containers as well. I too kill anything in a pot and had great results with these techniques/ideas. Plus it gives you ideas on how to grow a lot of stuff in a small space and have it look pretty.

nightsky · RV-Dreams Family Member

Gardening is one of the things I will miss most about going full-time, so I'm glad to hear that it's possible to grow at least a few things. I sort of assumed it would work, since people in apartments can grow in containers, but the size/weight of them will limit what can be grown successfully, and will be limited by what I can carry/lift/move. I'm obviously not going to be able to take my raspberries with me on the road. I mention them because I picked and froze another quart of them yesterday. After a lifetime of raising organic, non-GMO produce it will be very difficult for me to start having to buy it.

I've started doing a bit of research on hydroponics, since that would eliminate much of the weight, but the large water requirement would perhaps be an issue since I plan to boondock extensively and I don't know how large of a fresh water tank I'll end up with in the 20' caboose.

My daughter says I should just build the roof sturdy enough to support a small raised bed, and build a plexiglass cover for it for when I'm moving. lol

Ckerr · RV-Dreams Family Member

nightsky wrote:
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My daughter says I should just build the roof sturdy enough to support a small raised bed, and build a plexiglass cover for it for when I'm moving. lol

I like the way your daughter thinks. Lots of ingenuity!

Hina · RV-Dreams Family Member

I grow sprouts in the shower biggrin (They're in containers, on the shower shelves, I take them out when I shower!) I can grow clover and alfalfa sprouts, broccoli sprouts, lentil sprouts, whatever. You can also get the sprouting cloth bags, which would be good for RVs. Keeps a constant supply of organic leafy greens!

FLCoastalChick · RV-Dreams Family Member

Since I am still looking for a 5er and ~sigh~ waiting for my 18 month lease to end...I have the upside down patio gardens (the ones with the planter on top and hanging tomatoes on bottom). Walmart for 29.97. I also have a 6 tier wrought iron stand for my herbs. Which folds up to a 8" wide and the planters come out.

My aunt and uncle bring their 5er down here for winter and have 5 of them lined up outside that travel with them. They modified them a little: for weight they add water and when they get ready to pack up they tilt them to the side and drain them...but put a hole on the top with a plug so when they park they can pull out of the trailer and fill easily (so they dont tip over). For travel when they pack up...simple eye screw and rope around them. She puts tomatoes in 3 and the other 2 have cucumbers. The tops have leaf lettuce, radishes, peppers, etc. She is actually thinking about getting another!! But she did say that for the 20 min it takes to load and unload is well worth the money they save in groceries.

For green onions... a never ending supply is: when you cut off the root ends put them in a mason jar filled with water. They will regrow. For travel my aunt dumps most of the water and puts the jars in a box. (She uses the plastic mayo jars for hers so she doesnt have to wrap them for fear of breakage)

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have one cherry tomato plant and some lettuce that is already up! Not being a gardener...........I thought we would be having salad by the end of the month. lol. He says no. Oh well, its fun to watch the stuff grow, that is how unexciting my life is. hahaha. Watching lettuce grow. Isnt that right up there with watching paint dry?

FLCoastalChick · RV-Dreams Family Member

LMAO @ Scrappy!! I am no gardener either... I have actually killed a cactus!! But for some reason the upside down ones I have rocked them. But I am with you on the unexciting life: I go outside every morning and see how my plants are doing...I get excited when I see a new bloom on my tomato plants..have actually measured my pineapple plant to see how much it has grown...(I have waited 2 years for a pineapple to grow on that silly plant.. now I cant contain myself with the waiting to slice into it: does this mean I need a life?)

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

lol!!!

How long does it take for a pineapple to be ready to eat??

Yeah, I killed the Mother In Laws Tongue. Dead. But, I can keep African Violets alive and blooming. go figure!

A gardener I am not.....I think I am harboring resentment against my first husband who was too busy gardening to take me out to celebrate our first wedding anniversary...like 25 years ago. How's that for an excuse. ;)

FLCoastalChick · RV-Dreams Family Member

I did the same thing with my pineapples as I did the onions. if you slice off the top and put in water it will grow!! (you have to plant them later unlike the onions). HOWEVER.. nobody advised me that the pineapples take 6 months for them to mature to full pleasure of tasting~not to mention the 2 years it took me to grow. So when I move into my RV I will leave that one behind and purchase a pineapple for 2.99.

Now on the other hand.. If anyone is in the Naples Fl area during tomato picking time...the fields have all you can pick for 5.00 after the workers go through. Otherwise they lay on the ground and rot. I know once I move into my RV I wont be able to can as much as I do.. but I will sacrifice some storage of clothes for food anyday.

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

LOL. Priorities!

The guy in site next to us is from Naples. Nice guy.