Hallo zusammen,
Ich wohne in einer kleinen Wohnung und habe mich schon immer für Gartenarbeit interessiert (anfangs im Kleinen). Ich habe diese 4-Zoll-Töpfe erhalten und habe mich gefragt, ob ich versuchsweise etwas darin anbauen könnte (vielleicht Gemüse)!
Jede Hilfe wird geschätzt
Update: Vielen Dank an alle für die Antworten – ich bin bei Reddit etwas langsam, aber das war alles sehr hilfreich! Ich werde mir für den Anfang ein paar Kräuter ansehen!
Von: itsPangdemonium
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Do they have drainage holes?
Herbs?
I started container gardening in a small apartment too, and 4” pots are actually perfect for getting your feet wet. I’d skip veggies (they outgrow these fast) and go with herbs like basil, chives, mint, or parsley. They’re forgiving and you can actually harvest them.
Do these pots have drainage holes, or are they decorative?
Better to make drainage holes
Fake flowers
Things you can use in food?
Thyme
Basil
Cilantro
Good luck.
Ornamentals are going to be the easiest, even without drainage holes.
Vegetables need some specific watering conditions and don’t like to go days between watering. But ornamentals usually can. So you can water once a week and wait for it to dry before watering again.
The risk with no drainage is that the water sits on the bottom of the container and rots the roots. Part of it is that it blocks oxygen which roots need. A drainage hole allows extra water to flow out so you don’t have to be perfect in the amount of water. It also let’s on oxygen from the bottom.
But for a plant that isn’t as sensitive from drying out, you can let the soil dry which means the bottom portion of soil also dries out. The dry soil lets air and oxygen get to the roots.
All that to say, there are plenty of plants that are perfectly happy to only get watered once a week or even less. Herbs like thyme work well. Indoor ornamental plants like coleus are striking and can grow in lots of conditions.
Lucky clover!
Mint, basil, cilantro, chives, rosemary. However eventually they will all need a bigger pot. If you want something more decorative, you could do cacti or succulents, which grow rather slow. Your local garden center might have a section within the houseplants with foliage potted in 2-3″ pots. Look for ones that are outgrowing their pots just a bit…these are big enough to be transfered to a 4″ but small enough that they won’t outgrow a 4″ pot too quickly. Tradescantia, string of pearl, pepperomia are all nice decorative ones. Just remember that eventually everything will want to be repotted to a bigger home! 🙂
I found a pack of herb seeds that featured ‘dwarf’ varieties that stay smaller. Chive, basil, oregano etc..
The tray is for the water to drain into, so they have holes.
I have a similar set and will grow on my window sill that gets about 6 hours of direct sunlight in the summer.
Nothing. The pots are too small.
Green onions would be good and you’ll never run out! But really, any herb you like to cook with. Just make sure that you keep their size in check so they stay bushy and don’t get too large/woody
Basil, mint, and rosemary. Cilantro is fussy