02/17/2020 / By Darnel Fernandez
Gardening is a popular hobby with a lot of benefits. Not only can it help with stress management and provide beautiful scenery, it can also provide nutritious food. However, as rewarding as gardening is, it is not without challenges. Many people often run into the problem of not having enough space to grow vegetables. Others are put off by seasonal vegetables and wish the food would just grow all year round. But, you don’t have to let the season or the size of your property stop you from enjoying the benefits of gardening. Container gardening is a growing trend for gardening indoors, and using buckets makes this type of gardening both easy and inexpensive to grow food both indoors and outdoors. (h/t to HomesteadSurvivalSite.com)
Growing food in buckets, particularly five-gallon buckets, can help you grow enough food to comfortably feed a family of four. In addition, using buckets will allow you to maximize every patch of sunlight available in your home, no matter how small your property is. You can also keep your plants practically impervious to harmful weather like frost by simply throwing a sheet or a roll of plastic over them.
The only possible downside is the chore of watering the plants daily. Using these large buckets poses a risk of becoming waterlogged or dried out. However, drilling holes at the bottom can provide enough moisture regulation to keep your plants healthy and safe.
You might be surprised to find that a lot of vegetables can be grown inside your home or on your porch, balcony or even patio. Here are some popular plant foods that many homesteaders grow indoors in five-gallon buckets.
Learn about other space-saving gardening strategies at GreenLivingNews.com.
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