Tuesday 16 July 2013

Pakchoy and radishes in containers

As a new gardener with limited area and bad soil quality, i then only grow veggies that i like to eat and is a bit difficult to find in the local market, mostly in containers. Pakchoy and radish are include in my option because i like them and i can only find a good quality of pakchoy and radish in supermarket which is a little bit far from my home and expensive. I sowed pakchoy and radish around 1.5 months ago. And here is the progress of the plants:

Pakchoy  23 days old.
pakchoy in container
Pakchoy 49 days old.
pakchoy in container
Another pakchoy 34 days old.
pakchoy in container
pakchoy in container

Although the pakchoy are not ready to harvest yet, still 2-4 weeks to go, i already cut some of the leaves and even uproot one pakchoy to add it in my noodle :)

And here are our white long radishes. I only sowed 5 seeds and all is germinate well. But then don't know why one radish is died. Radish and pakchoy is quite easy to germinate and looks like they are doing well in our containers. Praised be to God!

White long radish, 23 days old.
radish in container

White long radish 49 days old. They already start to form tuber in their root. I also cut some of their old leaves so that they are focusing on tuber forming.
radish in container
radish in container

We also tried to grow red round radish. I never taste or even see this kind of radish here in Indonesia. It's still uncommon here. So when i found this seed is sold online in small packages then i don't have to double think to grow it right away. In the beginning i sowed 3 seeds but only one germinates. Then i sowed another 11 seeds but only 3 of them germinate. I don't know whats happen with the other seeds. Maybe because of bad seed quality or ants eat them or maybe just no reason, simply God's will. Anyway, i am still thankful they grow some.

Red round radish 32 days old.
red radish in container

Do you grow vegetables in containers? Or are you very lucky to have a wider garden with good soil quality?

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