Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers in Lightweight, Eco-friendly Fabric Pots - Perfect ... Gardens, Balconies & Rooftops. Grow Anywhere!

Grow Bag Gardening: Grow Anywhere!

WHY GROW BAGS?

Grow bags might seem like yet another type of container to grow plants in, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Their portability, flexibility, and air pruning benefits effectively delete the downsides of growing in containers that many gardeners face. For this reason, they’ve become a mainstay of my urban garden, even as I grow in the ground and in raised beds. In this chapter, you’ll learn what makes grow bags so special as well as a few considerations on safety and portability.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT GROW BAGS

Like most containers, grow bags come in all different sizes. Unlike most containers, they also come in all different shapes. The flexible fabric construction means grow bag manufacturers can create square bags, deep bags, shallow bags—the sky is the limit.

WHAT TO GROW IN GROW BAGS

While you can grow any crop on earth in a grow bag, your success rate will skyrocket if you select the right crops, cultivars, and bags. This is where the hard work of the plant-breeding community comes into play. Plant breeders are constantly developing cultivars suited for small-space compact gardeners to provide more options in every growing environment.

FILLING YOUR GROW BAGS

Compared to other growing methods, soil in grow bags tends to dry out faster, so our soil mix must compensate for that. We also want to increase nutrition because increased drainage can lead to nutrients leaching from the bottom and sides of the grow bag during heavy rains or watering sessions.

GROW BAG GARDEN MAINTENANCE

Compared to most container gardens, grow bags require a bit more tender loving care. From proper watering techniques to strategies to prolong the life of your bags, these guidelines should help you manage your grow bag garden effectively without spending too much time or effort.

GROW BAG PLANTING IDEAS

The beauty of grow bags is their adaptability to whatever you want to grow in your garden. Fruits, vegetables, trees, shrubs, flowers . . . the only limitation to your success is your own imagination. In this chapter, I’ll share some creative planting ideas that you might not have otherwise considered to show you how far you can take this growing method.