Watering Vegetables In Containers

[Down Under On The Bucket Farm]

It is finally springtime here in the southern hemisphere, and my first year of gardening.

I live in a fairly humid environment, but with strong sunshine.

So I am wondering what would be a good watering schedule for vegetables in containers (kept outdoors.)

In 10-litre (2.5 gal) buckets, I have broccoli, spinach, lettuce, zuccini, and capsicum (bell pepper.)

I may also add couliflour, and a few others in similar-sized containers.

There are also some tomato plants, which will go into 20-litre (5 gal) buckets this weekend.

So I am looking for advice on watering schedules???

Thanks in advance...

[dkra]

I've gardened largely in containers this year, also. You should be watchful and generous with your watering, especially on sunny days. I think you should give each container at least 2 liters of water, every other day, and 4 liters every other day for the larger containers.

-- dkra

[spamtrap]

I think you'll need to water these plants, in this size containers, in an environment with strong sunshine, AT LEAST daily, possibly more.

5-gallon buckets are fairly small for full-size tomato plants (if your plants are full-size). Last time I tried this, we wound up watering the tomato plant four times a day, and finally transplanted it into a 22-gallon plastic storage tub.

Just water whenever the soil is dry to a depth of a couple of inches.

Pat

[Frank Logullo]

When mature, I heavily watered my container grown tomatoes and peppers daily adding enough water so it was visible in the pot base. In the summer, it is very humid here too. Frank

[jfrost]

you'll like this...

can even listen to his show online

but i really don't thing the plants will survive/ or thrive without direct sun from outdoors!!!!