This article was inspired by a friend whose internet search for advice on growing veggies hooked him onto the idea of growing veggies in buckets. It seemed easier and simpler than growing veggies in the ground, but there was a problem. When he searched for more information online, the Americans on the videos he found spoke too fast, and the accents didn’t help. So he turned to his trusted source of information on all things gardening – us!
Instead of generic, American-based advice, here is the South African approach to growing veggies in buckets, drawing on advice given by experts like Jenny Slabber from Talborne Organics, Doug Watson from Healthy Living Herbs, Cathy Church from EcoBuz nature-friendly garden solutions and Sean Freeman from Living Seeds.
WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
Quite simply, it’s growing veggies in a 10-litre plastic bucket that has had drainage holes
