Grow Bag with Bulb Fennel
Did you know I tried growing some larger herbs in Grow Bags this year?
No? Well you can read the original post here.
To recap, I bought several Grow Bags from Gardeners Supply to try and planted smaller herbs in one, Florence Fennel in another and Marshmallow in the largest of the bags.
The fennel was doing well when the weather went from 65* to 90*F within a week. The fennel bolted resulting in much smaller roots than I’d hoped for, but that’s OK. This whole grow bag thing was an experiment.
The Marshmallow plants in the larger Potato Grow Bag did very well, but due to the height of the plants and our windy location, they had a tendency to blow over fairly often.
Note to self: Next time remember to place Grow Bags with taller herbs near a wind break.
I did learn a few other things about growing in the Grow Bags.
What I liked:
First of all…they do very nicely for larger herbs. I could have fit another plant in the carrot bag and still have had plenty of room for large bulbs to form.
The bags seemed nice and sturdy.
The plants did well with regular daily watering.
What I Didn’t Like:
The bags were thirsty.
They dried out very quickly on hot days, which was every day in July. The small herb bag containing a basil and parsley plant needed watering two or three times a day.
Watering seemed uneven. I realized this was the outer soil drying out due to the ‘breathability’ of the bags. If I had not been watering and checking the bags every day I definitely would have lost plants. Just sayin’.
Dry Soil on Outer Edges of Grow Bag
So….the BIG questions.
Would I use them again? Yes, absolutely.
Would I buy more? Yes.
I would also recommend them to friends, with the warning about soil drying out and plants wilting in hot, windy areas.
If you want to try them yourself you can find the Grow Bags here at Gardener’s Supply.
One thing I AM curious about is how they will hold up over another year or two.
I plan to bring these in for the winter, plant them again in the Spring and let you know 
