Container gardening allows you to grow your own food at home, without the land!
Many urban dwellers want to grow their own food but may not have the garden space to grow edible plants in the ground. Alternatively, maybe you have a garden plot but your soil is so depleted it needs to rest or be rejuvenated.
Edible gardening in containers can supplement your food supply, whether it be growing small herbs on a balcony, growing a range of tomatoes and vegetables on a deck, or growing your edibles indoors with one of our indoor gardening ideas.
Explore some of these posts for ideas on the many ways to approach container gardening.
You don’t need a lot of space to be able to grow edible plants. Starting your own balcony herb garden is the perfect way to grow different herbs for your food, cocktails, tea and more. And it’s easy too! In this guide, we’ll have a look at everything you need to know to get started. …
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Grow bags for tomatoes are a good solution for people that don’t have a yard or garden plot. They have some advantages (breathability) over other type of planters typically used for tomatoes. Find out everything you need to know to get you started growing tomatoes in bags and taking in a bounty of a tomato …
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Summer is tapering off at the time of writing, and although the weather is still nice, us gardeners know that it’s better to start thinking about winter prep sooner rather than later. In cooler zones (USDA 4-5 in my case), that includes overwintering potted plants. How do you do it? Should they be outdoors or …
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This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Growing your own food isn’t just for people with huge plots of land. If you have a balcony, deck or small city garden, you can grow vegetables, fruits and herbs. Vertical gardening is the way to go, and it doesn’t have …
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Home-grown beats store-bought every time, and that goes for salsa as well! If you’re short on space but would still like to be able to dip your tortilla chips in a homemade salsa made from veggies grown on your own balcony or deck, why not whip up a little salsa container garden? Here’s how to …
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Loose-leaf teas and expensive organic blends of tea are all the rage, but did you know there’s a cheaper (and more fun!) alternative? Most of the popular herbs used for herbal teas (better known as tisane) are actually a breeze to grow at home. Homegrown herbal tea blends are infinitely more fresh, which means more …
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With its broad leaves and lavender flowers, eggplants are a beautiful plant that produce a unique fruit used in many dishes from Italy, the Middle East, and India. This guide will help you grow heirloom or hybrid varieties of eggplants from seed and then guide you to transplanting out to a container or the garden …
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There are so many different uses for herbs, ranging from cooking, to healing to making craft cocktails. This post (and video) offers ideas for how to successfully combine herbs in containers around six different culinary uses: Mediterranean cooking, Mexican cooking, cooking with seafood, cocktails, herbal teas, and salads. Jump to: Mediterranean Mix | Mexican Mix …
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This is a summary of the key requirements to successfully growing a variety of themed herb gardens in containers, whether on your deck, balcony or indoors. It covers which herbs to combine for Mediterranean, Mexican or Indian cuisines, for Tea Gardens, for Salad Gardens or for Cocktail Gardens. Which Herbs to Grow Together: Themes for …
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For many people in urban settings, growing tomatoes and edible plants in pots is necessary due to space constraints (or lack of an aread with 6 hours of direct sunlight). This video and post explains the 6 key requirements for growing food in containers or pots. Benefits of Growing Food in Pots As noted above, …
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There is really nothing that compares in flavor to a homegrown tomato. For those living in urban areas, there are certainly some specific challenges. These but these limitations can often be overcome with a little research and imagination. Here are some ideas to consider if you want to experience the flavor of home-grown tomatoes, and …
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