All About Container Gardening

All About Container Gardening

Growing vegetables in your garden can act as your hobby and can also provide you hygienic diet. As you are aware that vegetables that are available in the market go through a lot of process of transportation which pollute them in many ways. Another reason for having vegetables in your backyard is that you will get fresh vegetables in your home. The vegetables which are available in the market are normally grown from polluted drained water.

Space Is Not The Problem Many people think that one must have 3000 square yard bungalow to realize the dream of gardening. However that's not true. If you are really passionate about growing vegetables then as they say 'if there is a will there is a way'. All those people who live in a rented house and think that they will plant their own vegetables once they will buy their home - shouldn't wait anymore. Those people who are living in a home that has no space for garden and they are waiting for shifting into big house so that they can plant vegetables someday. They shouldn't wait too.

Container Gardening Container gardening doesn't need a big space to plant anything you like. It is also very economical and at the same time container gardening will be your portable / mobile garden. It will go with you wherever you take it. Such container gardening is a wonderful resource of having fresh vegetables at home. The drawback of market purchases vegetable is that it becomes costly when the demand is high in the market. And the other reason of switching towards container gardening is that you will not be eating hazardous chemicals which are used to get faster results in vegetables. Those vegetables which are grown upon fertilizers grow up speedily. Idea to grow vegetables at home is to eat fresh vegetables which too will be quite economical for you.

What Can I Grow In A Container Garden? There is no restriction as to what you can grow and what not. You can grow anything into your container garden. One thing that you must keep in mind before putting your efforts is that you must know that the season is suitable for planting anything you like. There are certain season for planting different type of vegetables. Those vegetables which grow on surface of the soil can be grown upon small containers. If you are looking for planting vegetables which need more space or which grow under the soil for example potato then you will need to purchase big container. However the normal practice is that for growing potatoes many gardeners plant them in large plastic bags that contain compost. Another way is to plant into potato planters easily available in the market.

Type Of Vegetables/ Fruits Which Can Be Planted Ideally those plants and fruits are easier to grow in your small containers which grow on the surface of the soil. Examples of such vegetables and fruits are tomatoes strawberries radish and lettuce. As I mentioned before that these types of vegetables and fruits grow horizontally on the surface of the soil hence they can be easily planted in a small container. If you want to grow tumbling varieties of tomatoes than you can easily grow them into hanging baskets. This is ideal for those who live in flats or don't have much space. Such hanging baskets in which tomatoes are grown not only provide tomatoes but they also look beautiful to the eye. However normal size tomatoes demand more space to grow and also need more care time to time. Pumpkins and squashes are the vegetables which occupy more space and once grown up they trail everywhere. To avoid their trailing everywhere you can plant them into vertical position. For being able to plant them into vertical position you will have to produce well support. You can install a wiper's stick on which you tie tomato plant with a thread which will be tied up on the wall.