6 Tips for Abundant Edible Container Gardens

by The Micro Gardener - Anne

Many people give up or don't attempt to grow food in containers thinking it's all in the 'too hard' basket, but I've found with a few basic principles, it's amazing just how many edibles you can grow in a small space. These are a few tips that help me have a continuous bounty of healthy, nutrient-dense produce all year. The tips include watering; plant nutrition/soil food; select plants carefully; consider spacing; sufficient sunlight and planting seasonal vegetables.

This is a basket harvested from my summer garden.

6 tips for abundant edible container gardens, container gardening, gardening, Your potting mix or growing media should retain moisture for healthy plants I use coir peat coconut fibre which is a low cost sustainable resource

Your potting mix or growing media should retain moisture for healthy plants. I use coir peat (coconut fibre) which is a low cost sustainable resource.

6 tips for abundant edible container gardens, container gardening, gardening, Selecting varieties that don t have to be harvested all at once like cut come again lettuces maximizes space helps shade adjoining plants reducing moisture loss and protecting them from wilting

Selecting varieties that don't have to be harvested all at once like cut-&-come-again lettuces maximizes space & helps shade adjoining plants, reducing moisture loss and protecting them from wilting.

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Douglas Hunt on Sep 30, 2013
That is a beautiful bowl of lettuce!

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- The Micro Gardener - Anne on Oct 01, 2013
  @Douglas Hunt Thanks so much. I have lots of these growing in repurposed bowls and baskets so there's a continual supply of salad ingredients. I plant them up close and personal (about 8 or 9/bowl). They have ornamental value too by mixing up the leaf textures and colours.
  
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Miriam Illions on Oct 03, 2013
Thank you for the great tips!

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