Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Container Vegetable Garden - Any Ideas?



Do you have any ideas for a container garden that you would like to share? Any experience, good or bad? I live in Northern California, just outside of Sacramento and I am considering a SMALL container garden, preferably up high enough so I do not have to bend. What would you suggest I should start with, what is successful? tomatoes, lettuce, onions, ? I would love your input for inspiration. Looking forward to hearing from you!

We have our chickens, 5 chickens and faithfully, 5 eggs a day. It is still a thrill when we go out to collect ... big event!! You can tell we are definitely "country folks" ....

3 comments:

Bonnie Story said...

Hi! I strongly suggest CHERRY tomatoes. Full-size tomatoes are risky in a pot since they can dry out in a flash... cherries are more suitable for a container and they love to get a little dry. You will be overflowing with cute sweet lil' tomatoes!! I like to start them with some "Johnnie jump-ups" in there too to make the pot more festive. Then when the Johnnies fade, the toms are coming on and you'll just love it! -- Bonnie

Anonymous said...

Check out http://www.vegetablegardener.com/grow-it/tag/containers for some container-gardening ideas.

Veggie Master said...

Check out the category "Container Gardening" on our garden blogzine www.GreatGardenInfo.com - there are lots of terrific ideas there. Good gardening!