Tips For Container Gardening
Enjoy these tips for container gardening. Don’t let the lack of space in your yard or the fact that you don’t have a yard keep you from Gardening. Even if you don’t have a yard, you can grow a small container garden on your porch, front step, landscaping or use vertical space for fresh vegetables and herbs.
Tips for container gardening:
- Carrots should be planted in the spring/fall and need partial shade.
- Cucumbers should be planted when it is warm and need full sun.
- Green Onions should be planted in the early sprint/September and need full sun.
- Lettuce should be planted in the early sprint/fall and need partial shade.
- Peppers should be planted when it is warm and need full sun.
- Radishes should be planted in the early spring/fall and need full sun to light shade.
- Summer Squash should be planted when it is warm and need full sun. You can plant 1 per 5 gallon container.
- Tomatoes are full season and need full sun at least 6 hours per day. You can plant 1 per 4 to 5 gallon container.
- Herbs grow best in pots, water only until soil is moist.
If you don’t have space or a yard to plant a garden this may be a great alternative for you. Have you tried container gardening? I would love to hear about it!
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Melissa is a football and soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 24 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
