Gardening 101 Day 18 Part 2~ How to Create a Vegetable Container Garden YOUTUBE VIDEO

“I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia. ” Barbra Streisand

Welcome to Day 18 of my Gardening 101 Part 2 on how-to create a container garden. In Part 1 I discussed how to create an herb container garden, today let’s look at how to incorporate veggies into containers. 

Many of the elements will be similar, especially in the types of containers, making this post a bit shorter. If you missed Part 1, just jump on over for an informative recap!

If you are a novice gardener you may be wondering how you can grow veggies in containers. You may be an experienced gardener who is considering the option of moving your veggies from a standard tillable garden to downsize or just utilize space more effectively. 

If you are a novice gardener you may be wondering how you can grow veggies in containers. You may be an experienced gardener who is considering the option of moving your veggies from a standard tillable garden to downsize or just utilize space more effectively. 

If you’ve been eyeing up container gardening lately, then you’re probably wondering what it has to offer you. After all, growing in a garden doesn’t really work like that. As you all know I am a huge advocate for container and raised bed gardening. Raised beds are in reality just another form of containers, as I showed in Part 1. You can grow herbs and vegetables in a standard tillable garden, but that type of gardening takes so much more effort and planning. With container gardening, everything becomes simpler and more accessible than it is with other methods. 

If you missed my two part series on the benefits of raised bed gardening, click these links. Part 1 and Part 2.

Have you been wondering how to get started with a vegetable garden, or just want to be able to grow your own vegetables at home? Well, a vegetable container garden might be just the answer you’re looking for. A vegetable container garden is essentially an easy way to extend the space of your yard so you can grow plants more effectively. 

With this guide, I’ll be showing you everything you need to know about creating successful container gardens as well as the many benefits they have to offer. After reading through the following tips, you will understand why having a container garden is one of the best ways to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables all year round.

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Jean

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Planting up an Antique Egg Basket

The rain has come and the humidity has lifted leaving a coolness in the air that is quite refreshing. I was just looking out the kitchen window and saw a bright yellow goldfinch resting in my weeping cherry tree… I think he’s glad for the break in the heat as well. I hear the sweet call of the red winged black bird as he rests on the post along farmer Jerry’s field across the road. The robins are energetically scurrying after all the worms coming up from the rain sodden ground for a breath of air… GOBBLE! They gotta eat too 😉 The Harris sparrows are busy in the clematis feeding their young… in and out, in and out they fly…life in my gardens!

I thought with all the recent garden junque posts, I would give a how-to on planting up some of them. Lets look at planting an antique metal egg basket today!

Supplies:
metal egg basket
burlap bag or remnant from fabric store
scissors
potting soil
large potted plant- petunia’s are my choice

Instructions:
Step 1: Cut the burlap bag along the side and bottom seams, cutting it in half. You will end up with two pieces the same size. Choose one side for the baskets liner and save the other for another project.

STEP 1:

STEP 1:

Step 2: Center the piece of burlap in the basket allowing it to hang over the edges. Work the burlap the fit snugly down.

STEP 2

STEP 2

Step 3: Fold the edges over into the basket to make a neat edge. If there is writing or graphics on the outside of the bag, allow that to show through the basket wire.

STEP 3

STEP 3

Step 4: Carefully fill the basket with potting mix leaving enough room for the potted plant to rest in the soil.

STEP 4

STEP 4

Step 5: Remove the plant from the pot and carefully place it in the basket. Fill in around the plant, leaving about two inches, to make the basket full; press down firmly around the plant to get rid of any air pockets. I use Miracle Grow Moisture Control.

STEP 5

STEP 5

Now that you have an adorable planted egg basket, decide on the location and set her out for all your friends to oohhh & awwwhhh about.

STEP 6

STEP 6


My egg basket is nestled into my new hosta bed in my patio… ooohhh & awwwhhh!

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Happy Day,
Jean