If you live in a small apartment in the city or only have very limited space to grow your food plants, you don’t have to give up on the idea of food gardening. There are several solutions to gardening in small spaces.
A simple solution for those wanting to grow at least a few basic herbs and vegetables is to grow in containers. In fact, container gardening can be a great way to produce some of your organic foods. You will be pleasantly surprised to learn how many plants will grow nicely in containers, providing you give them what they need in terms of organic pesticides, water, sunlight and more. In return, you will get wonderful organic food, filled with real life energy. The thought of picking something that you know has grown with no chemicals and eat it to improve your wellness is very significant. According to holistic healing, the value of the life energy from that plant becomes part of your life energy when you eat it. Here are some great benefits of container gardening:
- Your containers can create a beautiful space on a balcony or patio area, adding colour or foliage.
- It’s easier to grow plants in large containers than small ones. That’s because large containers hold more soil, which stays moist longer and resists rapid temperature fluctuations. Small hanging baskets are prone to drying out, and during hot weather, you may have to water them more often.
- You can make planters from just about any type of container that holds soil and allows adequate drainage – even old wooden boxes and drawers! If you don’t want to use a wooden container by filling it directly with moist potting mix, simply put plants in smaller pots or containers inside the outer container. The moisture in the soil won’t rot your wooden planter.
- Try a tiered vertical basket planter. This will maximise the growing area and minimise water usage by filtering down to the baskets below. Line the basket with coconut fibre before adding your potting mix. It will lengthen the life of your baskets.
- In a container garden, weeds are much less likely to become a problem. Your plants are less likely to be attacked by snails, slugs, insects or soil-borne diseases.
- Root-bound plants fill up the soil available, and so dry out rapidly and won’t grow well. Dwarf tomato plants or carrots, cabbage, cucumber, chives, eggplant, onion, and parsley are most suited to container gardening.
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