My crusade for the new year is get everyone growing their own fruit and veg. I know that everyone is not lucky enough to have an allotment, a garden or even a patio. Now that I have moved to Italy, I only have a balcony where I will use every available space to grow things!
Growing in the smallest places
“Grow One Pot” came from the idea that you can using one pot or one container can produce a lot more fruit or veg than most people think.
– A window box to grow herbs, or ‘cut and come again’ salads.
– A hanging basket to grow tumbling tomatoes
– A dustbin to grow your own potatoes
– Three canes to form a wigwam shape which can be used for all climbing plants such as peas, beans, etc to scramble up.
Why grow veg in your garden?
Low maintenance gardening
Using containers makes it possible to grow food in areas where it would otherwise be impossible. By employing some simple and innovative methods covered in more detail in future blog posts, such as vertical gardening, raised bed gardening, and square foot gardening, you can extract some excellent, and money-saving crop yields from just a tiny amount of space.
I’ll also be resurrecting a previous monthly blog post of what to do in your garden each month, I’ll alsoinclude tips on what to grow in your ‘container garden’ that month.
So, start the new year by making a pledge to get your fingernails dirty and growing at least one crop this year. Don’t forget to tell me what it is by leaving a comment below, and by tweeting me (@ourlivesinitaly) on Twitter, and using the hashtag #growonepot. I’ll retweet every one I see!
Happy gardening!