It's surprising that more people don't take advantage of container vegetable gardening, since it's one of the best ways to grow plants. Saving space is the greatest benefit of container vegetable gardening. Many people live in apartments or in homes with very little yard space. Container gardening allows you to have a vegetable garden on your porch or patio, or even indoors.
Some people have these gardens in their sunroom, in the kitchen window, or even in the window of a spare bedroom. Others utilize a closet space to grow plants by using a grow light.
You'll also find that vegetable container gardening brings with it the benefit of being able to easily move your plants. If there is bad weather coming, it makes it simple to bring outdoor plants inside so they will be out of the elements. Also, if you find that there is too much sun on your plants or not enough, you can easily move them to a location that works better. And you can easily move containers around if you think they'll look better somewhere else.
Vegetables grown in containers don't contract diseases as easily compared to plants grown directly in the soil. It's true that plants grown in containers can still become infected with diseases, but you will find the probability is much less than if you had grown them in your landscape. Potting soil is generally free of disease-causing organisms, so your plants will be safer.
It's easier to feed your vegetables when they're in a container. You can make sure that the fertilizer you put in with the plants will get to them. When you use fertilizer on plants in traditional gardens, often it will end up going to other plants or just drain away. When the plants are in containers, this is not as likely to happen.
Of course, when the soil area is relatively small, there is a chance the fertilizer can be washed out of the soil faster. Because of this, you do need to fertilize more often than you would a traditional vegetable garden. But you can rest assured that your plants are probably getting more of the fertilizer before it does wash away than they would if they were in the ground.
The growing season is extended when your vegetables are grown in containers. You can keep the soil of your potted plants warmer by wrapping them in blankets or any other insulating materials. Your plants can be started sooner indoors or in a cold frame and then be transported outdoors to larger pots when the weather is more permitting. The right use of insulation can allow you to keep growing your vegetables outside even after the first frost. Also, you can easily bring the plants inside if it gets too cold for them to be outside, even if they are well insulated.
Of course one great benefit of using container vegetable gardens is that it makes gardening easy and accessible for everyone. People who are dealing with disabilities often find that it is much easier to go with a container garden, since they can put the plants where they can get to them easily. Those who are in wheelchairs often find that putting their plants on low tables makes it easier to get to them. Even those who are elderly, who find it hard to work in a traditional garden, can enjoy container gardening. Even children find container gardening to be much easier than traditional vegetable gardening, because they don't have to weed, rake and hoe, and they don't have to have an adult till the soil for them.
If your space is limited for vegetable gardening in a traditional landscape, then using pots instead is a great alternative to allow you to enjoy your plants.
Some people have these gardens in their sunroom, in the kitchen window, or even in the window of a spare bedroom. Others utilize a closet space to grow plants by using a grow light.
You'll also find that vegetable container gardening brings with it the benefit of being able to easily move your plants. If there is bad weather coming, it makes it simple to bring outdoor plants inside so they will be out of the elements. Also, if you find that there is too much sun on your plants or not enough, you can easily move them to a location that works better. And you can easily move containers around if you think they'll look better somewhere else.
Vegetables grown in containers don't contract diseases as easily compared to plants grown directly in the soil. It's true that plants grown in containers can still become infected with diseases, but you will find the probability is much less than if you had grown them in your landscape. Potting soil is generally free of disease-causing organisms, so your plants will be safer.
It's easier to feed your vegetables when they're in a container. You can make sure that the fertilizer you put in with the plants will get to them. When you use fertilizer on plants in traditional gardens, often it will end up going to other plants or just drain away. When the plants are in containers, this is not as likely to happen.
Of course, when the soil area is relatively small, there is a chance the fertilizer can be washed out of the soil faster. Because of this, you do need to fertilize more often than you would a traditional vegetable garden. But you can rest assured that your plants are probably getting more of the fertilizer before it does wash away than they would if they were in the ground.
The growing season is extended when your vegetables are grown in containers. You can keep the soil of your potted plants warmer by wrapping them in blankets or any other insulating materials. Your plants can be started sooner indoors or in a cold frame and then be transported outdoors to larger pots when the weather is more permitting. The right use of insulation can allow you to keep growing your vegetables outside even after the first frost. Also, you can easily bring the plants inside if it gets too cold for them to be outside, even if they are well insulated.
Of course one great benefit of using container vegetable gardens is that it makes gardening easy and accessible for everyone. People who are dealing with disabilities often find that it is much easier to go with a container garden, since they can put the plants where they can get to them easily. Those who are in wheelchairs often find that putting their plants on low tables makes it easier to get to them. Even those who are elderly, who find it hard to work in a traditional garden, can enjoy container gardening. Even children find container gardening to be much easier than traditional vegetable gardening, because they don't have to weed, rake and hoe, and they don't have to have an adult till the soil for them.
If your space is limited for vegetable gardening in a traditional landscape, then using pots instead is a great alternative to allow you to enjoy your plants.
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