If you are a beginning gardener take things slow, plant 4 or 5 easily managed plants that can be frequently used. Bell Peppers, tomatoes, any variety of lettuce, eggplant and cucumber are easy vegetables to grow. Survey your friends and see if they may be interested in forming a garden co-op, this will allow you to reap the benefit of many different fruits and vegetables without having to do all the work yourself and it encourages community involvement toward healthier lifestyles.
Don’t have much space? Don’t worry some vegetables can be planted in containers that don’t require much space. Five gallon containers make great planters for vegetables. Depending on the bakeries in your area you may be able to snag a few freebies from containers they’ve previously used. Be sure to clean out the container thoroughly with a very mild cleaner, try using a little liquid soap and A LOT of water! If you’re handy you can even make self-watering containers which your plants will love! Just check out this video http://youtu.be/aZUCxBHeq04 . Not handy, no worries The Growbox by The Garden Patch and EarthBox are great options for planting veggies. I would like to note the pre-manufactured self-watering containers are better for those who choose to start their garden with seedlings.
Don’t have much space? Don’t worry some vegetables can be planted in containers that don’t require much space. Five gallon containers make great planters for vegetables. Depending on the bakeries in your area you may be able to snag a few freebies from containers they’ve previously used. Be sure to clean out the container thoroughly with a very mild cleaner, try using a little liquid soap and A LOT of water! If you’re handy you can even make self-watering containers which your plants will love! Just check out this video http://youtu.be/aZUCxBHeq04 . Not handy, no worries The Growbox by The Garden Patch and EarthBox are great options for planting veggies. I would like to note the pre-manufactured self-watering containers are better for those who choose to start their garden with seedlings.