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Container Gardening: The Pros and Cons Of Growing Vegetables On Your Deck

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Fresh Herbs and Vegetables On Your Deck

November 12, 2019 By Fiberon Decking 3 Comments

Interested in container gardening? Learn how to grow your own fresh herbs and vegetables out on your deck with this useful method! If you don’t have the space but still want to grow your own produce, this is the solution for you!

Container Gardening: How To Grow Vegetables On Your Deck

 

Every day I hear something from the news or on social media talking about the benefits of fresh herbs and vegetables—even if it’s just that using them makes food taste better! But what if you don’t have the space for a big garden, or a farmer’s market nearby? Container gardens are becoming more and more popular, allowing you to grow fresh herbs and veggies on your porch or deck, so that the freshest produce is right outside your door!

 

Benefits of Container Gardening

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The benefits of container gardening are many and varied, including convenience, soil to kitchen control over the produce you serve your family, enhancing your outdoor space and the cost-effectiveness of growing your own produce compared with buying it at your local grocery store or farmer’s market. In addition, growing your garden in containers allows you the ultimate flexibility in positioning for the best sunlight for any given time of year and creates an environment where any potential problems, like fungi and other plant diseases will not spread to the rest of your garden. Click here for a pest control guide.

 

Challenges of Container Gardening

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Container gardens can be a bit of a challenge because they rely on the gardener for all nutrients. This means you’re responsible for making sure each container is getting the proper amount of nutrients, water and sunlight that the plant inside it requires, which can vary significantly. You may need to water certain plants twice a day in the hotter summer months, but that much water could kill the plant in a different container. As long as you understand the differences in what the plants in your garden need, this is a challenge easily overcome. There are several great resources that can tell you about the care your specific herbs and vegetables will need. My favorites are the Garden Guides and AZ Master Gardener Manual pages.

 

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Since there are some significant differences in how you care for in-ground plants compared to container plants, it’s important to do your research when looking to grow any particular vegetable or herb in a container. For example, one of the most significant differences is room temperature; in-ground roots will never warm up as much as roots in containers can, so to grow plants that need cooler roots you may need to use a larger, light-colored container to minimize the effect of the sun. Mother Earth News has a great article for the beginner container gardener, including container-friendly plants and information on everything from the best buckets, soil and fertilizer to use to using your containers as design elements on your deck.

 

For added benefit from your container garden, choose acceptable pots and decorate them to fit your personal style. If you’re interested in other gardening ideas for small spaces, you’ll love these Tower Gardens!

You might also like: Hay Bale Gardening!

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