April is the Month for Container Gardens

This was my second experiment in building container gardens.  I finished it this afternoon.  I built the last one out of reclaimed wood (resourceful and cheap, yet not as quality) so for this one I spent a bit of cash and made it out of cedar with a bit of pine.  It was worth it.

Aside from the harvest, the best part about using these things to grow vegetables in is that they allow us to use otherwise unusable land.  Whether this unusable land is a concrete pad in a suburban backyard, or contaminated / gravel-heavy soil in an inner-city backyard, container gardens allow us to reclaim previously unusable land to grow food on.

They also look really cool.

Apart from also looking really cool, container gardens are easier to maintain than most other types of gardens as the soil beneath the container (if applicable) and the soil inside of the container is separated by wood and geotextile (also patio stones, in this case).  This means that there is minimal time spent picking weeds out of container gardens.  Also, they don't require as much bending over, so our backs don't get bent out of shape by maintenance or harvest.

In southern Ontario, container gardens are a practical and efficient way of growing tomatoes, leafy greens and herbs.

I've started germinating a bunch of seeds sow in a few weeks time I'll be planting tomatoes, basil, spinach an perhaps a sunflower or two in this 8X2X1 container.

If you're in the Hamilton area, let me know if you want one built in the next couple of weeks and we can talk about what dimensions you want, what seeds germinated and we can negotiate a price!  289 426 5657.  Really cool.