Get gardening! Here are tips and tricks for how to plant your own vegetable garden in containers.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism in the face of adversity or misfortune. And we sure seem to have lots of lemons.

During the global pandemic and self-isolating gives some of us time to do things we wouldn’t normally do… such as learning how to make bread, catching up on our reading or even taking an on-line course. Following our Gardens Inspired theme, spring is a great time for making an edible garden.

Dealing with life right now

I’m also a personal support worker and I recall helping some seniors that were young during the Great Depression and one thing that always stuck in my mind was, those who lived in a rural setting don't remember as many hardships or shortage of food, they tended to be more self-sufficient.

I’m not suggesting you run out and buy some chickens or dig up your front lawn and make a garden. Although you could check with your local by-law’s first. The benefits to growing your own food is endless, getting outside and getting your hands dirty gives your mental health a lift as we’ve discussed in our blog. Discovering how wonderful it is to grow your own fresh fruits & vegetables and realizing you don’t need to have a lot of space to do it.

Getting Started

Container gardening is an easy way to start growing your own vegetables. It’s also great to do with your kids. There are no rules when it comes to choosing what container to use.

You probably have some on hand — a terra cotta pot, and old dutch oven, a metal colander, a galvanized bucket, an old drawer, plastic tubs, or wicker baskets. Find a container — it’s time to get creative.