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Container Gardening with Herbs and Vegetables

Containers can be a great way to grow veggies, herbs and edible flowers. We'll tell you how to plant and grow delicious, nutritious and beautiful greenery and edibles. From spicy and gorgeous nasturtiums to tasty sugar snap peas - you can have them on your deck or balcony. We’ll give you all the info you need to get started growing your own herb and vegetable container gardens.

Growing Blueberries in Containers

Growing blueberries in containers is a great way to grow your own fruit. Growing blueberries in containers can be better than growing them in the ground.

Vegetable Container Gardening - The Basics

Vegetable container gardening is easy, fun and tasty. Find out the basics of vegetable container gardening.

Lemon Verbena Margarita

This lemon verbena margarita totally rocks! Served over crushed ice, lemon verbena gives the margarita that extra something special.

How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

How to ripen green tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

Have an abundance of green tomatoes? Here's a quick, easy and delicious recipe for fried green tomatoes, with a Southwestern twist.

Make a Kiddie Pool into a Garden Planter

Turn an kiddie pool into a cool garden planter and have a pool party for your plants.

Vegetable Container Gardening 101

Vegetable container gardening is easy, fun and tasty. Find out the basics of vegetable container gardening.

What is Late Tomato Blight?

Late tomato blight is a serious plant disease that affect both tomatoes and potatoes.

Growing Tomatoes Upside Down - The Upsides and the Downsides

Growing tomatoes upside down is all the rage. Find out if it's a good way to grow tomatoes in containers.

Using Milk for Plant Care

Quick tip for plant care.

Growing Potatoes in Containers

Growing potatoes in containers is easy and fun. If you haven't ever tasted fresh spuds, you've never really tasted a potato. Here's a step by step on how to grow potatoes in containers.

Make a Cheap, Easy and Cool Looking Upside Down Tomato Bucket

Growing an upside down tomato is all the rage. Find out how to make an upside down tomato bucket that is also cheap and pretty.

10 Common Mistakes in Container Gardening

Avoid ten common container gardening mistakes.

Herb Container Garden Basics

Growing herb container gardens is easy, incredibly satisfying and can save you money. Here are some of the basics.

Make a Cool, Cheap, Lettuce Vegetable Container Garden in a Whole Foods Bag

Here are some step by step instructions for how to grow lettuce, a great container gardening vegetable, in a 79 cent lunch bag from Whole Foods.

How To Grow Peas in Container Gardens

Peas are one of the easiest and most satisfying container garden vegetables that you can grow. Here's a step by step guide on how to successfully plant and grow peas in container gardens.

Container Vegetable Garden Basics

Whether you're a city dweller with a balcony, or have acres of land to spare, growing vegetable container gardens is fun and satisfying.

Why grow vegetable container gardens organically?

Given the evidence, growing organic container vegetable gardens, is good for you and good for the planet.

Pizza Container Garden

Is there anyone out there who doesn't like pizza? Even if you don't make the pizza yourself, adding fresh herbs to any pizza, frozen, takeout or homemade can make it taste great. To have an easy and plentiful supply of herbs, make a pizza garden - a container filled with fresh herbs that go well on pizza. It's an easy and fun project to do with...

Container Gardening Seeds - Johnny's Seeds

Johnny's Seeds carries terrific organic seeds for container gardening. This employee owned company is in Winslow Maine.

Pictures of Vegetables and Fruits

Pictures of vegetables and pictures of fruit you can grow in container gardens

Reuse Ideas for Gardening in a Small Space

This guest post by Mike Lieberman is about container gardening ideas for small spaces.

How to Grow Tomatillos in Container Gardens

Tomatillos are beautiful and tasty, learn how to grow tomatillos in containers.

How to Grow Arugula in Garden Pots

Arugula is great for vegetable container gardening. Growing arugula in garden pots is easy and delicious.

5 Great Outdoor Containers for Growing Vegetables

Choosing an outdoor container for growing vegetables can be confusing and overwhelming. Here are 5 of my favorite outdoor containers for growing vegetables. Just remember - for vegetable container gardening - the bigger the container, the better.

Growing Lima Beans in Containers

Growing lima beans in containers is easier than you might think.

Meyer Lemon Tree Information

Curious about Meyer Lemons Trees? There's a great story behind these great container plants

How To Grow Meyer Lemon Trees in Garden Pots

How Do I Know When My Tomato is Ripe

How to know when your tomato is ripe. When to pick a ripe tomato

Are Tire Gardens Safe?

Are tire gardens safe?

Grow Boxes - Growing Vegetables in Grow Boxes

Growing vegetables in grow boxes is easy, but there are a few tips that will help you be more successful.

5 Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds can be frustrating, exhilarating or sometimes a little of both. Follow these tips for successfully starting seeds to increase your odds.

Which tomato varieties are good for growing in containers?

Ignore the conventional wisdom about tomato varieties for containers. Here are some great tomato varieties.

Growing Tomatoes - Growing Tomatoes in Containers

Growing tomatoes in containers is one of the most satisfying experiences a gardener can have. It can also be a challenge. The following advice is gleaned from years of experimenting with different containers, techniques and tomato varieties.