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Growing Organic Vegetables in a Container
Garden is Easy and Rewarding
by Chip Phelan
Do you have an urge to grow an organic vegetable garden but have limited space?
Learn how to create a container garden out of recycled materials.
You don’t need much space to have a successful organic vegetable garden.
Almost any vegetable or herb can be grown organically in a container. Some of my
favorites are lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, parsley, dill and
basil. This year I’m going to try to plant all of these plants in a single
container, in an effort to prove you can have fresh organic vegetables and herbs
all summer, even if you have very limited space.
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