Category Archives:fall garden

10
Oct

Fall Garden: 6 Container Gardening Ideas

Spiral Fall Garden

Are you planning your fall garden? We've got some container garden ideas whether you have a little space or a lot!

Container gardens are a great way to maximize space or grow food when you have no lawn. They can also help keep crops out of contaminated urban soils, even if you do have a yard. The best part? Container gardens can also be beautiful. Instead of planting rows, farm-style, you can artfully arrange or build your containers to give your garden variety, whether it's a big back yard or a tiny balcony.

If you're not sure what to plant in your fall garden, check out this article we shared earlier this week, which includes a helpful video on fall garden planning. It may be too late where you are to start your fall garden from seed, but you can purchase seedlings and still grow some of your own food this fall!

Ready to get planting! Here are 6 container ideas for your fall garden!

1. Herb Spiral

Got bricks? Add a couple of bales of hay, and stack them to create a beautiful spiral herb garden for fall. You can plant herbs or small seasonal veggies in your spiral.

2. Wine Box Container Garden

Got a wine box handy? Don't toss it! Old wine boxes make beautiful planters for smaller fall garden additions like herbs and green onions.

3. Self Watering Container from a Plastic Bottle

This is probably the least pretty of our container garden ideas, but it's super handy. If you tend to kill your plants, a self-watering container can help save your plants!

4. Chalkboard Pot

Give an old pot a fresh face with a little chalkboard paint. You can use chalk to label the pots for your fall garden, then wipe the chalk away to write new labels as the seasons (and the plants you're growing) change.
5. Reclaimed Drawers Vertical Garden

Old dresser drawers and a reclaimed ladder make a beautiful, functional vertical planter for your fall garden needs. Planting vertically like this allows you to have more plants in a smaller space, and runoff from the higher up plants will nourish the ones below them.

6. Raised Bed Garden

Got a back yard but bad soil or a big weed problem? A raised bed gets your plants out of the ground. A basic raised bed is easy to build to exactly the size that you need, so you can configure yours to accomodate whatever space you have.

Are you planning a fall garden this year? Tell us about what you're planting and what containers you're excited to use!

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08
Oct

Victory Garden: Fall Garden Planning Made Easy

Fall Victory Garden

Have you been wanting to plant a victory garden but weren't sure what to grow when? Fall is a great time to get started. Here's how!

It's a little bit late to start your fall victory garden from seed, but you can still find young food plants at your local nursery, so don't let the timing stop you! When you're shopping for seedlings or young plants, you want to make sure that they are organically grown. You don't want to start your organic garden with plants that have been sprayed with toxic, bee-killing pesticides! Bigger nurseries, like the ones at Lowe's and Home Depot sell plants sprayed with these chemicals, and you don't want to introduce them into your organic garden, because they may harm the pollinators who live there and are crucial to your garden and to our food supply.

Instead of shopping at these bigger stores, look for smaller organic nurseries in your area. It's worth the drive to ensure that your victory garden is as healthy for wildlife as it is for your body.

Fall Victory Garden Video and Planning Tool

Need some help choosing which fall vegetables to plant? This informative YouTube video from GrowVeg talks about what to plant and how to grow a productive fall victory garden:

Like they mention in the video, GrowVeg offers a garden planning tool that you can use to map out your garden. They are not a site sponsor at this time, and they didn't approach us to talk about them - we just stumbled upon this video and think that they offer a cool tool to help you grow your own food!

Do you have any plans for a victory garden this fall? Have you already started yours from seed? Let's talk food-growing in the comments!

Image Credit: photo by Becky Striepe

Posted:   |   Categories: fall garden, fall vegetables, Living, planning a fall garden, victory garden, Yard+Garden
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