{"id":261,"date":"2015-10-28T17:38:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/container-gardening-vegetables-ideas\/"},"modified":"2023-02-12T20:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T20:22:21","slug":"container-gardening-vegetables-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/container-gardening-vegetables-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Container Gardening Vegetable Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Wonderful Container Garden Vegetable and Herb Ideas<\/h1>\n<h2>Garden Anywhere, Anytime<\/h2>\n<p>You can have a container garden almost anywhere, just use your imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Even on a boat a garden will flourish.<\/p>\n<p>You can take your garden with you if you move around. For snowbirds, your garden could travel with you when heading South for the winter.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AWeber Web Form Generator 3.0.1 --><\/p>\n<form class=\"af-form-wrapper\" accept-charset=\"UTF-8\" action=\"https:\/\/www.aweber.com\/scripts\/addlead.pl\" method=\"post\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><input name=\"meta_web_form_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"211164773\" \/> <input name=\"meta_split_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/> <input name=\"listname\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"alkaline2\" \/> <input id=\"redirect_8263b8e79ba501aeee78079adfc2e298\" name=\"redirect\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"https:\/\/www.aweber.com\/thankyou-coi.htm?m=text\" \/> <input name=\"meta_adtracking\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"GJCAE_Garden\" \/> <input name=\"meta_message\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1\" \/> <input name=\"meta_required\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"name,email\" \/> <input name=\"meta_tooltip\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"af-form-211164773\" class=\"af-form\">\n<div id=\"af-header-211164773\" class=\"af-header\">\n<div class=\"bodyText\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"af-body-211164773\" class=\"af-body af-standards\">\n<div class=\"af-element\"><label class=\"previewLabel\" for=\"awf_field-78902111\">Name: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"af-textWrap\"><input id=\"awf_field-78902111\" class=\"text\" tabindex=\"500\" name=\"name\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"af-clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"af-element\"><label class=\"previewLabel\" for=\"awf_field-78902112\">Email: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"af-textWrap\"><input id=\"awf_field-78902112\" class=\"text\" tabindex=\"501\" name=\"email\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"af-clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"af-element buttonContainer\"><input class=\"submit\" tabindex=\"502\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Give it to Me\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"af-clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"af-element privacyPolicy\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>We respect your <a title=\"Privacy Policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aweber.com\/permission.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">email privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"af-element poweredBy\" style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 9px;\">\n<p><a title=\"AWeber Email Marketing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aweber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Powered by AWeber Email Marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/displays.htm?id=TIyMjGws7OzM\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/AWeber Web Form Generator 3.0.1 --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What Kinds of Herbs and Vegetables Can You \u00a0Grow?<\/h2>\n<p>Alomost anything and \u00a0everything. Here is the short list. Use your gardening imagination to expand this list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-259\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basil-boat.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basil-boat.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/basil-boat.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Collard Greens<\/li>\n<li>Lettuces of all types<\/li>\n<li>Basil\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Parsley<\/li>\n<li>Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>Onions<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Rosemary<\/li>\n<li>Peppers<\/li>\n<li>Edible weeds<\/li>\n<li>Edible flowers<\/li>\n<li>Leafy greens of all types<\/li>\n<li>Vining type plants like cucumber and sweet potato will do well, if they have room to sprawl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Joy of Micro Climates<\/h2>\n<p>Is one spot in your yard too hot or sunny? Or maybe too shady at certain times of the year, but not others?<\/p>\n<p>Containers can be moved, during the day to catch more or less sun as meeded. Seasonal light may change as well, or perhaps a small greenhouse is needed in the winter. For those living in cold climates, moving plants indoors is sometimes needed for their survival.<\/p>\n<p>A sprinkler can be set up and moved around as well to maintain proper moisture levels in the soil.<\/p>\n<h2>Re-Use Re-Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>Containers can be used over and over again as plants come the the end of their lifecycle. Add the old soil and plant to the compost. Fill the container with fresh compost and\/or good organic potting soil.<\/p>\n<h2>Local Organic Herbs and Plants<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/more-herbs.jpg?resize=276%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"155\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"12\" vspace=\"12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/more-herbs.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/more-herbs.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/more-herbs.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/>You can start with pre-started plants from your local nursurey or Herb Festival. If you are lucky enough to live near Wake Forest, NC, you can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/gjcae.org\/creative-life\/non-gmo-organically-grown-herbs-and-more-at-herbfest\/\">the annual HerbFest.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The herbs pictured to the left here traveled from HerFest in Wake Forest to St. Petersburg, FL. The plants enjoyed the ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many still flourish, \u00a0half a year after the trip.<\/p>\n<p>I still have other plants from several years ago, still going strong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Wonderful Container Garden Vegetable and Herb Ideas Garden Anywhere, Anytime You can have a container garden almost anywhere, just use your imagination. Even on a boat a garden will flourish. You can take your garden with you if you move around. For snowbirds, your garden could travel with you when heading South for the winter. 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