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A Container Grown Vegetable Garden<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Not all of us are blessed (depending upon your point of view) with lots of land to grow vegetables at home and there may not be an allotment or community garden close to you.\u00a0The UK has a great scheme called Landshare<\/a> created in 2009 by River Cottage where people with land share it with those who don’t, now with over 74,900 members, but it’s not something that’s really taken off here in Ireland.<\/p>\n

You might have the space to grow your own food but not enough hours to spare, or you may feel it’s a bit of a waste of time when veg can be picked up so cheaply in supermarkets.<\/p>\n

\"HowWe all have reasons for not growing our own food but if it’s something you’ve considered having a go at but haven’t yet begun, container gardening is a good way of starting. Aside from herbs, the very first vegetables I grew were in containers in the form of runner beans, garlic and carrots.<\/p>\n

Almost all vegetables can be grown in containers – as few or as many as suits your lifestyle and if they’re recycled pots, all the better<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact if you’re new to growing veg, having planters around your door, window or balcony might be all that’s needed to get the veg growing bug. Once you’ve experienced the pleasures of harvesting your own food and eating it, who knows what’ll happen next!<\/p>\n

How to grow vegetables in containers<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Choose your seeds well<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Start with reliable, quick-growing veg that you like to eat. Many varieties of seeds are\u00a0bred to grow especially well in pots and containers, so keep an eye out for them as you’re more likely to receive good results from them.<\/p>\n