Along with the square foot garden, I also have many containers on my deck growing some of the extra plants that did not make it into the bed. I also have my Kitchen Herb Garden, which was originally what I thought I would do this summer….at least until I became hooked on gardening! I am glad that I took it to the next level. I love it!
Here is a look at the Kitchen Herb Garden. I used this great informational post on herb gardening from Nest In Style.
Originally I bought this container from a local plant store for $55.00 until my hubby laughed at me and when I came home he had built me one for less than 1/2 the price. He mounted it to the deck and it’s the perfect size for all my kitchen herbs.
The rest of the containers I managed to get lucky and found them from a fellow freecyler! I had plenty of leftover plants that didn’t make it into the square foot bed. I have to stop or I am going to take over my deck with veggies.
Most of the deck veggies are doing just as well as the bed, if not better!
Except the NJ Rutger’s Tomatoes, they are not doing so well.
After consulting with the local nursery about why only this variety has struggled (there has been a ton of rain), they felt bad for me and gifted me 6 more Rutger’s Tomato Plants. They are about a week late from the planting cutoff, but who knows…maybe I will get lucky. Here are some that I put in containers.
I also decided to move the strawberry out of the Square Foot Garden and into a container. It was being crowded out by the eggplant, peppers, and cucumber!
Next year we plan on doing something more creative to maximize the space and to give it a more modern look.
Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?