I've got a huge garden full of a lot of veggies. Every year I make it a little bigger and add more to it. This year I've got a strawberry patch, raspberry canes, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, peppers, peas, carrots and a variety of herbs. As the summer goes on I'll keeping tending it and adding more things to it.
A few years ago I realized that I don't like walking across my yard when I want a few leaves of lettuce for a burger. I'm pretty lazy and like to find the simplest ways to do things. Around that time I started buying medium planters, filling them with potting soil and growing a few things just outside my backdoor.
Basically I'm growing a salad. I've got leafy lettuces and a patio tomato plant as my go to, easy
answer to walking across the yard. One of the easiest things about growing planters by the door- just fill a cup with water and you can easily water your plant(s). Much easier than getting out the hose and setting up a sprinkler for the garden.
I still have my big backyard garden where I grow more lettuce and tomatoes but my absolute favorite things I grow are by the backdoor.
Do you spend a lot on organic lettuces? Is a big garden too much for you this year? Have you considered the ease of one or two planters with your favorite veggies on your patio?
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| 1st salad of 2013 from my patio |
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I love this! When we lived in an apartment, we planted herbs and some peas in an old plastic storage container (chic, no?). I love the idea of growing a salad, right out your back door!
ReplyDeleteI used to have a sunny step right outside my kitchen where I had mint and some lettuces and herbs. You're right! Having those things so close is much nicer, and I found I used them more too. It's too bad that now we've moved and the steps near the kitchen are on the shady side of the house.
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