Grow a Bountiful Container Garden
Stun others with your colorful and bountiful container garden
Container gardening allows you to experience the beauty of nature at home regardless of the size of your yard. Allowing you to perfect your growing techniques and strategies in the comfort of your place. It's an opportunity to let out your creative side by choosing the colors, flavors and smells that you want to incorporate into the charm of your dwelling.
Thinking of the color palate that you want to create is important to setting the scene for your container garden. Lush vibrant greens (lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, kale, etc.) are a great way to start. Having many shades of the same colors can truly create a sense of serene and calm in your home. Also, integrating your own home color scheme into your container garden is also an option to create the alluring space of your dreams.
Territorial Seed Company’s Mild Mesclun Blend Seed Mat growing in a customer’s container garden. Photos courtesy of Urban Farm Foods.
Prepare for the best (soil)
Being able to prepare the best soil is a key component of a successful container garden. Container gardens are a microcosm of the soil in an outdoor environment. These small and unique gardens require healthy soil just like an open field would, so building up your soil health in your container garden is one of the ways that you can set yourself up for achievement in gardening. Focus on making sure that you are adding the proper amendments based on the type of seeds that you choose to grow.
Explore your options (seed options)
Taking a delightful journey into the Territorial Seed Company catalog is an opportunity to explore colors and varieties of plants that will create a sense of grace and beauty into your home. There are over 16 different types of kale that you can choose from, with differences in taste, color, and ways to prepare for consumption. Delighting in the various colors, looks, and smells of the different types of seeds/plants allows you to choose the items for your garden that perfectly fit the needs you have in your home. Herbs are another great way to start off, and you can craft and create the perfect herb garden that will compliment your own unique cooking style. Try focusing on unfamiliar or not so common herbs (such as chervil, tarragon, or summer savory) to expand your own palate and the palate of your family. Going public with your harvest is a great way to share the bounty of your garden with friends and family and allow them to enjoy your gardening skills and the stunning harvest.
Star of the show (heritage seeds that will be amazing)
Heirloom and heritage seed are a chance to honor the legacy and cultural traditions of the past and can be the star of the show in your container garden. You can purchase these seeds with assurance that they have a longstanding history, and that they will be hearty and resilient in your container garden. There are many options available that will allow you to have nutrient-dense plants that are readily available for you to eat right from your backyard or patio. Having confidence that the seeds you select will do well and thrive will add an extra spring to your step! Territorial Seed Company truly focuses on these types of (heirloom) seeds that bring a large cultural value to you as a customer and adds an interesting conversation starter that you can have with your fellow gardeners.
Make an adorable debut
Becoming bosom buddies with our plants allows us the opportunity to continuously find new seeds that we want to plant and enjoy. Varying the seed selection based on your own individual needs. Whether you are planting for beauty, eating your favorite vegetables on a daily basis, or your own individual medicinal needs, container gardening is an awesome opportunity to find out what types of seeds that you love, and how you can best use these seeds to create the beauty and warmth you want in your home.
April Jones is the founder of the Pinehurst Farmers Market located in downtown Columbia, S.C., in the Pinehurst neighborhood. April advocates for her community as part of the food justice and food sovereignty movement. She is passionate about the community, gardens, and farmer markets. Pinehurst Farmers Market can be found on Facebook.
