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Container gardening
Pot basil, or sow radishes in a sunny container tonight.
What it is
Vegetable and container gardening is growing food on purpose in pots, on a stoop, or in a small raised bed. It is not plant finding and it is not a houseplant on a shelf. You eat what you grow, or you try to.
Why people stay
Radishes and basil are fast. A sunny container is enough. People stay for the second sowing, when they already know the watering rhythm of one pot, not for a homestead plan.
Try this week
The first try
Pot a basil plant or sow radish seeds in a sunny container tonight.
Starter kit
What you actually need
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Est. $8–14
Potting mix
Food plants want a mix that drains. Bagged potting mix is the soil. Do not scoop dirt from a park.
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Est. $8–18
Pot with drainage
A 10–12 inch pot holds basil or a row of radishes. Drainage holes are not optional.
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Est. $3–6
Seed packet (radish) or a basil start
Radishes come up in days. A basil start from the grocery store is even faster if you want leaves this week.
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Files
Files
No File yet. This is a passion we are filling.
We'd interview someone who grows food in pots they harvest from, on a stoop or a fire escape.