Plant a Pizza Garden in a Pot

One easy way to make the most of your small space vegetable garden is to plant an edible theme garden. My pizza garden in a pot has made for delicious results.

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The pizza garden I planted this spring has twist out to be my pet container in the patio garden this season . Instead of filling the container with one fruiting works , like tomatoes , I decided to implant all the vegetables and herbs I ’d require to make a pizza

I embed the pizza garden in a very large container filled with a full-bodied , quick - draining potting ground . I had mixed in a slow - passing fertilizer to protrude the time of year and then switch to a liquid soluble fertilizer in July to ensure the flora would be well fed while flowering and fruiting .

While I was selecting plants for the container , I kept a painting of a margherita pizza pie in mind . The recipe for this classic pizza employ fresh tomato , fresh herbs and lightly sliced fresh mozzarella .

I decided to plant one ‘ Roma ’ tomato plant , basil , oregano and chives . At the last arcminute I found seeds for a summer squash call ‘ Calabacita ’ . I select this mixed bag because the small round squash would fit out perfectly on the pizza , plus the long vines would add pastime to the garden .

I kept the herbaceous plant picked and used them in other recipes while the tomato plant and squash were growing .

A pizza pie garden is just one example of an edible theme garden . The nice part about engraft for certain cuisine is that you may choose the plant that suit your taste .

If you alter just a few ingredients , you could implant a spaghetti garden alternatively . alternatively of ‘ Roma ’ tomatoes , look for ‘ San Marzano ’ Italian plum tomatoes . In summation to the oregano and basil , industrial plant Italian flat - leaved parsley . A few other ingredients would make it sodding such as onions , garlic and even some small spaghetti squash .

A snack garden could be fill with ‘ Jellybean ’ grapeshot tomatoes , lemon cucumbers , sweet peas , edamame , Gallic radishes and round baby carrots .

Other formula for themed garden include a epicure green garden , one for Mexican intellectual nourishment or one fulfil with the plants to makeherbal teatime .

Have you experiment with a theme garden in your veggie bed ?

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