We all have heard the news about food shortages and how food prices have drastically increased in the past few weeks. Since big food producers have difficulty meeting the food demands in the country, we have to do our share and produce some of our own food at home. One of the best ways to produce our own food at home is through organic container gardens. A well managed organic container garden can already produce enough vegetables for the whole family for a few days.

No, you do not really need a huge space to create an organic container garden. The key here is proper planning and garden lay-outing. Even if you have limited space at home, you can still make a small organic container garden. To help you get started with your home garden, here are some tips for you.

Designing Your Garden

You need to come up with a space efficient design for your organic container garden. Take a good look at the space where you want to set up your garden. Measure the space available before starting with your garden design. After measuring the amount of space that you have, do some research on garden designs that fits into the amount that you have. There are a lot of books and magazines about garden designing. Borrow some books from your local library and start reading.

Determine What To Plant

Different types of plants growing in varying heights. If you have limited space, you should choose those plants that do not really grow big. As much as possible limit your choices to those plants that do not grow more than a few centimeters in height to avoid overcrowding. Always remember that overcrowding is bad for your plants.

To find good plants for your organic container garden, check with your local garden materials supplier. Your local garden materials supplier can give you some ideas as to what types of plants grow best in containers. Aside from contacting your local garden materials supplier, you can also get some ideas as to what to plant in your garden by browsing through garden catalogs online. The good thing about these online garden catalogs is that they provide you will important information about different types of plants as well as their cost.

Select Your Pots And Containers

Choose pots and containers with wide openings for easy access. Glazed ceramic pots last longer compared to those plastic containers and wooden pots.