Episode 248: The Container Victory Garden

This episode I’m speaking with author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey about growing food in containers. We talk about growing a container garden of vegetabhttps://rootsandall.co.uk/podcast/episode-52-grow-fruit-vegetables-in-pots-with-aaron-bertelsen/les, herbs, and edible flowers and the inspirational history of wartime Victory Gardens and their legacy for today’s gardeners.  Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Painted Lady Butterflies What We Talk About  Victory gardens  Growing food in containers With container space at a premium, how can you choose what to grow?  Essential equipment Cool season and warm season plants Maggie’s neat trick for planting garlic cloves Root vegetables in containers Should you try to focus on one type of plant or can you grow a mixture of things? Succession planting  About Maggie Stuckey Bestselling author Maggie Stuckey is an expert in the art of growing good things to eat in containers. For more than twenty years, Maggie has been enjoying vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers grown in her own container garden — and inspiring others to transform even the tiniest spaces into vibrant personal foodways. In her book The Container Victory Garden, Maggie shares practical and comprehensive tips and techniques for container gardening alongside the rich history of the original wartime Victory Gardens, which date back to 1917.  Links The Container Victory Garden: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Groceries by Maggie Stuckey - HarperCollins Focus, April 2023 Move with Adele Other episodes if you liked this one: Fruits and Vegetables in Pots Container Planting with Harriet Rycroft Patreon