{"id":6178,"date":"2017-06-11T15:48:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T13:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.growntocook.com\/?p=6178"},"modified":"2017-06-11T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T13:48:06","slug":"edible-polyculture-in-a-container-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.growntocook.com\/?p=6178","title":{"rendered":"Edible polyculture in a container &#8211; video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkwhaAYpP4o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=nl-NL&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have this big tub that I bought from a second-hand store many years ago. I used to fill it with water for my kids to play with in the garden but when they were no longer interested, I turned it into a planter. Every season I plant a different edible polyculture in it and in the fall I plant it up with spring bulbs for several weeks of continuous flowering (we filmed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growntocook.com\/?p=5958\">video about that too<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?resize=500%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?resize=560%2C747&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?resize=260%2C347&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A7970.jpg?resize=160%2C213&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year I&#8217;m planting it with a mix of annual vegetables, edible flowers and herbs, here&#8217;s the full list:<\/p>\n<p>3 x Rainbow chard<br \/>\n2x chili pepper &#8216;Westlandse Lange Rode&#8217;<br \/>\n3 x lettuce &#8216;American Red Edge&#8217;<br \/>\n2 x nasturtium &#8216;Salmon Baby&#8217; (it says &#8216;Black Velvet&#8217; in the video but I got the seedlings mixed up &#8211; both are beautiful)<br \/>\n2 x marigold &#8216;Orange Gem&#8217;<br \/>\n1 x Red Shiso (perilla)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.growntocook.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sized_0O3A9534.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you also plant your containers with edibles?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have this big tub that I bought from a second-hand store many years ago. 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