Container Growing for Food and Flavour

About this course

This introductory workshop explores ways to grow food in containers where garden space is limited, including balconies, windowsills, paved areas and other unconventional locations. Participants consider how to make small growing spaces productive while incorporating seasonal planting, flavour and visual appeal. Teaching combines practical demonstrations with discussion. The course also examines how container-grown plants can contribute habitat for pollinators and other wildlife, alongside food production.

What you'll learn

• Plan productive container-growing spaces in small or unconventional areas.
• Explore approaches to cultivating food crops in containers.
• Consider how container planting can combine food production with habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.

Is this course right for you?

The course is marked as suitable for all levels and is framed as an introduction to container growing. Participation involves observing practical demonstrations and contributing to discussion, with examples relevant to learners working with very limited outdoor or indoor growing space.

• Suitable for people growing in spaces such as balconies, windowsills, porches or paved areas.
• Relevant to container growers without a conventional garden.