We planted a garden last summer with the kids. It went okay. We learned some things along the way, like don't just throw seeds in the ground and expect a miracle.
The best thing that came out of it was our sunflowers. The kids loved measuring themselves as they grew so tall. Then when the flowers blossomed and the bees came, that was amazing to watch! Otherwise, I think we actually got to eat 2 cucumbers and about 12 string beans.
Anyways, we had planted in the ground and fenced it off. This year I'd like to do container gardening to see if we can fare any better. I was thinking of getting tires for this. Trying different things like cherry tomatoes.
Does anyone use tires as containers? Do you buy the bagged soil? I'm not sure if my soil is part of the problem. I just don't want to end up paying $22 a cucumber, ya know?