Wagon Wheel Pizza Garden

​GROW YOUR OWN TOPPINGS
Did you know you could grow a pizza right in your garden?  Okay, so you can’t really grow a pizza, but you can grow the yummy toppings. A cool way to do this is to make your garden actually look like a pizza!
 
I use an old wagon wheel to give the pizza garden it’s shape.  In each hole, or “slice,” you can grow a different vegetable to put on your pizza.

Here’s how you do it:

1.  Begin by clearing out an area for growing a bunch of different types of vegetables and herbs. Look for a spot that gets at least four hours of sun a day.
2. Place an old wagon wheel firmly in the dirt. If you don’t have a wheel don’t worry. You can use rocks, bricks, or cedar mulch to outline a circle.
3. Fill the slices with good soil for the best crops.
4. Fill each slice with vegetables and herbs that make great pizza toppings.
5. Cover the area with a layer of mulch to help keep the weeds out.

​"In each hole, or “slice,” you can grow a different vegetable to put on your pizza."

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​There are a gazillion things you could grow in your pizza garden. Try tomatoes, bell peppers, basil, oregano, onions, rosemary, spinach, zucchini and even corn! 
 
Roma tomatoes in the summer are good in a pizza garden because they’re small, grow fast, and have a thick meaty skin, which adds texture to your pizza.
 
Oregano is a perennial herb, which means you can keep getting more oregano from the same plant year after year.  Oregano gives pizza a wonderful smell.
 
Yellow squash is colorful and when you slice it really thin, it cooks perfectly on a pizza.
 
My taste buds always get excited by basil, so I think you should always add in one or two basil plants to every pizza garden. Sweet basil is the yummiest!
 
Even though there’s no such thing as a pepperoni shrub yet, I promise you’ll enjoy your homegrown pizza.

​If it’s too cold now to start a pizza garden, you should consider growing one inside.  Pre-order an Herbie from AeroGarden® Kids on Amazon and you can get started right in the middle of winter!
 
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The kids and I helped with the development of the hydroponic system and inside the kit is an activity book I authored with a bunch more ideas!
 
Bon Appetit!