# How to Plant a Pizza Garden at Home | Tomatoes, Basil, Peppers & Gardening Tips with Bruce Black

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Published: 2026-06-17T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

🌱🍅 Build Your Own Indoor Pizza Garden! 🍕🌿 Can you grow pizza ingredients right inside your home? In this episode of Along the Rock , host Emma Watts is joined by horticulture expert Bruce Black to create an indoor pizza garden packed with fresh ingredients for your favorite Italian dishes. Learn how to plant tomatoes, peppers, basil, oregano, and chives in a single container while picking up expert gardening tips along the way. Bruce shares advice on root care, composting, watering techniques, plant supports, and creative ways to recycle everyday materials in your garden. Whether you're an experienced gardener or just getting started, this episode proves it's never too late to grow your own food—even indoors. 🌿 In this episode: • How to create an indoor pizza garden • Tips for planting tomatoes and peppers • Why chives are a great onion alternative • Composting basics and recycling in the garden • Indoor gardening with grow lights • The "Rule of Six" for watering containers • Gardening tips for beginners Have a gardening question for Bruce? Send your ideas and questions to: alongtherock@theradar.online Watch Part 1 of our gardening series featuring a succulent garden on The Radar website. 👉 Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe for more local stories from the Sauk Valley and beyond. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast and explore more at https://theradar.online 🎤 Highlights: 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Recap of Part 1: Succulent Garden Project 00:43 Introducing the Pizza (Italian) Garden 01:10 Tomatoes, Peppers, Basil, Oregano & Chives Explained 02:21 Why Chives Are a Great Onion Alternative 02:55 Planting the Beefsteak Tomato 03:56 Tomato Pruning & Removing Suckers 04:19 Composting Basics and Recycling Nutrients 05:27 Root Preparation and Proper P…

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