20 Easy vegetables for container gardening. Best tips on how to grow tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber, potatoes etc in pots!
No matter how big or small a garden you have, it is fun to grow your own food in even tiny spaces on patios, decks, and balconies. Before we talk about all the delicious vegetables you can grow in containers, here are a few basic important rules that apply to all container vegetable gardening.
Most vegetables do best with 6 hours or more of full sun, and good quality potting soil and compost mixed with slow release fertilizer. Choose sunny locations protected from strong winds. Here’s a complete guide on vegetable gardening, with great tips on soil building, composting, starting seeds, growing, harvesting, & more!
Water-loving vegetables such as lettuce, cucumber, and eggplant do best in plastic or glazed ceramic containers, which are impervious and retains moisture better. Always make sure to have drainage holes on the bottom of containers.
Containers require more regular watering than in ground gardens. In hot and dry climate, self-watering planters with built-in reservoirs are good choices.
When in doubt, choose larger containers 12 inches or deeper. Bigger pots also hold more soil, so the plants don’t dry out as quickly between watering. Good soil is key. Here are some of the best ways to make compost for your garden, and 35 great DIY compost bin ideas.
Now let’s look at some easy and best veggies to grow in your container garden. You may also love part 2 of this series: 35 creative container vegetable garden ideas!
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