Your Vegetable Gardening ContainersNearly anything that will hold soil can be used for your vegetable gardening containers. It must:
Basically anything that fills the above requirements can be used. If any of your choices do not have solid sides you can put plastic, moss or landscape fabric in the inside to hold in the soil. Your vegetables can be grown in pots sitting on the ground or in hanging baskets. Small choices: These are usually 1/2 to 2 gallons in size. What can you grow in small containers? 2-3 lettuce plants, 2-3 spinach plants, salad greens , 2 swiss chard plants, 1 pepper plant, 24 radishes and 12 bunches of green onions . Medium choices: These are usually 5 to 8 gallons in size. What can you grow in medium containers? 16 Carrots , 6 beets , 4 pea plants, 4 bean plants and 1 eggplant . Your peas and beans will need a trellis to support them in growing upward. Large choices: These are 10 gallons or larger. What can you grow in large containers? 1 cabbage plant, 1 brussel sprout plant, 2 cucumber plants, 1 squash plant, 1 tomato plant, and 1 dwarf corn . Tomatoes, cucumbers and squash will need staking to grow their best. Drainage tips: Your vegetable gardening containers will need to have adequate drainage holes at the bottom - 3 to 8 holes depending on the size is best. You can drill holes, punch them out with a hammer and screwdriver -just make sure you make the hole from the outside in so it will not be blocked. Let's now discuss your container soil mixture .
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