This makes vegetable container gardening a good option for beginners.
Another benefit of container gardening is you don’t need a vast space or an in-ground garden patch.
Fast-growing crops, including peas and lettuce, also are some of the easiest veggies to grow in pots.
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Some mixes specifically state they’re good for use in vegetable gardens.
What size container you should probably grow vegetables depends on what you’re growing.
Some veggies, such as leafy greens, have relatively shallow roots and don’t need a deep container.
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But others, such as potatoes, need deep soil to develop properly.
For example, herbs and salad greens often can be grown together.
Tips
Container plants tend to deplete soil moisture and nutrients faster than those in the ground.
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So be sure to adjust your watering and feeding accordingly to keep your vegetable container garden healthy.
Most tomatoes are happiest in big containers and will need staking or a tomato cage.
This support keeps the heavy fruit from bending and breaking the vines.
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If you are buying tomato seedlings, look for short, stocky plants that do not have blossoms yet.
Keep in mind the larger the tomato variety is, the bigger the pot it will require.
Tomatoes do not like the cold, so do not put them out too early.
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see to it youharden offor gradually acclimate seedlings to outside living before you plant them.
Tomatoes are planted much deeper than most plants.
Also, keep dogs and cats away from this plant.
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The leaves are toxic if ingested by pets.
There are three types of peas: English peas, snow peas, and sugar snap peas.
They are perfect forsuccession plantingbecause they enrich the soil with nitrogen.
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Depending on the variety grown, most peas will require some jot down of support.
Plant them in early spring.
Once it gets warm and they finish producing, pull them out and plant something else in that container.
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They have higher water content and a bitter, earthy flavor to usher in the freshness of spring.
Growing potatoesin containers requires a lot of soil and water, but it is worth the resources and effort.
Most squashes require a lot of space and a reasonablylarge container.
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Ideal growing conditions include lots of light, good soil, as well as consistent watering and feeding.
‘Honeybear’ is an award-winning smaller variety of acorn squash, and there are eventiny pumpkinsyou can grow.
Container growing gives you the flexibility to control weeds and pests more easily than in-ground planting.
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Most lettuces and salad greens are spring crops although there are newer varieties developed to withstand summer heat.
Lettuce does not need as much sun as most vegetables.
Dry soil or overly wet soil is disastrous for peppers.
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Peppers come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.
Hot peppers range in spice level from mild to searing to hardly edible.
These water-loving plants do best in large plastic or ceramic pots that help retain soil moisture.
There are two main types of cucumbers: bush and vining.
Both types are good in salads, but slicing cucumbers will not generally make good pickles.
Either can grow in a container.
Bush cucumbers tend to be shorter with smaller yields.Vining cucumberswill require a trellis or tomato cage.
They also do not need much spacethey can grow in containers that are 4 to 6 inches deep.
The tops of radish greens are also edible, as are the pods.
Arugula (Eruca vesicaria)
Spicy arugula leaves are tasty, and itsedible flowersare a sweet treat.
They are also beautiful.
Arugula does not need a huge containera pot 8 inches deep and 6 inches in diameter works.
A benefit of growing arugula in a container is that you’re able to move it.
Arugula needs about 6 hours of direct sunlight but does not like scorching, afternoon sun.
Some eggplant varieties can get dense and heavy; do not use those types in your container garden.
Look at compact cultivars like ‘Fairytale’ and ‘Hansel’ which are beautiful and tasty.
Large containers are needed to support the roots of this plant and its bush-like growth.
Also, if you are getting ceramic pots, consider getting glazed pots, which retain water longer.
Solanum lycopersicum.North Carolina State University Extension.
