Containers
One of the most important items you need to have a successful container garden is containers. The type of container you use is entirely up to you. You can use flower pots, buckets, crates, or anything else that can hold soil. I once grew six heads of lettuce in an old wooden drawer from a broken nightstand. You are only limited by your imagination and amount of things you have around your house.
Here are examples of some of the types of containers I use and recommend:
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I use self-watering containers for some of my tomatoes and peppers. It helps to have my thirstier plants in self-watering containers because they can drink whenever they need it, and won’t suffer any stress if I happen to leave town for a few days. |
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I use rectangle flower boxes to plant herbs, as well as smaller vegetables that don’t need a lot of depth to grow (such as green onions and radishes). |
I use large barrel containers like this to grow things that require more room and depth. Tomatoes grow very well in them. |
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I use smaller metal buckets like this to grow small pepper plants, as well as “patio” hybrid tomatoes. |
I love shallow containers like this to grow heads of lettuce, salad greens, and radishes. |
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