Contain Yourself! Growing Veggies in a Container

The Container

Any container that can hold soil in place can be used to grow plants. All the container needs is are holes for water to drain. Holes can be made by drilling if need be.

Ceramic or plastic pots, wooden boxes, baskets, a large bucket, swimming pools, stacked tires. . . you name it, you can grow food in it!

The Soil

The soil in containers needs to be light and not compact so that water can get to the roots. Potting soil can be purchased at a plant nursery, a hardware store, or even a grocery store. If using soil from the ground, mix it with things like peat moss and vermiculite to make it light.

The Plant

Plants come in all shapes and sizes so a general rule of thumb is larger plants need larger containers. Tomatoes for example can be grown in a 5 gallon container.

Watering

Plants in containers need to be watered more because the soil dries out more easily

Setting containers on top of bricks or wood so that is not directly on the ground, helps drainage