You don't need a vegetable bed to grow your own food. Tomatoes, peppers, chillies, lettuce, beans, potatoes and even squash can thrive in pots, buckets and grow bags if you give them the right container size, soil and watering routine.
These guides cover one crop at a time: which varieties stay compact, how big the pot needs to be, how much sun it really needs, and what to do when leaves turn yellow or fruit won't set.
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Growing kale in containers is simple: one plant per 12-inch pot, planted in spring or late summer, and picked a few outer leaves at a time from fall into spring.
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Growing radishes in containers is fast: sow ½ inch deep in a pot 4–6 inches deep, keep the mix evenly moist in cool weather, and pull roots at about 1 inch across in 25–35 days.
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Growing spinach in containers is easy in cool weather. Sow at the right time, keep the pot moist and shaded from heat, and pick leaves so plants keep producing.
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Growing beans in containers works best when you match the bean to the pot: compact bush beans for small pots, pole beans for deep pots with tall canes.
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How many tomato plants per container? Usually one. Here are pot sizes for dwarf, cherry, bush and vining tomatoes, and the few cases where two can share.
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How to grow peppers in pots: pick a 5-gallon container, give it 6–8 hours of sun, wait for warm soil, and water and feed steadily for a long harvest.
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