A veggie garden without a garden?

smtaylor1

We just bought a new home in October and had wanted to do a big garden.  Well the probability of that actually happening this spring is pretty slim now with being pregnant.  Our deck however has 4 huge square planters, could I plant some veggies in those?  If so, what grows well in a container?

j+k

You can. Tomatoes, herbs, lettuces, radishes, carrots. 

CollegeGrrl219

I say go for it. You can grow just about anything that you would have grown in the garden in the containers. The only caution is that you will have to check the water levels more often.

paith041

I did a container garden this past year. I grew tomatoes, green beans, squash, zucchini and cucumbers. Just look for bush type plants and seeds and they even have container or patio tomato plants.

smtaylor1

paith041:

I did a container garden this past year. I grew tomatoes, green beans, squash, zucchini and cucumbers. Just look for bush type plants and seeds and they even have container or patio tomato plants.

Oh you are my hero!  You just listed EVERYTHING that I was wanting to grow!!!!  Its a done deal, we are doing a container garden!!!  Now to keep the dogs away from them ;-)

rein0356

How do you make a container garden? Any tips on planting, light needed, watering, ect?

cravecase

My mom doesn't plant anything in the ground because it doesn't grow well, everything grows in her planters.  She does tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, herbs, and sometimes some other random things she feels like doing that year.

nitaw

rein0356:

How do you make a container garden? Any tips on planting, light needed, watering, ect?

I did some container gardening last year. You'll need to put your plants where they'll get ample light and you'll need to water more often. Containers dry out faster than plants grown directly in the ground. Also, be sure to move your containers when there is a storm with strong winds. My tomato plants suffered greatly when I forgot to move them. I had a lot of broken limbs thanks to high winds during storms. So, what I'd do is move the pots closer to a wall before a storm.