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Re: Veggies in containers?

I've grown virtually everything I grow in the ground in containers at one
time or another. Appearance is really up to you and probably depends on
where you want to put your containers.

When I first moved into this neighborhood, it was pretty funky. I planted
stuff in bushel baskets and other recycled farm and construction containers
(nail kegs) right in front of my house. The woman who used to live in the
house had been a sidewalk gardener, too. So, it was sort of a tradition.
Now that we've been gentrified to the max, I'd never think of such a
planting, and besides we've had a community garden where I can grow my
veggies and herbs for 21 years.

While terra cotta usually looks great, water evaporates really quickly. So,
I'd suggest plastic containers. Large plants like tomatoes and squash do
really well in 5-gallon food or wall compound containers or 12-15" "flower
pots". You can also grow them in milk crates lined with shade cloth, but
you'll need to feed and water more frequently.

Wooden crates, like used 100 pound fish boxes from a seafood store, or
boxes you build yourself, work very well too. The fish boxes will hold 2
determinate tomato plants (indeterminates if you add some sort of trellis)
or 2 chiles or a whole buch of lettuces and herbs.

Hope this helps,

Libby




libby@igc.apc.org       Libby J. Goldstein       phone & fax: 215-465-8878
            Philadelphia      USDA zone 7A       Sunset zone 32

        My garden must be n-dimensional if it's out here in cyberspace.
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