Container Gardening Report

monlee asked:


I’d like to grow cherry tomatoes, lettuce, pea pods, green beans, and herbs. Can you grow those types of things in window boxes…or are those too shallow? I’ve never gardened in containers before; I’d appreciate any good info. Thank you!!!

Amy B asked:


I live in an apartment & miss having a garden. I’d like to start a container garden on my patio and grow some vegetables. Which vegetables do best in this type of situation?
Hi, again! Wow, the response I’ve got has been great– could you guys (and gals) please expand on what size containers, how much attention I have to pay to light, etc? Any pertinent details I should know/ keep in mind when endeavoring to do this?

Thanks so much for all the great answers!

modbride asked:


I’ve started some seeds in soil cups and they are just now sprouting (I live in CNY).

Is it too late to plant them in a ground? I’ve never started a garden so that’s why I’m thinking of doing containers.

The seeds I have sprouted
onions
cucumbers
tomatoes
pumpkins (i know these have to go into the ground)

SiouxlandCommMedia asked:

Horticulturist Mimi Shanahan demonstrates flower planting in a clay container.

musicimprovedme asked:


I am really interested in starting an herb garden in containers that sit either in the windowsill of the kitchen, by the patio door, or otherwise inside, but I live in east Texas so I can probably take them outside every now and then, some days all year long, or if it got out of control.

I would also like to experiment with some breed of tomatoes that can grow relatively upright and stay confined to it’s container indoors so they don’t sprawl all over the house, drop and stain the carpet, etc.

Is garlic appropriate to grow indoors?

Any pointers for me? My fav herbs are dill, basil, rosemary, and I would love to grow some lavender for homemade bath treats, etc. When I look at the prefab kits, I don’t want them all. If I grew all these things together, would the flavors blend somehow, either from being in close proximity to each other, or from sharing the same soil?

I need allll the advice, details details, no experience. Plants, planting, fert, containers, sun, everything!

darlene asked:


I am just unsure which ones to grow. I have been told that tomatoes cannot be planted inside. I have a large grow light fixture that will be mounted over the plants to allow any of the light they will need. Also I am not sure which containers to use.