container garden?

Question

i live in an area were i do not have a yard, and i was wondering is there plants that can be grown in containers without being transferred? i would like to plant tomatoes and green beans, and a few other things, but i dont know if it is possible. i do have a patio for them to get plent of sunlight.

so then what all kinda of vegetables would grow well in containers?

Answer 1

Any plant can be grown in containers.

My entire back garden is on a cement base, I constructed large planter boxes along the edge of fences from double brick which was then rendered.

Soil type is important as is the nutrients that you have to add on a regular basis. Eventually you will need to re-pot the plants or you run the risk of them becoming pot bound.

Cow manure, fish emulsion, seasol & mulch are very important additives to keep in mind.

Try planting perenial herbs such as sage, thyme, basil, garlic, spring onions, lemonbalm, mint, majoram, chives, parsley, oregano & marigolds (helps keep bugs out).

French, Spanish & English lavender look stunning when planted with both prostrate & standard rosemary (prostrate is gorgeous when it tumbles down the container sides)... they are from the same familiy so they have the same growing needs.

A good tomato to grow is tom thumb.. its a smaller hardy vine & the fruit tastes gorgeous. Cherry tomatoes are another option but watch out for snails & white moth attacks. Beans will need some kind of trellis to trail on.

Strawberries are lovely too, try to get a strawberry planter that can hang up as you will get better results.

Try lettuce, carrots, cucumber, beetroot, and contrary to what someone else said.. potatoes.

If you go to your local library you will find many books on container gardens.. the possibilities are endless.

Good luck :-)))

Answer 2

There are several varieties of tomatoes designed to grow in containers. (Obviously not the big boy variety, but Tom Thumb) Green beans take up alot of space to produce a meal-size crop. Traililng squash or cucumber vines would be attractive spilling over the containers. I usually check with my local hardware store garden center ( not a home depot) to see what they recomment for my plantings. Something like spinach or lettuce could be grown around the base of larger plants. Good luck. Depending on where you live, you might consider a later planting of fall plants after the tomatoes, etc. fade. Those containers can be versatile.

Answer 3

Short of the root crops and corn, you can plant many things. There are summer squash that are compact, but even then you need a BIG container. Instead look to the leafy greens, beans will be fine (I've even grown pole beans in a container), peppers and especially the smaller HOT peppers such as the Thai peppers, compact tomatoes were bred for containers, herbs do great. The secret is to use as large a container as you can manage. Smaller ones are too root confining and dry out instantly. Use a good potting soil, fresh every year, and fertilize often or use one of those season long fertilizers such as Osmocote. IF possible, keep the pots themselves out of direct sun.......roots really do like it cooler.

Answer 4

Last year, I had to opportunity to visit a patio garden. I saw tomatoes growing out of the bottom of a hanging basket (they cut a hole in the bottom of the container put the plant in, put two popsicle sticks in to hold the plant until the roots took hold), and out of the top of the container was a pepper plant surrounded by lettuces. The same gardeners purchased some of those decorative trellises, put them in large planting boxes, had trained beans and cucumbers on the trellises. They definately used the little space they had wisely. Go to your local nursery, take a look around and I'm sure you will find some similar ideas to work in your space. Good luck!

Answer 5

To keep the answer simple; you can grow anything in the appropriate container. Tomatoes and green beans will do well in about a two foot deep and wide container, as will most of the typical vegetables.

Answer 6

yes you can grow tomatoes and green beans in containers and most any plant that isn't a root vegetable. They need to be fertilized properly and watered alot, there are books at the library dedicated to container gardening and they have all the info

Answer 7

Tomatoes, peppers, beans and any greens: Lettuce, spinich, collard green, turnip green, onions, leeks, chives, or most other herbs will grow well in containers.....

As for containers, be whimsical.... try something diffrent than just old plain plastic or clay pots. Find old cooking pots, tea kettles, boots, shoes, or any useful container to plant small veggies in.

The garden will not only look eclectic, but everyone will be in awe because of your usefullness, and in the same token you are using containers that would otherwise end up in a landfill.

Enjoy !

Answer 8

It will work just use large pots they grow very big and be prepared to anchor the tomatoe and green beans they can get really big. I did this last year and lost them cause they got so big this time use big enough pot to put those wire things in there for them to grow up on and stabilize them.

Answer 9

Sure you can make a stair stepped garden out of wood, it will look like those window box planters stagger stacked. but you will able to plant a large variety of plants in it.

Answer 10

you can grow any plant in a container except root crops like potatoes,however you can grow carrots and radishes in containers,if its deep enough.Large wide pots work best,like a small tub.pot your tomatoe in center of pot and plant marigolds or nastrudrum around edges enjoy!!