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How Many Pots Can You Fill With a Bag of Soil?

Find the size of your containers to determine the size of the bag you want to buy.

Why Grow Vegetables and Herbs in Pots?

If you do not have room to grow lots of vegetables, grow pots of vegetables. Why grow vegetables in pots? The reasons are many, but here are a few: convenience, sun, soil...

What Are Pots Made From?

Pots are made from a variety of materials, and some will suit your situation better than others.

Choosing the right size container means choosing the size pot that will support a productive, full-sized plant. You must also consider the weight, cost, and your ability to water. You can grow a single tomato plant for a season in an 18- to 20-inch pot or a half-barrel. A basil plant will be happy in a 16-to 18-inch pot. A thyme might be happy in a 10-inch pot if you can keep it watered.

For a Plentiful Harvest, Keep Pots Watered

Using a drip emitter for container gardening

In general, plants need the equivalent of 1 inch of rain each week to moisten the soil to the desired depth, but vegetables in containers usually need more because pots dry out more quickly. Vegetables, which are at least 90% water, will not do well if they don’t get watered regularly. Herbs are generally more drought tolerant, but the big leafy ones like basil wilt fast.

Caring for Vegetables in Pots

Before filling your pot, cover the drainage hole at the bottom with a piece of broken pottery, a coffee filter, or a square piece of screening or landscape fabric. This will keep soil from spilling out of the hole. Then fill the pot with potting mix to an inch or two from the rim of the pot.

You Must Use a Good Potting Mix

Planting a big tomato in a container pot

When you look at the root system of a Bonnie plant, you’ll find a “soil” mix that grows healthy roots. You may be surprised that it is not real soil from the earth—it is a potting mix (also called potting soil) made from composted bark, peat moss, and other ingredients that do not include earthen soil.

Herbs Well-suited to a Strawberry Jar

Keep a pinch of fresh herbs for delicious meals just a few steps from the kitchen and all in one place--a strawberry jar. Originally designed as a novel way to grow clean strawberries, the pockets in a good-sized jar are big enough to hold an herb plant.

Herbs in Containers

Put containers anywhere there is a source of water and plenty of sunshine.

For anyone in wheelchair or who has trouble bending over, a large pot is the next best thing to a raised bed.

Your container needs six hours of sun each day.

Vegetables in Containers

Containers can be placed anywhere convenient as long as there is a source of water and plenty of sunshine.

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How Many Pots Can You Fill With a Bag of Soil?

Why Grow Vegetables and Herbs in Pots?

What Are Pots Made From?

Pick the Right Pot Size

For a Plentiful Harvest, Keep Pots Watered

Caring for Vegetables in Pots

You Must Use a Good Potting Mix

Herbs Well-suited to a Strawberry Jar

Herbs in Containers

Vegetables in Containers

Find Frost Dates

What's Your Garden Zone?

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	Learn & Grow Library You are here: Container Gardening How Many Pots Can You Fill With a Bag of Soil? Find the size of your containers to determine the size of the bag you want to buy. Read More.. Why Grow Vegetables and Herbs in Pots? If you do not have room to grow lots of vegetables, grow pots of vegetables. Why grow vegetables in pots? The reasons are many, but here are a few: convenience, sun, soil... Read More.. What Are Pots Made From? Pots are made from a variety of materials, and some will suit your situation better than others. Read More.. Pick the Right Pot Size Choosing the right size container means choosing the size pot that will support a productive, full-sized plant. You must also consider the weight, cost, and your ability to water. You can grow a single tomato plant for a season in an 18- to 20-inch pot or a half-barrel. A basil plant will be happy in a 16-to 18-inch pot. A thyme might be happy in a 10-inch pot if you can keep it watered. Read More.. For a Plentiful Harvest, Keep Pots Watered In general, plants need the equivalent of 1 inch of rain each week to moisten the soil to the desired depth, but vegetables in containers usually need more because pots dry out more quickly. Vegetables, which are at least 90% water, will not do well if they don’t get watered regularly. Herbs are generally more drought tolerant, but the big leafy ones like basil wilt fast. Read More.. Caring for Vegetables in Pots Before filling your pot, cover the drainage hole at the bottom with a piece of broken pottery, a coffee filter, or a square piece of screening or landscape fabric. This will keep soil from spilling out of the hole. Then fill the pot with potting mix to an inch or two from the rim of the pot. Read More.. You Must Use a Good Potting Mix When you look at the root system of a Bonnie plant, you’ll find a “soil” mix that grows healthy roots. You may be surprised that it is not real soil from the earth—it is a potting mix (also called potting soil) made from composted bark, peat moss, and other ingredients that do not include earthen soil. Read More.. Herbs Well-suited to a Strawberry Jar Keep a pinch of fresh herbs for delicious meals just a few steps from the kitchen and all in one place--a strawberry jar. Originally designed as a novel way to grow clean strawberries, the pockets in a good-sized jar are big enough to hold an herb plant. Read More.. Herbs in Containers Put containers anywhere there is a source of water and plenty of sunshine. For anyone in wheelchair or who has trouble bending over, a large pot is the next best thing to a raised bed. Your container needs six hours of sun each day. Read More.. Vegetables in Containers Containers can be placed anywhere convenient as long as there is a source of water and plenty of sunshine. Read More.. Previous Page \| Next Page	Find Frost Dates See color-coded maps for first and last frosts in your area. What's Your Garden Zone? Learn about USDA plant hardiness zones. Get Bonnie's Newsletter Get tips and advice on how to best grow your Bonnie vegetables, herbs, and flowers.