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Caring for Vegetables in Pots

Keep your vegetables watered.

Growing vegetables in pots is easy if you take care to use the right combination of watering and fertilizing. Container gardening will give you great results if you follow this helpful advice.

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Container Inspiration Gallery

View the Container Gardening Inspiration Gallery for fresh ideas for container gardens. See how to incorporate herbs and vegetables into your containers in new and different ways.

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For a Plentiful Harvest, Keep Pots Watered

Using a drip emitter for container gardening

Keeping your herb and vegetable plants watered is important, but sometimes nature doesn't cooperate. Set up a drip irrigation system that conserves water and hydrates plants naturally.

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Herbs in Containers

Herbs in containers

All herbs will grow in containers, so planting your herb garden in a large pot is a great option. A container herb garden takes some special considerations, but works especially well for people who have trouble bending over a normal bed.

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Herbs Well-suited to a Strawberry Jar

Herbs well suited for astrawberry jar

Strawberry jars feature pockets big enough to hold individual herb plants. Plant these jars in stages using these recommended herbs and you'll enjoy a perfectly sized herb garden for cooking use.

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

Knowing how much potting soil to use when filling your pots can be tricky. This simple chart helps you learn how many pots you can fill with each bag of garden soil.

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Pick the Right Pot Size

Assorted containers

Finding the right-sized pot is key when planting a container garden. Depending on what vegetable and herb plants you are growing, there are several container options to choose from.

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Rooftop Challenges

Ellen Spector Platt shares her experience with rooftop gardening in the big city. A rooftop container garden can be an oasis in an urban environment, but this type of gardening presents some unique challenges. But raised planters filled with herbs and flowers bring gardening to the big city and create a space for neighbors to enjoy.

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Vegetables in Containers

Planting tomatoes.

Start your container garden with the right pot, plants, and support. As long as there is sunshine and water, you can grow a container garden in virtually any spot.

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What Are Pots Made From?

Sage in a clay pot

You have a lot of options when choosing plant pots. This guide to plant pot materials will help you weigh your options and choose the best garden pot for your plants, weather conditions, and usage.

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