| I love fresh vegetables but really don't have | | | | Some very easy vegetables to grow include |
| anywhere in the ground plant them. That hasn't | | | | tomatoes, cucumbers, especially the smaller varieties, |
| stopped me because many vegetables including many | | | | bush type beans, and eggplants. I suggest starting |
| of my favorites grow well in containers. Some | | | | with easy to grow vegetables so you have lots of |
| vegetables grow better than others, but some grow | | | | success your first time. After you have some |
| so well that anyone, even me, can grow them well. | | | | experience, you can start growing almost anything in |
| To start out with you need a container and you | | | | your pots, even watermelons and corn. |
| need some soil. I'm primarily using these green plastic | | | | I water frequently. I water until the containers are |
| containers that are 14 inches square and inexpensive | | | | totally soaked a little water is running out the bottom |
| at the gardening or department store. I also use | | | | holes. Then I don't water again until the surface of |
| some old 5 gallon buckets which were free. I simply | | | | the soil is getting pretty dry. This might be every day |
| fill them with potting soil which I also buy | | | | if it's very hot and dry in the summer, or only once |
| inexpensively. It come in big bags, and the more | | | | or twice a week is it's cooler, moister, and especially |
| expensive varieties have fertilizer in them or you can | | | | if it's been raining. |
| add your own when you water. You can even skip | | | | Anyone can grow veggies in containers. It's easy and |
| the fertilizer and keep in simple and they'll still grow. | | | | you should give it a try! |
| I then buy seedlings and plant them in the containers. | | | | |