Container Gardening

Growing in pots, planters, and raised beds

Best Soil Mix for Root Vegetables in Containers

The best soil for root vegetables in containers is not bagged "potting soil" — it...

Garlic is the ultimate set-and-forget container crop: plant individual cloves in autumn, ignore them through...

You can grow head-and-curd brassicas — broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts — in containers...

You can grow a genuinely satisfying potato crop on a balcony in a single deep...

Cauliflower is the most demanding brassica to grow in a container, but it is doable...

Carrots grow superbly in pots, and in a cold climate a deep container often beats...

You can grow a genuine harvest of root vegetables in containers, and on a cold-climate...

Beets are one of the best roots you can grow in a container, and they...

Turnips are the fast, under-rated brassica root that grows beautifully in a container and is...

Radishes are the fastest, most forgiving root you can grow in a container — many...