Fresh Food At Your Fingertips

Edibles grow well in containers from 10- to 20-inches in diameter exposed to at least 6 hours of sun a day.

Smaller containers suit salad greens (direct sown seeds or purchased transplants).

Sow bush bean seeds; young pepper, Swiss chard, kale or strawberry plants; or bred-for-container tomato or eggplant starter plants in mid-size pots.

Use larger pots to sow summer squash seeds or, when outfitted with tomato cages or bamboo-pole teepee supports, to grow full-sized or cherry tomato transplants or seeds of cucumbers or pole beans.

Water when the top inch of soil is dry, feed weekly with diluted liquid organic fertilizer and enjoy fresh-grown delectables.

Have less sun or want to start smaller? Herbs like thyme, sage, chives, dill, cilantro, parsley, or marjoram, and salad greens survive in smaller containers and just 4 hours of sun.

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