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Containers - Growing Vegetables in Pots and Container Gardens

You don't need a lot of space to grow a lot of vegetables. There is virtually no vegetable that cannot be grown in a pot or container.

Vegetable Container Gardening

Growing vegetables in containers can be as productive as growing them in the ground. It takes up less space and you have more control over things like water, sun and size.

Windowsill Herb Garden - Growing Herb Plants Inside

Many herb plants can be easily grown indoors, in a sunny windowsill or under lights. You can have a herb garden throughout the winter, with fresh herbs to cook with, in your kitchen. Herbs will grow in containers with minimal care.

Peas ‘n-a-Pot - A Compact, but High Yield Garden Pea for Growing in Pots

There never seems to be enough space in the vegetable garden. Thankfully breeders have begun to focus on varieties that have a more compact form - without sacrificing yield. In particular, there are a number of so called ‘patio varieties’ being introduced that make it possible to grow things in containers that are not traditionally thought of as container plants. Peas ‘n-a-Pot, from Burpee’s, stretches the concept of container vegetable gardening.

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