Making Herb and Vegetable Containers

Suggested Vegetables and Varieties Suitable for Container Gardening

Suggested minimum container sizes and varieties of vegetables suitable for container gardening are as follows:

Container Size	Plant Type	Spacing/Planting	Recommended Varieties
Half-gallon containers	parsley	1 plant	Dark Moss Curled, Paramount
One gallon containers	cabbages	1 plant	Any
	cucumbers	2 plants	Salad Bush, Bush Champion, and Spacemaster
	green beans	2-3 plants	Topcrop, Tendercrop, Derby
	leaf lettuce	4-6 plants	Green Ice, Salad Bowl, Red Sails, Black Seeded Simpson, Buttercrunch, Oakleaf
	spinach	direct seed, thin to 1-2 inches apart	American Viking, Long Standing, Bloomsdale, Melody
	Swiss chard	1 plant	Fordhook Giant, Lucullus
	cherry and patio tomatoes	1 plant	Pixie (cherry); Patio (patio)
Two gallon containers	beets	thin to 2-3 inches apart	Ruby Queen
	carrots	thin to 2-3 inches apart	Little Finger, Danver's Half Long, Nantes Half Long
	eggplant	1 plant	Dusky
	pepper	2 plants	Lady Bell, Gypsy, Crispy, New Ace, Red Chilli
	radishes	thin to 1-2 inches apart	Champion, Comet, Sparkler, White Icicle, Early Scarlet Globe
Three gallon containers	Standard tomatoes	1 plant	Jetstar, Celebrity, Super Bush