Specialty Gardening: Vegetables in containers, 2 by hnybee09

hnybee09 wrote:
Hi all! Just wanted to share what I have done the last couple of years. We bought our house in January of 2015 and our property has a lot of very tall very shady trees with no real space to put a garden yet. So until we get the trees gone (hopefully for next season) I have been planting in rubbermaid totes. I drill small holes in the bottom for drainage and the put a piece of weed blocking material down to keep the soil in and allow excess water to drain. For soil I use Kellogg Raised bed and Potting Mix. Last year I did 2 Husky Hybrid cherry tomato plants, 1 Patio tomato plant, 1 Red Bell Pepper, 1 Mexibelle pepper. I learned that I needed to plant the tomatoes in their own tote and not 2 to a tote also patio tomatoes did not produce much where the Cherry tomatoes produced more than we could use! Mexibelle peppers were excellent as were the Red Bell. The Cherry tomato and Peppers grew to over 5 feet tall! (I know this because they were well over my head and I am 5 feet tall).
This year I have 3 Husky Cherry tomatoes, 1 Mexibelle Pepper, 1 Red Bell Pepper, 1 Cubanelle Pepper, Jalapenos, 1 Eggplant, Green Beans and Watermelon. I also have some strawberries in a planter on my deck with assorted flowers.