Containers Galore!!

[Lesley Jay]

I have discovered a great site with some fabulous containers of all sizes that will be perfect for growing vegetables and fruit in. Take a look!

www.hartcanna.com/pots.htm

[Autumn]

They're very reasonal price. Would be a real bonus if I could find some from Freecycle and the sort. Before I got into serious vegetable gardening, had a few big ones from buying shrubs but I threw them away.

Is a 5 litres pot a minimum requirement for tomato, aubergine, pepper and perhaps cucumber? Big project next year. I've also been eyeing those B&Q orange buckets as they're ridiculously cheap for their size and those flexi tubs come in very handy big size.

[runnerbean]

Thanks LJ, very useful site.

[Lesley Jay]

Originally Posted by Autumn

Is a 5 litres pot a minimum requirement for tomato, aubergine, pepper and perhaps cucumber? Big project next year.

To grow vegetables in containers they need to be at least 10 inches in diameter and about 12 inches deep. Peppers can be grown in a smaller 8 inch plant pot. I have never had any luck with aubergines!

[TPeers]

Originally Posted by Lesley Jay

To grow vegetables in containers they need to be at least 10 inches in diameter and about 12 inches deep. Peppers can be grown in a smaller 8 inch plant pot. I have never had any luck with aubergines!

You're going to hate me LJ, my peppers, which I have grown on a number of both north and south facing windowsills in the house, are in 4" pots. As long as you support the plants (mine are around 3' tall) and feed well they do quite nicely.

The sweet peppers have been cropping slowly and I think there are around 30 green fruit between 8 plants and the chillies are going mad - I must have hundreds!

Terry

[Lesley Jay]

Originally Posted by TPeers

You're going to hate me LJ, my peppers, which I have grown on a number of both north and south facing windowsills in the house, are in 4" pots. As long as you support the plants (mine are around 3' tall) and feed well they do quite nicely.

That is a very small pot Terry! Don't they get root bound or topple over?

[TPeers]

Originally Posted by Lesley Jay

That is a very small pot Terry! Don't they get root bound or topple over?

Not so far......

I'll try and 'do' a photo for you.

[jlottie]

Originally Posted by Lesley Jay

To grow vegetables in containers they need to be at least 10 inches in diameter and about 12 inches deep. Peppers can be grown in a smaller 8 inch plant pot. I have never had any luck with aubergines!

Neither have I Lesley, perhaps an aubergine trial might be an idea

[bramble]

I would never even think of growing peppers in a small pot. The roots need plenty of space. Once i see the roots beginning to come out of the bottom of the pot they are moved into a bigger one. Also when they are in a bigger pot they don't dry out so quickly.

[Moyra]

I grew an Aubergine plant two years ago in a half grow bag. Had about half a dozen decent sized fruit on it. I am having another go this year will let you know how it goes because I am doing it from seed this year as opposed to buying a plant two years ago.

[TPeers]

Originally Posted by TPeers

You're going to hate me LJ, my peppers, which I have grown on a number of both north and south facing windowsills in the house, are in 4" pots. As long as you support the plants (mine are around 3' tall) and feed well they do quite nicely.

The sweet peppers have been cropping slowly and I think there are around 30 green fruit between 8 plants and the chillies are going mad - I must have hundreds!

Terry

Bit late in the day - an update. Six chilli pepper plants in 3.5" pots - over 100 chillies, most of which I have dried. (and lots of lovely recipies!) Eight sweet peppers - Seven in 3.5" pots - 6 peppers from each plant, 2 plants overwintered and repotted last month into 7" pots - I currently have 5-6 peppers per plant growing away at the green stage. One pepper was in a 5" pot - it produced around 8-10 peppers, ovewintered and potted into a 7" - it is currently sulking and will be given a stern talking to if it doesn't behave!

[Moyra]

No sign yet of the Aubergine seeds I sowed last week, I have other seeds I planted at the same time all through. As I said the one I grew before I bought as a small plant. Still fingers crossed some of this seed will come through!