[mashauk]

Tomatoes, herbs, peppers, chillis, strawberries.

[cooperman]

well I grow the usual tomato's, peppers etc...
but runner beans grow great in a 50ltr tub with just a bag of cheap multi purpose compost added - a simple wigwam of canes, feed and water and wallop a load of beans, I change the compost every year, chuck the old lot on the allotment or garden....

[mushroom]

Tomatoes, herbs, peppers, chillis, strawberries.

How big are the pots growing tomatoes & peppers & chilis? I'm thinking of converting  50 litre soap containers for just this purpose.

[mashauk]

Tomatoes, herbs, peppers, chillis, strawberries.

How big are the pots growing tomatoes & peppers & chilis? I'm thinking of converting  50 litre soap containers for just this purpose.

Oh dear, I don't know the size, I just inherited tons of various size plant pots, so most of the herbs are in quite small ones until they need repotting, I have a few mid size pots plus a strawberry planter thingie for my strawberries and one for my mint as that comes back every year, and largish pots (you know the sort you can get from petrol stations) for my peppers and chillis (if I can get them to grow that is!).  I think depending on the varieties herbs, peppers and chillis can be kept in smallish pot, it's nice in my opinion to have lots of different herbs to start with.

[WG.]

I'm thinking of converting  50 litre soap containers for just this purpose.

50 litres is great for tomatoes.  Could readily be halved for chiles and peppers.

Can you post a piccie please?

[wellingtons]

... tomatoes, chillies, sweet peppers, coriander, mint, chives, sage, thyme, spuds, sweetcorn, french beans, runner beans, peas, lettuce, bay, melons, rocket and strawberries.

Oh and garlic and shallots.

Oh and I currently have lemon grass, root ginger and am trying curry plant (for curry leaves as opposed to the curry plant that we normally have in our gardens).

The bigger the container the better and never ever forget to water them on a hot sunny day.

[mashauk]

I've only got a small garden so I keep all my herbs in smallish pots.

[Fat Hen]

Runner Beans, Sunflowers, Chillis n tomatoes.

And if they survive the winter grapevines.

[igorina]

... tomatoes, chillies, sweet peppers, coriander, mint, chives, sage, thyme, spuds, sweetcorn, french beans, runner beans, peas, lettuce, bay, melons, rocket and strawberries.

Oh and garlic and shallots.

Oh and I currently have lemon grass, root ginger and am trying curry plant (for curry leaves as opposed to the curry plant that we normally have in our gardens).

The bigger the container the better and never ever forget to water them on a hot sunny day.

I fancied trying lemon grass how's it working out?

It seems hard to find out this stuff from the nurseries etc so i think i'll just try everything i want to grow and see what happens!!

 

[splodger]

at the end of the day - you only lose a pot or two of compost and a  few seeds - gotta be worth a go  

[Rob the rake]

And if they survive the winter grapevines.

Grapes are seriously hardy, so you shouldn't lose them. They probably look a bit sorry for themselves right now, but come Springtime they'll be away again.

[mushroom]

50 litres is great for tomatoes.  Could readily be halved for chiles and peppers.

Can you post a piccie please?

will take one later today