Container growing beginner needs help

Container growing is a very large topic and would take a long time to answer fully. If you look at the top of the page you'll see the search function. Type in 'container growing' and you'll get loads of useful links which should help to answer your questions. I've been growing veg in containers as well as the plot for years and it's very satisfying. It allows me to control the growing conditions more than the open ground and gives me earlier and later crops as I also have a grenhouse. Good luck.

John has just bought out a new book which is all about growing in small spaces - it comes with a selection of free seeds suitable for container growing (subject to availability) so perhaps buying this may be useful  

drat just realised peapod beat me to it