[Mulberry1990]

We have 11 raised beds for veg to grow in, but our neighbours have had a lot of success growing things in plant pots. So next year we're thinking of putting things in plant pots and saving the raised beds for things that wont go in there in order to get more grown.
So does any one have any ideas or tips on what will or wont go in the plant pots?

[peapod]

Do you mean veg in the pots too?

[Dave Mack]

Yeah i'm doing the same next year , my beds were a bit over crowded this year , so far next year i will be putting radish , beets and cut and come again lettuce in long planter window box things , if i come up with anything else i'll post it here  

[sunshineband]

You can grow loads in pots and containers  - try John's book on Container growing: full of great ideas 

[nuttytart]

I have grown all of my veg in pots outside this year, we've had carrots, onions, cauliflower courgettes  strawberries, rocket, cabbage radishes. and have rown things like mixed leaves and lettuce ina growm bag!! so it does work and we've had loads!

[Mulberry1990]

I had spinach in my bed this year, and my neighbour had theirs in the pot and theirs was a million times better than mine. Do you think it's the type I planted or wether they're just better suited to a pot?

[nuttytart]

Ment to add, the hessian bags from tesco, not the plasticy ones, the ones with the ladybirds on (i think) are pretty good for growing things in too! Cheaper than pots too!

[shokkyy]

Ment to add, the hessian bags from tesco, not the plasticy ones, the ones with the ladybirds on (i think) are pretty good for growing things in too! Cheaper than pots too!

I grew all my new spuds this year in the big orange reusable bags from Sainsbury. They look much the same as the spud planting bags they sell in garden centres except they're 40p instead of £3 or £4. Got some very good crops in mine.

[sunshineband]

We used those nice blue ones with lovely grass pictures on, from Asda.. good crop at school and they looked brilliant too 

[Paul Plots]

Next year I must remember to:

Plant the courgettes and butternut squash in two different places! 

Although I marked the position of the plants with canes to make watering easier and the butternut squash have back-topped canes and the courgettes yellow topped canes…
                 .......it’s a balancing act trying to clamber through to pick the courgettes!   

Why on earth didn't I think of this when I planted them - after all, I know better!  :blink:

[JaK]

Most of my stuff is grown in pots. This years pots have grown- potatoes, french beans, peas, runner beans, beetroot, chantenay carrots, raddish, onions, spring onions, peppers......
I think you can grow pretty much anything tbh.

[chili]

well if you want a cheap supply of pots (FREE) then go to asda.
all the plastic buckets that the flowers are in are thrown away daily ask them and they will happily let you have them all i got 60 earlier this year

[Fisherman]

Don't talk about next year yet or I will get depressed . It's good to plan ahead but this has been a bad year what with the deep freeze and now the the so called drought. We have a hose pipe ban in place in Lancashire, I ask you. It's never stopped raining for weeks and won't until next spring.

[Dotty]

Don't talk about next year yet or I will get depressed . It's good to plan ahead but this has been a bad year what with the deep freeze and now the the so called drought. We have a hose pipe ban in place in Lancashire, I ask you. It's never stopped raining for weeks and won't until next spring.

I wish we could have a week of rain here in Essex. It seems theres a big north south divide in the weather this year.

[Paul Plots]

Not having a good, regular rainfall in the summer can make life hard work on the plot but there is an advantage, I think.

No rain = no water for the weeds so a lot less work keeping up with them. 

If we are allowed to top up water butts with a hose I am more than happy to use a watering can and put the water exactly where I want it once it has warmed up in the sun.

I hardly ever water straight from the hose - too flippng chilly!  :blink: