Container Gardening

randalnh · 09-16-2023, 08:46 PM

I've been growing vegetables in Home Depot buckets for a few years (only two of us, so yield is fine). Use store-bought potting soil and buy tomatoes and peppers that are already 6" or so tall. Start cucumbers and green beans and other veggies from seed. Have had good luck.

I drilled around 6 - 1/2" holes in bottom of buckets and put a piece of landscape fabric in the bottom with some crushed stone for drainage. Also put around 1-2 inches of mulch on top to retain moisture.

All buckets are up on a bench to keep animals away, but I caught deer snacking on the tomatoes last year. I hang the buckets with the cucumbers up around 7 feet off the ground so they grow hanging down.

I would add a pic, but totally clueless as to how.

09-16-2023, 08:46 PM	#6
randalnh Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 50 Thanks: 1 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	I've been growing vegetables in Home Depot buckets for a few years (only two of us, so yield is fine). Use store-bought potting soil and buy tomatoes and peppers that are already 6" or so tall. Start cucumbers and green beans and other veggies from seed. Have had good luck. I drilled around 6 - 1/2" holes in bottom of buckets and put a piece of landscape fabric in the bottom with some crushed stone for drainage. Also put around 1-2 inches of mulch on top to retain moisture. All buckets are up on a bench to keep animals away, but I caught deer snacking on the tomatoes last year. I hang the buckets with the cucumbers up around 7 feet off the ground so they grow hanging down. I would add a pic, but totally clueless as to how.