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Container Gardening

Container gardening is a great way to get things growing when you don’t have adequate outdoor space, or if the weather isn’t cooperating. Learn how to grow flowers and vegetables, and watch Almanac Editor Janice Stillman in action as she grows potatoes in a trash can!

Discover Grow Bags: An Alternative Plant Container

Which Vegetables Grow Well in Grow Bags

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Vegetable Container Gardening for Beginners

How to Plant and Grow Vegetables in Pots

How to Grow Berries in Pots: Raspberries, Currants, and Blueberries Made Easy

Big Flavor, Small Space: Grow Juicy Berries in Pots This Season

Cucumber in indoor container

Growing Cucumbers in Pots

Container Gardening with Cucumbers!

Flower Container Ideas for an Instant Garden!

Potato plants in three brown bags

Growing Potatoes in Containers

How to grow potatoes in a container or pot.

milk jugs filled with fertilizer on a white table

Winter Sowing in Milk Jugs: 5 Easy Steps!

Start Your Seeds Earlier Using Milk Jugs

The Best Flowers and Plants for Window Boxes: The Complete List!

Ideas for Window Boxes in the Fun and the Shade

10 Tips for Maintaining Your Container Gardens Outdoors

Keep Container Plants Looking Their Best

Growing Strawberries in Pots: It's "Berry" Easy!

How to Plant and Grow Strawberries in Containers

Hanging basket filled with red begonias

8 Best Hanging Basket Flowers for a Beautiful Garden

Keep classic hanging basket plants abloom all season long

Container Gardening with Flowers

Choosing the Best Perennials and Annuals for Containers

How to Regrow Vegetables From Kitchen Scraps!

How to Grow Kitchen Scraps

Fresh Herbs in Pots on Patio or Deck

Plant Up Your Patio for Fall!

Patio Planter Ideas

How to Plant in Pots Correctly in 5 Steps

How to plant flowers in containers (and vegetables, too)

Dwarf and Mini Vegetables and Fruit for Containers

Try These Tiny Edibles in Pots and Small Plots

Four big blue buckets, with a tiny plant growing in each

10 Vegetables To Grow in Buckets, Bags, and Baskets

From 5-Gallon Buckets to Trash Cans, Grow Crops in Pots!

Fertilizing Containers: Tips for Feeding Plants in Pots

The ABCs of fertilizing containers

How to Make Your Own Potting Mix for Pots and Containers

DIY Potting Soil Recipe to Save Money

How to Clean Garden Pots and Containers

Scrub your pots to remove salt and avoid disease!

Repotting Agapanthus (African Lily)

How to Repot an Agapanthus (African Lily)

Container Gardener's Handbook in the middle of gardening tools, including pots with soil, flowers, and gardening gloves

Container Gardener’s Handbook

beets, lettuce, and other greens being grown in terracotta pots

Best Vegetables for Containers in Late Summer and Fall

Quick-Growing Vegetables That are Good for Container Gardening

Baby Vegetable Gardening

You've come a long way, baby!

Cherry tomatoes in light brown clay pots

Growing Tomatoes in Pots

Tomato Container Gardening Tips