Pick the right plants and pots, and you can grow a bounty of vegetables in containers—here’s how.

Choose plastic containers as they won’t dry out as rapidly as clay and unglazed pots. To prevent root rots, be sure that there are drainage holes in any container you grow in.

Container vegetable gardening also gives you the freedom to move your plants around with the seasons and can even brighten up a room. What Is a Container Garden?

Here's what you need to grow vegetables in containers, as well as the best varieties for container gardening in the South: Sunlight: Most vegetables require full sun.

In order to be successful with growing vegetables in containers, you must first select vegetable varieties suitable to be grown in containers. These varieties generally produce smaller plants with ...

Choose plastic containers as they won’t dry out as rapidly as clay and unglazed pots. To prevent root rots, be sure that there are drainage holes in any container you grow in.

Growing vegetables may seem like a daunting task for newbies with little or no gardening experience, but the basics are easy to grasp — and the results can be rewarding, delicious and healthy.

Cherry Tomatoes “My first suggestion for container garden vegetables always includes easy-to-grow and rewarding plants such as cherry tomatoes,” says Tammy Sons, founder and CEO of TN Nursery.

You can grow vegetables and herbs on a deck or patio by using a wealth of safe options including plastic and terra cotta pots, buckets and totes, stone and concrete containers.

Plastic plant pots from the nursery are fine, but personally I would go for unglazed clay or terracotta pots. Food-grade/food-safe plastic containers are also fine, as are untreated wood planters.