You can grow almost anything if you have a good selection of pots, containers and growbags. That said, some crops are better suited than others, so have a read of this before you decide what to grow.
Dwarf Bean Varieties
These smaller, shrub like bean plants are ideal for pots. Grow one plant to a 25cm (approx) pot.
Purple Queen Dwarf French Bean
Orinoco Dwarf French Bean (yellow)
Tender Green Dwarf French Bean
Bush Squash/Courgette Varieties
Squashes tend to be big old plants, but we’ve got a couple of varieties that are perfect for containers – Bush Green Courgette and Honey Bear Winter Squash are both ideal, being compact bush-like plants. Grow one to a deep 30cm pot.
Lettuces and Leaves
You can pack several plants in a single pot as lettuces and leaves don’t take up much root space. Treat them as cut & come again by harvesting the outer leaves regularly.
Soft Fruit
Berries and Currants are perfect for growing in pots and containers. Just make sure they are nice and big, 50cm wide and deep! It can actually be a bit easier was growing them in pots as you can move them around, support them easily with a cane where necessary, and keep them weed free and well-nourished with compost.
Herbs
Herbs are often grown in pots and they are well suited to it. You can either pop several different plants in a large single pot or have each individual plant in its own smaller pot.
Tomatoes
Cordon tomatoes are easy to grow in grow bags or large containers, and bush varieties are ideal. Grow one plant per 20cm (and deep) pot. If growing cordon varieties, don’t forget they’ll need support.
Potatoes
Potatoes are perfect for big planters or old buckets – as long as they have a bit of depth. Just fill the planter up half full, pop the seed potatoes in and cover with a few inches of compost. Keep topping up with compost until the planter is full.
Other ideas...
Try any of the following:
- Spring onions in shallow pots
- Carrots in deep pots
- Curly Kale in grow bags (4-5 plants per bag)
- Aubergines, Peppers and Chillies in pots or grow bags (3-4 plants to a grow bag)
- Peas in grow bag (10 plants would be fine)