Because pumpkin and winter squash vines spread laterally, container planting is difficult. Planters should be at least 4 feet wide to handle the plants’ root system and their fruit; a smaller ...

If other vegetables squash your gardening aspirations with poor harvests, try growing summer squash, which is both fast and furiously productive.

How to plant in containers Planting in containers is a bit different again, because you also have to supply the planting medium, and make sure that when watering it soaks in, rather than runs off ...

Growing vegetables in containers has advantages even where opportunity exists to grow in the open ground. But for those who live in units and apartments where only a balcony is available for ...

When planting your containers, be sure to leave about an inch of space at the top. Arrange the taller plants in the center or back and trailing plants along the edges.