Like raised bed gardening, container gardening is an above-ground technique. Containers come in a variety of forms, are typically smaller than raised beds, and allow for the planting of only one of a few plants, and are easily portable. Containers are also often used with soilless growing mediums, such as potting mixes. Container gardening shares many of the benefits of growing in raised beds.
Read more here- https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2017/05/12-container-gardening/
The Iowa State University Extension offers a two-page factsheet on container vegetable gardening, including suggested cultivars for container production, available for download at https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Container-Vegetable-Gardening.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County also offers a factsheet on container gardening, including information on fertilizing and potting mix recipes, at http://rocklandcce.org/resources/outdoor-container-gardening.
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Roger Ort
Local Foods and Ag Educator
rlo28@cornell.edu
