I've learning a lot during my first attempt at container gardening this year. I've only ever helped take care of raised beds before so I had to adapt a bit.

1. Go for the bigger container! I made the mistake of going too small on some of my pots. I had some limitations on what I could plant in or I would have been more creative in the containers that I used. 2. Cucumber beetles are of the devil. Annoying pests that can kill your plant in no time flat. I lost two plants to them but saved one because I shook Sevin all over it. So if all goes well some late season cucumbers will happen.

2b. Tomatoes are divas! Fussy things. 3. This little tool is great if you are like be and get anxious about over watering your plants.

4. It's a good to have an idea on what you are going to do with the produce. I let my son pick out a chili pepper plant on a whim and guess what was the most productive plant of them all? I have chili peppers everywhere! It's good that they can be dried and saved or it would be a waste. (Everyone is getting chili pepper gifts for a while.)

5. I really love this. I love the whole process of planting, care taking, observing, problem solving all up to the satisfaction of the harvest. I hope to do it on a larger scale on day but until I can get some land of my own I will be here with my pots continuing to grow. Thanks for reading and please share your gardening experiences!

missmiscellany