Gardening Methods

Question about vegetable container gardens?

I’ve started a container garden, in an attempt to become more self reliant. I have several Rubbermaid storage bins that are about the 25 gallon size (28X19X16.5). Would I be able to combine plants in this? My ideal combination for one bin would be something like…onions, carrots, spinach, and lettuce. Could I fit all this in one bin together and would it grow properly? Would a mixture of herbs work in a bin or are they best grown separate? Thanks for all the help, in advance!

I use all kinds of containers to grow veggies and herbs, citrus and avocado. Here are some hints. You have to drill drainage holes in the bottom of the containers. If they are deep, use some gravel in the bottom as well so that you don’t lose dirt as you water and it helps keep the roots from becoming waterlogged. I would do onions and carrots in one container and spinach and lettuce in another due to each plants water and sun requirements. And, I mix several species of herbs together in dish containers all of the time. You just have to read the instruction tags so that you plant ones with the same requirements together.

Vegetable Garden – Cutting and putting up Green Onions