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Hello fellow gardeners, I promised my youngest son he could help in the garden this year. I have recently purchased some herb seeds, as well as a red bell pepper start and some tiny onion chives, which I'm not sure if that is a different kind of chives or what, but anyhow, I was hoping some of u lovely folks might have some suggestions 4 a few other things that will grow well in pots. I didn't do any berries yet cuz the neighborhood kids eat them all before I get any, but now I feel bad 4 them so I will probably go back and at least get some strawberries. thanks a bunch

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Byrd 7

Answer 1

Fennell, Dill and Parsley will do well in large pots and as a side benefit, they attract Black Swallowtails

Answer 2

There are several different types of parsley, and it does grow very well in pots.

Answer 3

If your pots are deep enough, carrots. Also leaf lettuce, bush beans-they can be planted about 5" apart. A cherry tomato if you have a tall pole to tie it to. What veggies does he like? Almost anything can be grown in a pot if there is enough room for a good root system.

Answer 4

Besides my brown thumbs killing things off the summer drought totally destroyed a dozen healthy strawberry plant that had survived winter frosts and were starting to fruit. The snails, bird's and mice got the fruit before I did!
So dear @Byrd I can't help you. The only thing that I seem to have thrive are the rooty ends of spring onions bought for salads, they are now nearly three feet tall, the leaves more than an inch broad and nearly a tenth of an inch thick. They are touth as old boiled boots but, finely slivered and pulverised then cooked in the pressure cooker, they produce a good onion stock. The fairly big (golf ball sized) white bulbs are excellent for salads, frying and raw in meat sandwiches. Silver beet and kale once established also seem to withstand my clumsy nurturing! ?

Answer 5

I like perennials . This year , I put in asparagus . Have to keep breaking off the spears this year , but once it's established , it will provide vegetables every summer . It's a relatively expensive vegetable , so if you like it , it;s a good mini investment .


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