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Container Gardening
 Containers are a great way to have a garden
without a yard.
Plants can be grown in anything from an empty soup can to a
whisky soaked wooden barrel.
Succulent plants are great choices for containers. They are more
willing to tolerate a pot you've forgotten to water the last few
months. Hey, you're busy, I know.
Succulents and cacti do best in
bright sunlight. If your window gets full sun all day these would be a
good choice. Bright, indirect sunlight will also work too.
Many vegetables also do well in pots. They usually require
regular watering and you will have much better luck outdoors where they
can get unfiltered sunlight.
Seed companies now have bush type tomatoes,
beans and even watermelons. These are meant especially for small
gardens or containers, I've had good luck with a few of them.
If you are growing vegetables you will have better luck
sticking with larger size containers. One gallon or bigger is a
good rule
of thumb.
For smaller plants there are some unique ideas you can try if you don't
have a lot of money for containers. Dairy containers over
about
16 ounces will work fine. Poke three or four holes in the bottom
for drainage. If there is a lid, turn that into your
saucer.
Any plastic container will work, try cutting
the top off a liter bottle, or a plastic gallon container.
You can wind ribbon around your impromptu plant pot for a decorative
touch, or use paint to cover the printing you don't like. Get
crazy and wrap it with colored gaffers tape. Martha Stewart would
probably tell you to try adhesive shelf liners. They come in
different patterns, will stick to the plastic and should be able to
withstand a little bit of watering.
 Here's another idea for
a plant container; your favorite coffee mug - after it
cracks! I just loved this little daisy mug (I keep meaning to do
something like it for the store....). But it cracked in a way
that couldn't be fixed.
It's about 16 oz, so, I popped in a plant growing in a 3 inch plastic
pot. It's a crassula (succulent plant) so it doesn't need a lot
of water anyway. When it's time I can just grab the handle and
whisk him off to the sink. The mug still leaks, so I have to make
sure the mug is finished dripping before I put it back. I'm
pretty clumbsy so I am gathering quite a collection!
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