What you can grow in containers or grow bags depends upon what size containers / grow bags you use, but, here is a list of what can grow well in grow bags / containers.
- Bush beans (5-gallon/19 L): ‘Contender’, ‘Purple Queen’, ‘Tendercrop’, ‘Topcrop’.
- Pole beans (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Kentucky Wonder’.
- Beet (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Bull’s Blood’, ‘Early Wonder’, ‘Golden Detroit’, ‘Ruby Queen’.
- Broccoli (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Decicco’
- Brussels sprouts (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Long Island Improved’
- Cabbage (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Early Jersey Wakefield’, ‘Copenhagen Market’, ‘Danish Ball-head’.
- Carrot (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Chantenay’, ‘Little Finger’
- Cauliflower (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Early Snowball’
- Corn (10-15 gallons): ‘Stowell’s Evergreen’, ‘Country Gentleman’
- Cucumber (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Bushcrop’, ‘Spacemaster 80’, ‘Marketmore 76’.
- Eggplant (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Black Beauty’,‘Rosa Bianca’.
- Garlic (4-gallon/15 L): Ask supplier for advice on varieties. See suppliers for potatoes below.
- Kale (4-gallon/15 L): ‘Dwarf Blue Curled Vates’, ‘Dwarf Siberian’, ‘Lancinato’.
- Lettuce (4-gallon/15 L): ‘Buttercrunch’, ‘Salad Bowl’, both do great, but really pretty much any lettuce can grown in containers.
- Melons (10-gallon/38 L): ‘Hearts of Gold’, ‘Honey Rock’, ‘Minnesota Midget’
- Mustard (4-gallon/15 L): ‘Florida Broad Leaf’, ‘Southern Giant Curled’, ‘Tendergreen’.
- Okra (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Dwarf Long Green Pod’.
- Onion (10-gallon/38 L): ‘Barletta Pearl’, ‘Evergreen White Bunching, ‘Walla Walla’, ‘Crystal White Wax’.
- Peas (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Cascadia’, Oregon Sugar Pod’, ‘Super Sugar Snap’(with support for the Super Sugar Snap).
- Pepper (7-gallon/25 L): ‘California Wonder’, ‘Cupid’, ‘Jungle Parrot’, ‘Long Red Cayenne’.
- Potato (7-gallon/25 L): ‘All Blue’, ‘Fingerling’, ‘Kennebec’, ‘Red Norland’, ‘Yukon Gold’, We don’t carry these, but here are 2 good sources: https://irisheyesgardenseeds.com/product-category/certified-seed-potatoes/ or https://www.mainepotatolady.com/shop-online/
- Pumpkin: (10-15 gallons): ‘Small Sugar’
- Radish (5-gallon/19 L): ‘Cherry Belle’, ‘French Breakfast’, ‘Watermelon’; winter radishes: ‘China Rose’
- Spinach (4-gallon/15 L): ‘Long Standing Bloomsdale’
- Squash (15-gallon/57 L): ‘Black Beauty Zucchini’, ‘Sweet Dumpling’, ‘Delicata‘, ‘Waltham Butternut‘, ‘Early Prolific Straightneck’, ‘White Bush Scallop’.
- Sweet Potato (25- to 50-gallon/95-189 L): ‘Beauregard’, ‘Bayou Belle’. We do not carry these, But again, please see links above for potato sources. 🙂
- Swiss Chard (4-gallon/15 L): ‘Rainbow Mix’, ‘Fordhook Giant’.
- Tomato (7-10-gallon/25 L): ‘Bramdywine’, ‘Tumbler Cherry’, ‘Chadwick’s Cherry’, ‘Gardener’s Delight’, ‘Tiny Tim’, ‘Golden Nugget’.
- Turnip (7-gallon/25 L): ‘Purple Top White Globe’, ‘Tokyo Cross’.
- Watermelon: (10-15 gallons): ‘Sugar Baby’
