13. Beans

For container gardening, choose bush bean varieties. They have a shorter grow time than pole beans and are compact enough for any yard. Most bush bean plants max out the size at a foot square and produce well throughout the season. If you have a porch railing and narrow containers at its foot, you could try some pole bean varieties as well.

14. Cucumber

Most cucumbers are vining plants, so either choose bush varieties for your container garden or practice vertical gardening and train them up the side of the house, porch, or deck. Lemon Cucumber is an awesome little bush cucumber and works well if you have a short season.

15. Eggplant

Eggplant plants share a lot of similarities with squash in regards to both the plant’s root system and the size of the fruit that it produces, making eggplant another great choice for bucket gardening. A couple of great eggplant varieties to consider include little finger and fairy tale eggplants.

16. Peas

Another lovely spring plant, peas grow best during the cool of spring or during the cool lightly frosted days of fall. Choose edible pod varieties to get the most food from your plants.

If it is too warm for peas to come to full fruition, you can try using pea plants as green. Pea plants are awesome fresh when the plant is just two inches high, and it’s a perfect way to enjoy peas if your spring gets too warm for them to fruit.

17. Squash

Summer squash, bush zucchini, and other small squashes can work in container gardens. Bush zucchini and summer squash require fairly deep, nutrient-rich soil, but only take up about 4 square feet.

Just having two zucchini plants can give you more than enough zucchini for a summer. Vining squash is not recommended for container gardens unless you have a large patio or outdoor area for them to cover.

18. Tomatoes

Probably container planting a go-to crop, tomatoes are ubiquitous in containers. Choose smaller plant varieties if your container garden space is limited. Cherry tomatoes are stunning producers, and the tiny tomatoes are easy to dry if the plants over-produce. Cherry tomatoes usually fruit sooner than the larger tomato varieties.

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19. Blueberries

Blueberries do grow well in containers, but they are known for being somewhat difficult plants to grow regardless of whether or not they are planted in a container. Blueberries require plenty of water, lots of sunlight, and acidic soil. If you give them these three things, though, it is entirely possible to grow a healthy, productive blueberry plant in a bucket.

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