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Growing vegetables in Containers or Pots is a little different than growing a vegetable garden in the soil. Watering schedules are very important. You water pots more frequently than a ground vegetable garden. You fertilize more frequently--but with light fertilizer concentrations (e.g. 1/2 or 1/3 the label strength). If you can keep a constant moisture level without either drowning the plants or letting them dry out, you have achieved quite a bit.

All containers must have drainage to prevent drowning. You can water by hand or set up an automatic watering system.

Liquid fertilizers are popular for both hydroponic and soil container vegetable gardening, but dry fertilizers and nutrients are lower cost.

One of the largest advantages of growing vegetables in pots is MOBILITY. You can bring in the plants when there is a threat of frost. You can move the plants to take advantage of sunshine. You can move the plants to take advantage of shade on hot days. You can rotate the plants to maximize the advantages of growlights. You can move young tomatoes growing under a Metal Halide growlight to grow under a High Pressure Sodium growlight to snap into Bloom stage.

You can set up a container vegetable garden on a patio, a balcony, a rooftop, in a grow room, on a porch, or in your yard. Fresh vegetables all year long.


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Number One Nursery Pots

1 Gallon Pot

Number One Round Black Nursery Pot (Cylinder)

$39.95 for 2 Dozen (24 each) pots delivered

These #1 Pots are "stand alone", made of thick plastic.
Top rolled lid for easier handling when filled and wet




2 Gallon Round Pots (cylinder HDPE)

2 Gallon Pot

2 Gallon Round Pots

$34.95 each dozen (12 each) delivered

These 2-gallon Pots are made of thinner high density plastic.


Round Root-Cone (tm) Pots

Root Cone Plant Pots

Patented Root-Cone (tm) Technology draws added Oxygen into the root zone for stronger and more vigorous root growth.
Root-Cone (tm) Pots use less soil than similar sized pots.


1 Gallon Round Root-Cone (tm) Pots
$29.95 each dozen (12 each) delivered

These 1-gallon Pots are made of sturdy reusable plastic.
1-gallon size is appropriate for lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, and many herbs.


2 Gallon Round Root-Cone (tm) Pots
$39.95 each dozen (12 each) delivered

These 2-gallon Pots are made of sturdy reusable plastic.
2-gallon size is appropriate for lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, and many herbs.


3 Gallon Round Root-Cone (tm) Pots
$39.95 each 6-pack delivered

These 3-gallon Pots are made of sturdy reusable plastic.
3-gallon size is appropriate for many flowers and many herbs.


5 Gallon Round Root-Cone (tm) Pots
$39.95 each 6-pack delivered

These 5-gallon Pots are made of sturdy reusable plastic.
5-gallon size is appropriate for tomatoes, peppers, snow peas, etc.

All Root-Cone (tm) Plant Pots make more oxygen available to the root zone for faster and more vigorous growth; this means the plants grown in these pots need more frequent watering cycles.
A good rule of thumb is to mix a water soluable fertilizer in every third watering at 1/2 strength.
Depending on weather conditions and plant growth, adjust these watering and fertilizing schedules to suit your plants.




Square Pots 5-inch by 5-inch by 6-inch tall

5 inch insert pots

25 each 5X5X6 Square Pots delivered

$34.95 for 25 Square Pots delivered

These 5-inch Pots are "insert-style", made of thinner plastic.






Heavy Plastic Square Pots 6-inch by 6-inch by 8-inch tall

6 inch heavy plastic pots

100 each 6X6X8 Heavy Square Pots delivered

$169.95 for 100 Square Pots delivered


These 6-inch Pots are "stand alone", made of thick plastic.
Top rolled lid for easier handling when filled and wet
Stand-off feet for better drainage and aeration.






Dutch Pot

Dutch Pot

Dutch Pot

$19.95 each Dutch Pot delivered







Dutch Maxi Pot 6-pack

Dutch MaxiPot

Dutch MaxiPot 3.1 gallons
10" X 10" x 11"
thick black plastic w/4 drain holes on the side corners, drains on bottom


$47.95 each 6-pack Maxi Pot delivered


1TON Tomato Tub
1 ton tomato tub

1 ton tomato tub

1TON Tomato Tub 10.25 gallons
16" diameter x 17" tall
thin blowmold black plastic w/ drains on bottom

This pot takes about 2 cubic feet of soil.
You can grow full sized tomatoes like Early Girl, Roma, Beefsteak, or cherry tomatoes.
Container Growing Tomatoes at it's easiest and best.


$49.95 each 3-pack 1TON Tomato Tub delivered


$189.95 per case of 19 each 1TON Tomato Tub delivered




Number One Growbag
Same volume as #1 Nursery Pot

Made from Polyethylene

Growbag

Growbag

$19.95 for 30 each growbags delivered


2-inch Net Pots

Growbag

2-inch Net Pots

$19.95 per 2 dozen (24 each) 2-inch netpots delivered


3-inch Net Pots

Growbag

3-inch Net Pots

$19.95 per 2 dozen (24 each) 3-inch netpots delivered


24-inch by 8-inch by 6-inch tall Planter
with Drip Tray

Long Planter with Lettuce, Arugula, Endive, etc.

24-inch Long Planter

$24.95 for each 24-inch long Planter with Drip Tray delivered


24-inch by 8-inch by 6-inch tall Planter
with Drip Tray

Square Planter with Tomato

15-inch Square Planter

$24.95 for each 15-inch Square Planter with Drip Tray delivered






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To calculate the volume of a plant container:

Round Pots--Measure the height and measure across the bottom (diameter). So for example, the pot is 8 inches tall and 6 inches across. Take the measurement across the bottom and divide it in half. In the example, take 6 inches and divide by 2 to get 3 inches. Multiply this number times itself. In this example, 3 times 3 to give you 9. Multiply this number by Pi, which is roughly 3.14 or 22/7. So, in our example, 9 times 3.14 gives you 28.26 cubic inches--but it is often OK to just estimate with 3 times nine giving you about 27 cubic inches. Now take this number and multiply it by the height of the pot. In the example, 28.26 times 8 gives you 226.08 cubic inches. If you are using the "close enough for government work" method, the you have 27 times 8 giving you 216 cubic inches.

So this is how many cubic inches there are in the pot, but what does that mean?

To change the cubic inches to US Dry Gallons multiply by .00372. So, in our example, 226.08 times .00372 gives you .84 gallons. In the estimation method, you get 216 times .00372 which gives you about .8 gallons.

There are 1,728 Cubic Inches in a Cubic Foot. So you can get a rough idea of how many pots you can fill from a bag of soil--if you aren't looking at both at once.

Square Pots--Measure the height and measure across the bottom. So for example, the pot is 8 inches tall and 6 inches across each side. Multiply the length of two sides of the bottom number. So in the example, multiply 6 times 6 to give you 36 square inches. Now take this number and multiply it by the height of the pot. In the example, 36 times 8 gives you 288 cubic inches.

To change the cubic inches to US Dry Gallons multiply by .00372. So, in our example, 288 times .00372 gives you 1.07 gallons. Or in other words a fat one gallon, or one gallon's worth of soil or growrocks will be below the rim.

Sometimes, the pots are filled to the rim and settle down after time; sometimes they are filled a little below the rim to keep the floor cleaner.

The "loft" of the soil is an indication about how heavy or how light the soil is. Lighter soils can be compressed more easily. Lighter soils are often filled to the brim then compressed to an inch or so below the rim.

N.B. Both pots from the above example may be referred to as "One Gallon Pots".


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