What container size info.

[Oliver Buckle]

I found this quite helpful

Vegetable Container Size Chart

Not sure what size pot you need for your next crop? No need to guess, our Vegetable Container Size Chart will give you all the info you need!

sandiegoseedcompany.com

But do remember that a US gallon is smaller, about three and three quarter litres rather than about four and a half in an Imperial gallon. (I thought everything was suposed to be bigger in America)

 

[Meadowlark]

Their size chart doesn't show any as large as I routinely use... i.e. Hügelkultur containers.

The other thing I found interesting is they recommend growing corn in a 20-gallon size. I'm very skeptical of that due to corn's root system which has seminal and nodal roots that can extend as much as 5 ft in depth.

Going to run a little experiment on growing corn in Hügelkultur containers. I just did my first planting in the garden so now I'll plant in an HK container and compare.

 

[ChrisH]

It says to grow indeterminate tomatoes in a 20 gallon container. I have grown them successfully for several years in 5-gallon buckets, and then last year in a 7-gallon fabric planter. They'll be going in the 7-gallon fabric planters again this year. I stake the plants when they're small, and then use galvanized steel fencing as cages. Everything I grow is done in containers because the soil in my backyard is garbage.