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I have black beans and red kidney beans growing out of control, i need to repot but not sure of an appropriate depth. Do they sustain shallow roots or deeper roots requiring deeper pots? Thank you in advance!

Joel wrote: "I have black beans and red kidney beans growing out of control, i need to repot but not sure of an appropriate depth. Do they sustain shallow roots or deeper roots requiring deeper pots? Thank you ..."

Not sure what variety you have however, bush beans grow about two feet high and two feet wide. Pole beans can grow long slender strands about six feet long and need a trellis.

A would think a five gallon bucket would work for the bush variety. One could plant ten seeds in a bucket but would need a trellis in the bucket for the plants to grow up. One would also want some drain holes in the bottom of the buckets also.

Good thing you have not tried squash or pumpkins or have you?
Those plants need about 5 square feet for one seed :)

For a good book on growing vegetables, this is the best.

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions.

Thanks Mickey.

I dont know how to delete that individual post

Next time im on my computer i will do that, on the app now.

Move your butt Joel, do it NOW. If all else fails,edit and remove the phone number.

Joel--while I applaud your enthusiasm over growing plants from saved seeds I'm hoping you have gotten your phone number removed by now. As everyone has said it's a big no no to share this kind of personal information.

I also use the book Mickey shared and it is excellent especially for new gardeners. Some of the things you listed require large containers to do well and other things do not transplant well. If you do some research you can learn the requirements for each plant and have more success and ultimately more fun growing your container plants.

Thank you cheryl

Thank you miss jessi

JOEL REMOVE THE PHONE NUMBER.

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Its deleted guys thank you!

Now back gardening, more questions.
Try looking up your local Master Gardeners Volunteer Association, they can help and they provide lectures and classes for everyone, some cost money some are free.

Thanks mickey!

Joel wrote: "Thanks mickey!"

No problem, so how many egg cartons do you have in your home?

I use reusable 72 one inch cell seed trays starting kits like you see in the garden center stores. Now 6 trays x 72 cells = 432 plants. Those 6 trays will easily sit on two shelves in front of my south side windows. One fourth of those plants will not make it for transplanting, leaving around 300 plants. I will transplant them 3 weeks later into 3 inch pots. For me that will be around the beginning the month of May. I will no longer keep them in my home. I have covered porch out of direct sunlight, high winds and pounding rain. Every inch of my porch will covered by plants. Around memorial weekend every plant will be transplanted directly into the ground.

My vegetable garden space is around 7,000 sq ft. Most of my vegetable plants will be seeds directly put into the ground. Take pickling pickles, they will go from seed to table in just 60 days. Tomatoes that I start indoors will take 100 days to from seed to table. I plant a lot because I preserve what I grow.

When I started out many decades ago, I only had a small 4 ft x 12 ft garden box. My hobby kept on growing. Depending on how much space you have should determine how many plants you want.

Im small time but the insanity of care is more than i thought. I had 2 eighteen count egg cartons going. I got 12 butternut squash to Sprout and transplanted them into 4-5 inch pots, the other i am waiting for bell peppers to sprout. Before the peppers in the same egg tray i got black beans and kidney beans to grow in them and since transplanted in pots with bamboo with fishing braided line as a trellis. 13 avocado pits (none of which have yet to sprout), 1 celery, 6 romaine hearts, 1 shallot, 4 potato halves, 7 cloves of garlic, 4 tomatoes, waiting on watermelon, apples, lemons, cucumbers, mango, onion, and ginger to sprout. I went a little overboard i think, but the insanity is what i look forward to. Looking to do zucchini and yellow squash soon. It all started with the celery and then i bought a pack of dried mixed beans packed together for soups which i havent even touched except for the black beans and kidney beans out of the 16 varieties available which cost me $2.00! I will need some guidance/sound-board. What do you think? I started around christmas and already have run out of room indoors, lol, but with winter here i am gonna have to make due, im driving the little lady crazy, i shouldve planned better, now i need shelves and or tables. I've been lucky as far as cost for pots and buying last years potting soil i saved a few bucks. Proud of my growth even if it is unorganized. With research and forums i will get better. The best thing is getting others interested and watching the seed planted in their heads, punn intended, lol

Squash grows easily one plant will require a lot of space.

Peppers takes around three weeks just to sprout, they grow easy but takes a long time to get fruit. Peppers are first green then turn red or yellow.

Beans should do well, sounds like the pole variety over bush. If pole variety one will need around ten plants to have one meal.

Lettuces does well indoors and each plant only take up one square foot.
Tomato plants are bush or vine five gallon buckets will be needed. A trellis in the buckets will be needed. Wire trellis are cheap $1-$2 ones should work. For beefsteak tomatoes a heavy trellis may be needed.

Apple trees take years to grow and needs more than one to make fruit.
Avocado and lemons are tropical and I nothing about them.
The root plants can go deep at least one to two feet deep a five gallon bucket might work.

However, still sounds like fun and one can over time recognize that every plant has it own look and shape to them.

I've been bringing home buckets for 3 weeks now in preparation and she is going to kill me unless i start using some before bringing any more home. I have about 10 food grade buckets total. Sounds like i will need more, lol, my plans are to maintain them in containers and indoors. Maybe when winter breaks in late April, i will let them sun in the sunroom, but we are a long ways from that, and i am running out of room in my apartment. As far as your garden goes, sounds large, how do you keep up? Im all over the place with my minor collection. 7,000 sq ft, man, the damage i would do, lol.

John Deer tractor helps. Also I do not start my seeds until March. You have a head start :)

(Moved this thread down into the Container Gardening folder).