Suggested minimum container sizes and varieties of vegetables suitable for container gardening are as follows:
| Container Size | Plant Type | Spacing/Planting | Recommended Varieties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-gallon containers | parsley | 1 plant | Dark Moss Curled, Paramount |
| One gallon containers | cabbages | 1 plant | Any |
| cucumbers | 2 plants | Salad Bush, Bush Champion, and Spacemaster | |
| green beans | 2-3 plants | Topcrop, Tendercrop, Derby | |
| leaf lettuce | 4-6 plants | Green Ice, Salad Bowl, Red Sails, Black Seeded Simpson, Buttercrunch, Oakleaf | |
| spinach | direct seed, thin to 1-2 inches apart | American Viking, Long Standing, Bloomsdale, Melody | |
| Swiss chard | 1 plant | Fordhook Giant, Lucullus | |
| cherry and patio tomatoes | 1 plant | Pixie (cherry); Patio (patio) | |
| Two gallon containers | beets | thin to 2-3 inches apart | Ruby Queen |
| carrots | thin to 2-3 inches apart | Little Finger, Danver's Half Long, Nantes Half Long | |
| eggplant | 1 plant | Dusky | |
| pepper | 2 plants | Lady Bell, Gypsy, Crispy, New Ace, Red Chilli | |
| radishes | thin to 1-2 inches apart | Champion, Comet, Sparkler, White Icicle, Early Scarlet Globe | |
| Three gallon containers | Standard tomatoes | 1 plant | Jetstar, Celebrity, Super Bush |
