Container Vegetable Gardens: Lettuce, Tomatoes, Peppers & Beans in Pots

Small-space gardeners can harvest fresh produce with these four container-friendly crops.

Lettuce

Loose-leaf types (Buttercrunch, Oak Leaf) in 6–8″ pots. Partial shade. Cut-and-come-again harvest.

Tomatoes

Compact determinate (Patio Prize) or cherry (Sweet 100) in 24–36″ deep pots. Cage or stake. Prune suckers.

Peppers

Move pots to chase ideal temps (65–95°F). Spring: hot side of house. Summer: cooler spot. Cold nights: bring indoors.

Beans

Bush beans: easy. Pole beans: trellis to grow vertical. Succession plant every 3 weeks for continuous yield.

Start Simple

Patio pots, quality mix, seeds/seedlings. Kitchen garden on your deck in weeks.