Tomatoes do well in containers (speaks she who has 2 pots with tomatoes on the back deck as of last week).
And actually, you can do zucchini/other squash in containers, as well as cukes, peppers, peas, and, well, most anything else - you just don't end up having quite as many plants. My "big" pots are about 18 inches x 18 inches at the top, and about 16 inches deep. The tomatoes are planted 4 to a pot (in the corners of the pot. I have a pattypan squash in the middle of the third, with two pepper plants in opposite corners of the same planter - the drawback is that the squash may cover up the peppers (we'll see).
The herbs and lettuces I have are in more traditional window-box planters (6 inches wide by about 30 inches long, and about 6 inches or so deep).
Keep an eye out for a book titled "Square Foot Gardening" (it has been very helpful, at least for me).
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And actually, you can do zucchini/other squash in containers, as well as cukes, peppers, peas, and, well, most anything else - you just don't end up having quite as many plants. My "big" pots are about 18 inches x 18 inches at the top, and about 16 inches deep. The tomatoes are planted 4 to a pot (in the corners of the pot. I have a pattypan squash in the middle of the third, with two pepper plants in opposite corners of the same planter - the drawback is that the squash may cover up the peppers (we'll see).
The herbs and lettuces I have are in more traditional window-box planters (6 inches wide by about 30 inches long, and about 6 inches or so deep).
Keep an eye out for a book titled "Square Foot Gardening" (it has been very helpful, at least for me).
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