Use the right pots
Select pots at least a foot in diameter for growing herbs. For larger crops, use pots at least 16 inches wide and deep, and preferably larger, so roots have room to spread. Wiener shopped yard sales to get a large collection of pots for little money. Use fresh potting soil every year.
Grow vertically
To keep tomatoes from sprawling, train them on bamboo spiral stakes. Strawberries dangle from a wire basket that hangs on the fence.
Choose easy crops
