Vegetables

Endive and Escarole in Containers: Baby Leaves or Full Heads?
Choose curly endive or escarole for pots. Plan baby-leaf or full-head spacing, manage cool-season growth, and decide whether blanching is worthwhile.

Mâche in Containers: Start With Cool Soil, Not Just Cool Nights
Grow mâche, or corn salad, in a small planter. Check soil temperature, sow shallowly, space the rosettes, and plan a realistic cool-season harvest.

Mustard greens in containers: plan for baby leaves or cooking greens
Grow mustard greens in a draining container, choose baby-leaf or larger harvests, use local cool-season timing, and keep each plant’s growing center intact.

Kohlrabi in containers: spacing for crisp, small stems
Choose a draining planter, space ordinary or giant kohlrabi correctly, and harvest swollen stems at the right size for your local cool season.

Turnips in containers: choose small roots or leafy greens
Choose turnips for small roots or greens, plan spacing in a broad container, and use local cool-season timing instead of a fixed national planting…

Collards in pots: make room for one productive plant
Choose a container for one collard plant, check local planting dates, manage water and feeding, and harvest outer leaves while keeping the center growing.

Green onions in pots: plan a small row for the kitchen
Grow green onions in a manageable container row: choose seeds or sets, measure spacing, keep moisture steady, and harvest for the meals you cook.

Beets in containers: make room for the roots
Grow a small container of beets with a measured planting layout, seed-cluster thinning, even moisture, and a realistic plan for roots and greens.

Bok choy in pots: choose the harvest before you sow
Grow a small pot of bok choy with a clear harvest goal, sensible spacing, regional timing, and a plan for early flowering.

Swiss chard in pots: leave room for leaves and stalks
Grow one pot of Swiss chard with a clear harvest plan, sensible spacing, careful thinning, and outer-leaf picking that protects the crown.