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Gymgirl wrote:
Themarmot, et al,
Most tomatoes need a MINIMUM of 5 gallons to grow properly. Exception to this is growing small cherry or patio type tomatoes.

Consider a 5-gallon eBucket to be one square foot of growing space. The Square Foot Gardener website has a chart of how many plants per square foot is recommended.

You can grow just about anything is a bucket, long as it's the right size bucket...

Here's an idea of the winter veggies you can grow.