Hello. I live in a trailer park in Northern California. Zone 9b. Limited growing space. That's why I am doing container growing. Fruit trees, herbs, berries, vegetables, fragrant flowers and plants, California natives, drought-tolerant plants, orchids. I have an AS in Landscape Horticulture and consider myself "well-versed" with plants. But container-gardening presented a new challenge. I have killed so many plants that I continue to read, research and inquire about what could be ailing my babies. There's always something to learn.

I am new to this group am 70 years old and learning how to grow vegetables and herbs and trying to eat more plant based because I am overweight and a diabetic. This is my first year growing my Garden in containers. It Didn’t do so well because I had them up next to my House and they were not Getting enough sun plus I wasn’t Fertilizing enough and didn’t realize the watering was washing the Nutrients out. I have corrected that and am getting fall produce now. I live in WA 8b or 9a zone. I am planting garlic by End of Oct and especially like growing more out of scrape of veggies. I am doubling the size Of my Garden next year because I bought everything When it was on sale In late Sept. i have been researching how to grow each veggie and got a soil test kit Then since I use a wheelchair I put my pots and grow bags up on pallets and my son will put in watering system in spring.

Im in Florida and my cherry tomatoes were doing amazing, they were heat tolerant, but at the height of the summer they stopped producing. Did the mid 90 degree temps do that?

My harvest today: Salad Leaf lettuce Kale Mustard Lemon Balm Sage Parsley Oregano Yard long beans Cherry tomato Miniature pepper All growing in my Worm Tower Gardens. YUM

Container gardeners have one problem that traditional gardeners don't always have to think about: We're going to run out of floor space eventually. 😂 The patio is full. The balcony is full. The deck is full. There isn't room for ONE. MORE. POT. Or is there? Because today we're growing UP. Meet one of my favorite cool-season container crops: 🫛 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐒! Peas love cooler weather, grow beautifully on a simple trellis, and give us an opportunity to use vertical space instead of taking over the patio. And there's another reason you should consider growing them... If you've never eaten a pea seconds after picking it from the vine, you're in for a treat. 🫛 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 Peas are cool-season plants. They aren't particularly happy when temperatures soar. Hot weather can slow production, reduce flowering, and eventually bring the pea-growing season to an end. But give them cooler days and chilly nights? 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲. That's why peas can make an excellent Second Spring crop. There's one catch, though. If August is still extremely hot where you live, don't rush them. You may need to wait until temperatures begin moderating before planting. Remember: 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. Your local weather gets the final vote. 🌱 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰? Here's where things get interesting because "peas" aren't all the same. 🫛 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐬 You eat the pod AND the peas inside. They're sweet, crunchy, and wonderful straight from the vine. Honestly, some may never make it into the house. 😂 🫛 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐬 These have flat, tender edible pods and are usually harvested before the peas inside fully develop. They're fantastic in stir-fries. 🫛 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐬 These are the traditional peas you remove from the pod before eating. The pod itself is usually too tough to eat. But those fresh peas inside? That's where the magic is. 🪴 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 Peas don't require an enormously deep container, but they appreciate room for their roots.