The container provides support for the growing medium, and it must be large enough to provide for ample root growth. Listed below are container sizes needed for various vegetables. These are minimums for ONE plant. Multiply container size to grow more than one plant per container. Scrap materials make attractive containers.
Some examples are bushel baskets, old buckets, plastic dishpans, plastic bags, or wooden trays.
Restaurants get large quantities of raw products in plastic pails, and grocery stores may have numerous baskets to discard. You can paint wooden containers and treat them to preserve them. Use only copper naphthalate as a preservative. Paints are not harmful. Prepare solid containers by drilling several holes in the side along the bottom for drainage.