This is the outline presented at the 3/1/06 PPO meeting, for those who did not get a copy or were unable to attend. If enough people are interested, I am willing to do a follow-up where we do "hands on" and actually PLANT some containers. Please indicate your interest in a response to this post so all the answers will be in one place, thanks! : ) Carla
Criteria
- Productive - good harvest
- Easy cultivation
- Most available as plants (rather than seed)
- Amenable to pot culture (mostly)
Growing conditions of participants
- Experience gardening?
- Garden space available?
- Sun exposure?
- Indoor only?
Growing techniques
- Pot
- Pot w/trellis
- Raised bed (see Organic Gardening magazine for more details)
- Ground (w/trellis if needed)
- Indoor lights
Pots
- Size
- Material (clay, plastic, wood, etc.)-
- Color (light v. dark)
- Temperature issues
- Watering issues
- Planting medium
Making your plant choices
- What do you like to eat?
- Sun requirements
- Water requirements
- Space requirements
- Pollination requirements
- Trellis
- Ornamental value
- Seeds v. starts
- Annual v. perennial
Recommended plants
Fruits
- Fig Negronne (OGW)
- Goumi (OGW, PDX NURS?)
- Blueberry Sunshine Blue (OGW)
- Strawberry Tristar (OGW, PDX NURS?)
Veggies
- Green bean bush-type Nugget, Dragon Tongue, Dwarf Bees (TER), Derby, Oregon 54 (seed NIC)
- Cucumber Armenian (many sources, needs trellis), Salad Bush (NIC), Marketmore 86 (TER, trellis?)
- Radish (seed only) Cherry Belle (TER, NIC) or other quick variety (less than 30 days to maturity)
- Pepper sweet Jingle Bells (seed TG), PDX?, various, Miniature Bell Red/Yellow/Chocolate (TER)
- Pepper hot - Early Jalapeno (various), Aji Colorado (seed only SC), Thai Hot Ornamental (seed TG)
- Tomato Stupice (trellis, various), Principe Borghese (trellis), Oregon Cherry (TER), Gardener’s Delight (trellis), Patio F Hybrid, Micro-Tom (all seed only, TG)
- Zucchini Sun Green (TER), Eight Ball (trellis?, NIC)
- Kale (various)
- Lettuce/mesclun/greens “mesclun” mixes, any “looseleaf” lettuce variety (various)
Herbs
- Oregano Greek (various)
- Mint peppermint, spearmint, chocolate mint, pineapple mint (best kept in pot)
- Basil Genovese, Sweet, Mammoth or Lettuce Leaf, Thai (various)
- Chives (various)
- Parsle