Do you want to garden with no weeding and less stooping? Why not try container gardening. You can purchase inexpensive flower pots and fill them with good potting soil. Don’t use garden soil because it will pack too tightly in the pot and there won’t be room for water and air in the soil. Choose a pot with a drain hole in the bottom so the soil doesn’t become waterlogged. If the pot is heavy, place it on casters to be able to roll it around. Mix slow release fertilizer in the potting soil or fertilizer once every two weeks with a dilute fertilizer solution.

Location is important! Most vegetables need full sun. Decide if your site will be in full sun, partial sun or shade. There are now many varieties of vegetable plants that are designed specifically for container gardens.

Decide if you want vegetables, flowers or foliage plants or a combination. You might
mix a tall, spiky plant with a mounding plant and a trailing plant.

Transplant the plants at the same level as they were grown; don’t bury the stems.

Check the pot daily for watering. Soil in clay pots dry out quicker than that in plastic pots. During hot, windy conditions you may need to water the pot several times a day. Inspect your plants weekly for insect or disease problems. Some plants such as coreopsis may need to have
          the dead flowers removed to encourage more blooming.

Unless the plant can be moved indoors or you want it as a houseplant, remove it from the pot at the end of the season. Store the container inside during the winter, because many pots will crack if left outside during freezing weather. To use the pot the following year, clean well and start with fresh potting soil. If cared for properly, containers can be used for several years