Containers or Raised Beds?

creister · March 4, 2009

I have 12 tomato plants that I was going to originally plant in containers. 4 indet. into HEBs and 8 dwarf/det. into 5 gallon buckets. Squash, cucumbers and beans were going into the remaining raised beds.

I was thinking that I could grow the maters in the raised beds, and the beans and squash in containers. My reasoning was that the sprinkler system could water the tomatoes when I leave town, don't have to worry about the buckets. Fishing for opinions.

March 4, 2009	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Containers or Raised Beds? I have 12 tomato plants that I was going to originally plant in containers. 4 indet. into HEBs and 8 dwarf/det. into 5 gallon buckets. Squash, cucumbers and beans were going into the remaining raised beds. I was thinking that I could grow the maters in the raised beds, and the beans and squash in containers. My reasoning was that the sprinkler system could water the tomatoes when I leave town, don't have to worry about the buckets. Fishing for opinions.