Color: Dark colors absorb heat, so they may make the soil too warm for some vegetable crops in summer, especially in hot areas. The type of vegetable you're growing in a container should guide the ...

Whether you grow winter or summer types of squash, they are easy-to-grow plants ... Plants can also be planted in raised beds or large containers filled with a good potting mix - size is important ...

Courgettes, summer squash and marrows can all be grown in ... put into a 12.5cm (5in) container. Plant out into growing bags, soil or a large pot in late spring or early summer.