Container Gardening

🌿 Why container vegetables struggle more than they should If your tomatoes, peppers, or zucchini look healthy but don’t produce the way you expect, the issue is usually not the plant—it’s the soil. In my experience growing vegetables in containers and raised beds in Sonoma Valley for more than 20 years, I’ve found that potting…

🌱 Why feeding matters more in containers If your container vegetables start strong but fade halfway through the season, the issue is often not sunlight or watering—it’s nutrition. In the ground, plants can reach deeper for nutrients. In containers, they depend entirely on what you provide. Every time you water, a small amount of fertility…

🌱 Why watering is the most common point of failure If container vegetables struggle, watering is almost always part of the problem—but not always in the way gardeners expect. In my experience growing vegetables year-round in containers and raised beds in Sonoma Valley, it’s rarely a question of watering too little or too much in…

🌿 Why healthy-looking plants still fail in containers If your container vegetables grow well at first but then stall, yellow, or produce poorly, you’re not alone—and you’re not doing just one thing wrong. In my experience growing vegetables in containers and raised beds in Sonoma Valley for more than 20 years, most failures aren’t caused…