Here's an idea you're going to love: a big, economical bag that lets you grow vegetables on the porch, deck, or balcony. This bag is such a space-saver that you'll find yourself re-purposing it when the veggies are harvested for other crops you thought you'd never have the room to grow.
This woven polyethylene bag is 18 inches high and 14 inches in diameter, with reinforced handles to make moving it a snap. Just fill it with 36 quarts of soil or potting mix; the drainage holes at the base keep the soil from becoming too wet, while the generous side flaps let you harvest "underground" when the crops mature.
This bag is useful for potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, and other root crops, as well as flowers and other veggies. And when the season's over, it washes clean with the hose and stores flat for next year.
