| Vegetable | Minimum container size | Inches between plants |
| Beans, Bush | 2 gallon | 2 to 3 |
| Beet | 1/2 gallon | 2 to 3 |
| Carrot | 1 quart | 2 to 3 |
| Cabbage | 5 gallon | 12 to 18 |
| Chard, Swiss | 1/2 gallon | 4 to 6 |
| Cucumber | 5 gallon | 14 to 18 |
| Eggplant | 5 gallon | 1 plant per container |
| Lettuce, Leaf | 1/2 gallon | 4 to 6 |
| Onion, Green | 1/2 gallon | 2 to 3 |
| Pepper, Bell | 2 gallon | 1 plant per container |
| Squash, Summer | 2 gallon | 1 to 3 plants per container |
| Squash, Winter | 3 gallon | 1 plant per container |
| Tomato | 5 gallon | 1 plant per container |
| Tomato, Cherry | 1 gallon | 1 plant per container |
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