# gardening in hanging baskets? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 2, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125 "2009-02-02T15:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cedman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/1 "2009-02-02T15:37:29Z")
I want to start planning on doing a little gardening this spring. I have six hanging baskets on my front porch with an irrigation system installed to water whatever is in the baskets. There is a lot of sun here well into the morning. What edibles can be grown in a hanging basket? Tomatoes would be sooooo good! Anything else? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/2 "2009-02-02T15:59:52Z")
[Growing tomatoes hanging from a basket](http://www.hangingtomato.com/) isn’t all that uncommon. Herbs are easy too. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/3 "2009-02-02T16:32:26Z")
Strawberries work well in hanging baskets. There may be specific varieties just for this purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/4 "2009-02-02T16:58:56Z")
I did green peppers in a medium pot on my deck. I suppose if your hanging basket is big enough, you could do it there. ---
**Author:** ![Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gam_Zeh_Yaavor)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/5 "2009-02-02T17:01:43Z")
What volume are the baskets? Some crops (such as cucumbers, melons, and tomatoes) do well hanging, but need quite a lot of soil space. Mint (like most of the mint family) doesn’t need much space, however, and will grow like a beast in any basket. ---
**Author:** ![cedman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/6 "2009-02-03T01:10:44Z")
> [@Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](#): > > What volume are the baskets? Some crops (such as cucumbers, melons, and tomatoes) do well hanging, but need quite a lot of soil space. Mint (like most of the mint family) doesn’t need much space, however, and will grow like a beast in any basket. These baskets are about 18" in diameter and maybe 8" deep. The bottom is curved so it probably has less volume than those dimensions would suggest. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-in-hanging-baskets/484125/7 "2009-02-03T01:41:45Z")
Nasturtiums have a black pepper like taste. You can eat the leaves and flowers. Some thyme would be good. Common and or Lemon thyme. You can grow bush cucumber plants. I recommend the tomato variety Balcony from Burpee the seed of which is only sold at retail stores. Walmart You can grow basil. You could grow some small varieties of peppers.