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1.  Anything can be grown in a pot: perennial and annual flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Perennials just won’t grow as big as their relatives planted in the ground.

Quick flower reminder: Annuals are flowers that get planted for one year and usually bloom throughout the summer. Perennials are plants that will continue to grow year after year, but their flowers have a shorter blooming period.


2.  Don’t ever leave the plant in the same container it came in. The plant needs more soil and space for roots to grow.


3.  Also, get a good container made of thicker plastic, clay, or wood. Avoid thin plastic. The container should have drainage holes.


4.  One more thing on the topic of pots—anything in a pot needs more water than things in the ground. Soil and plants in containers dry out faster. So be sure to water at least two or three times a week.


5.  Best annuals for sun: petunias- they’ll fill out and give you beautiful blooms all summer long.


6.  Best annuals for shade: impatiens.


7.  There are organic options to help your garden grow.  14th Street Garden Center sells organic soil, fertilizers, and pesticides (such as lavender and rosemary oils to keep the pests away).


8.  What about squirrels that like to nibble? “City squirrels are really immune to everything and are used to eating a lot,” says Giordano. But the Garden Center does offer sprays, such as hot pepper spray, if you want to put up a good fight.


9.  For those with only an indoor windowsill, stick with herbs. Veggies need more sun than an indoor setting can offer. The most popular herb to grow indoors is basil.


10.  And if all of this sounds great, but you’d rather just have the fruits and not the labor, then head to the 14th Street Garden Center where they’ll help you pick the plants, pot them, and they’ll even deliver. Potted containers start at around $30.