So it’s officially been a month, and the container garden is off to a fantastic start. I haven’t gone nuts and overwatered, for one thing, even though this scorching early-June heat tempts my ability to refrain from drowning my plants.

One snafu: Something is eating my pepper plant leaves. Here’s a photo of my assaulted peppers.

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If your shopping list is complete and you’ve chosen which varieties you’d like to grow in your garden, the next step is determining how many of each plant you’ll need to meet your harvest goals.

Like selecting varieties, quantity is based on personal preference and need. But we’ve developed some guidelines to get help you started.

Some rules of thumb to feed two to three people:

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