small veggie garden, what kind of plants are best?

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I want to grow some veggies on my patio (live in condo). Which plants are best? There is an hour or so that it gets direct sunlight. (living in vegas) Use potting soil? Some type of fertilizer?

Trying to save money, so this must be a cheap venture. So do not refer me to buying some type of machine, won't do it.

It must be small due to the lack of space... any INFO you got would be awesome.. thanks in advanced.
 
You can grow quite a bit actually! The easiest by far, are carrots and radishes. But you can grow spinach. And just cut off what you want to use and it will grow more in about a week or so. Small onions are fine too. Chives are good.You can even grow tomatoes. Cherry or grape tomatoes might be best. They grow on a vine so you may need a small trellis or something. There are many varieties of soil to choose from. Potting soil is fairly cheap and will work just fine. Miracle Gro makes a good enriched soil but, may be best if you mix the two equally.
Some plants like lots of sun. Some not as much. So, hopefully you have an southern.exposure so you can get max sun. But morning sun (east) or evening sun (west) is OK. A northern exposure will give you the least light.
 
If you want to go super-cheap, forgo the fancy pots and get some large buckets. Drill or poke some holes in the bottom for drainage. Put some stones or broken pottery on the bottom of bucket and use a good dirt, like Miracle-Gro. I grew tomatoes last year in these. You may need tall sticks/stakes to support them as they grow. An old broom handle works fairly well. Grow shorter varieties. Three buckets produced plenty for me. I grew hot peppers in smaller pots and grew a ton of herbs in even smaller ones. If you can collect rainwater to use for watering your plants, even better! Good luck, just play it by ear, start small and learn from your mistakes.
 
As long as you use pots big enough, you can grow potatoes and tomatoes, and maybe even carrots. Make sure the pots have drainage.

Just a good growing compost, with liquid fertilizer twice a week, and normal care and attention. You can even use ordinary soil if you have some good fertile stuff handy.
Good luck anyway.
 
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