Everything You Need to Start a Small Garden

These are the basic tools and materials if you’re starting from the absolute beginning. Container gardening is balcony friendly with enough sunlight. If you have a backyard, you can designate an area for containers and not have to worry about digging or building raised beds.

• Pots and containers, buckets, balcony planters

• 5-gallon or 20 inch pots (4-6x, $27-$41) or large rectangular planters (4-6x)

• Balcony planters (hanging, rail) (2-4x, $32-$60)

• Tools - hand shovel, cultivator ($15)

• Watering can (2L) ($15)

• Potting mix (~$20-$30)

• Fertilizer (all-purpose, bone meal, kelp, ~$50-$85)

• Compost (bag, $25)

• Trellising ($5-$22)

• Total: $189 - $293