Small apartment balcony filled with container vegetables: potted cherry tomatoes, a railing windowbox of salad greens, and hanging pocket herb planters

Big Crops in Small Spaces

One plant. One pot. One harvest. That’s the whole method, and it works in any space that gets a little sun.

Got a balcony, a windowsill, or a patch of railing that gets a few hours of sun? That’s enough. Grow Pocket Harvest is a beginner’s guide to growing real, edible vegetables — cherry tomatoes, salad greens, herbs, and more — in pots, tubs, and hanging pockets. No yard required, no experience assumed, no complicated setups.

Everything here is built around the constraints of small-space growing: container size, drainage, sun hours, and how often you’ll actually need to water. If you’ve ever killed a basil plant from a grocery store, you’re exactly who this site is for.

Explore the Pillars

A railing-mounted planter box of lettuce, basil and cherry tomatoes on a balcony at golden hour, with a hanging herb planter above and a copper watering can nearby

Balcony Greens

Fast, cut-and-come-again lettuce, spinach, and microgreens for shallow containers.

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A cherry tomato plant heavy with ripe fruit growing in a fabric grow bag on a balcony railing, with a copper watering can hanging beside it

Pot & Tub Veggies

Cherry tomatoes, peppers, and bush beans for sunny spots.

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Rows of potted herbs, basil, rosemary, thyme and oregano, arranged on wooden tiered plant stands, with a railing planter of parsley and chives hanging above

Windowbox Herbs

Basil, rosemary, mint, and more for windowsills and railings.

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A hanging canvas pocket planter mounted on a wall, filled with basil, parsley, thyme and strawberries, with a hand picking a sprig of herbs

Pocket Vertical

Hanging pocket planters and tiered shelving for growing up instead of out.

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Hands scooping potting soil from a paper bag into a fabric grow bag, preparing a container for planting

Soil, Water & Container Care

The unglamorous basics that make everything else work.

Explore Soil, Water & Container Care →

New here? Start with our Start Here guide — it walks you through picking your first container and your first plant. Already growing and looking for gear recommendations? Check out Recommended Gear.

Broccoli plant growing in a black container on a deck railing, with a small green head forming in the centre

From the Test Garden

Our own test pots live in the Pocket Harvest Test Garden: dated photos and notes on what we sowed, what grew and what didn’t. We grow in the Southern Hemisphere, where the seasons are opposite to yours. So while you head into fall and winter, our pots are in spring and summer, and you can watch how a crop behaves before your own season comes round.

See the Test Garden →