If you travel to any home improvement store, you can easily find plastic 5 gallon buckets to begin your bucket garden project. Whether you use a 5 gallon bucket for your garden, it is very simple to get started and this can quickly grow into a larger garden over time.
To make your first garden bucket, begin with a single 5 gallon container and drill a few holes for water drainage. Then add some topsoil and sprinkle in some fertilizer to prepare the plant for its new home. Add a seedling like pepper, tomato, or any vegetable of your choice and you are done within a few minutes. A bucket garden which consists of 5 gallon plastic buckets can be very beneficial.
One of the advantages of a container garden is its portability. If you live in a home that does not offer optimal conditions for a stationary garden, bucket gardens can offer the flexibility you need to address issues like minimal access to sunlight, strong wind conditions and animal invaders such as the dreaded bunny. A bucket garden is a little harder for animals to access and can be bordered by fencing if needed.