I've just realised that, for most courtyard gardeners, there are no flower beds at all, just concrete. So, which of the plants I'm growing can be grown in pots? All of them!
Beetroot take hardly any space, as can be seen from the picture above, and carrots, onions, tomatoes, anything can be grown in a pot as long as you remember to water it and feed it enough (especially true for tomatoes - you'll need about 30litres of organic potting mix per plant and to feed about once a fortnight at least). The general rule of thumb is that any plant needs the same amount of root space as the size of the plant's foliage that you see above the ground...in an ideal world. Of course, if you can't provide, then just don't forget to water and feed well, though you still may struggle a bit with things like watermelons :-)
The companion plants can all be planted together in pots too, especially the marigold/basil/garlic/tomato gang.
If you are truly pushed for space, don't forget hanging baskets too.
This is a nice website about growing potted tomato plants in a tight space...growing them upside down from holes cut in the bottom of buckets!...http://oldfashionedliving.com/tomato2.html
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