This page is not a product ranking and it does not name a brand or a price. The mix and the pot sizes are the stored farmer field notes. Official container fields on these crops are empty unless the crop card says otherwise.
The stored mix
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Shared mix · Potting mix
Potting mix by volume: topsoil, decomposed cow dung or compost, and coir dust, in equal parts (1:1:1).
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Pot sizes the container planner can read
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Tomato · Container volume: 15–20 L
One plant. The container planner uses 15 L, the low end of this range, as the minimum.
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Tomato · Container diameter or width: 30 cm
Pot diameter about 30 cm.
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Tomato · Container depth: 35 cm
Pot depth about 35 cm. The container planner uses this depth as the minimum depth.
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Tomato · Plants in that container: 1
One plant in that pot.
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Chilli pepper · Container volume: 10–15 L
One plant. The container planner uses 10 L, the low end, as the minimum.
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Chilli pepper · Container diameter or width: 25 cm
Pot diameter about 25 cm.
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Chilli pepper · Container depth: 30 cm
Pot depth about 30 cm.
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Chilli pepper · Plants in that container: 1
One plant in that pot.
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Mint · Container volume: 3–5 L
One or two plants. The container planner uses 3 L, the low end, as the minimum.
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Mint · Container diameter or width: 20 cm
Pot diameter about 20 cm.
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Mint · Container depth: 20 cm
Pot depth about 20 cm.
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Mint · Plants in that container: 1–2
Plants in that pot.
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Basil · Container volume: 3–5 L
One or two plants. The container planner uses 3 L, the low end, as the minimum.
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Basil · Container diameter or width: 20 cm
Pot diameter about 20 cm.
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Basil · Container depth: 20 cm
Pot depth about 20 cm.
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Basil · Plants in that container: 1–2
Plants in that pot.
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Bush bean · Container volume: 10 L
Two or three plants.
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Bush bean · Container diameter or width: 25 cm
Pot diameter about 25 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Bush bean · Container depth: 25 cm
Pot depth about 25 cm.
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Bush bean · Plants in that container: 2–3
Plants in that pot.
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Pole bean · Container volume: 15 L
Two plants. Vine beans.
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Pole bean · Container diameter or width: 30 cm
Pot diameter about 30 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Pole bean · Container depth: 30 cm
Pot depth about 30 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Pole bean · Plants in that container: 2
Plants in that pot.
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Yard long bean · Container volume: 15 L
Two plants. Vine beans.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Yard long bean · Container diameter or width: 30 cm
Pot diameter about 30 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Yard long bean · Container depth: 30 cm
Pot depth about 30 cm.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Yard long bean · Plants in that container: 2
Plants in that pot.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Open the container planner and choose a crop. A pass or an overcrowding warning uses the stored minimum and the plant count you enter. The Short on this page is about tiny flies in potting soil. No fly treatment rate is stored, so none is added here.