[trisham]

It's that time of year. It's one of the reasons I like growing plants in containers on our back deck. We have two umbrellas and the floor of the deck is eight feet off the ground, with the plants up on stands and railings. It gives us a little extra time.

At least we don't live in Alaska, where many vegetables have to be grown in greenhouses even during the summer, or shipped in at a dear price.

[Marcella]

I am finding some good prices for containers right now - Lowes and Home Depot have sales on. Got great pots for cheap from Lowes yesterday and just bought on line to pick up at Home Depot tomorrow window boxes that are 7.88 inches deep and 24 inches long for $6.97 each - they have the drainer pan attached underneath. Got two and will transplant the lettuce from paper cups into these planters and put them on the deck. Two of them will hold a lot of lettuce.

Getting set up for container growing takes some money to get what is needed but once the various pots/planters and potting soil mix is bought, the cost goes way down from now on. Remember, I didn't have much in the way of pots (like none) before this started.