[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.

[greeneyes]

Yes, it will be cheaper next year, but you are not done with the soil. You will need to add compost and stuff to help replace the nutrients.

[trisham]

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.

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That's excellent! Another advantage to container gardening is not having to stoop down as much, which is a blessing to those of us with old knee injuries (or even just old knees!). With containers on the elevated deck, slugs are never a problem, either.

Next year, we're definitely going to have to grow some lettuce and other greens after our unexpected success with our years-old basil seeds. What a wonderful surprise that was!

[MomwithHope]

Keep in mind that if you want to do peppers in containers you need a BIG container. Bigger than a bushel basket for sure. Peppers have tremendous root sytems and they do well in containers especially if you water regularly, you just need a big pot.