About your shortage of plant pots, 9 years ago we moved to a location where all the good soil is shaded. Being in Texas we highly value our shade so not going to remove any trees. I switched to primarily growing food in containers despite having a couple acres. I found 2 sources for large used plastic pots. Ask at local nurseries for landscapers who may give you large pots after they’ve put in big trees or shrubs for clients. I painted the exterior of the pots with light color paint to keep them from overheating on hot days. Also some of them I bury in the rock/gravel that inhabits the sunny parts of our property. This not only keeps them cooler they don’t have to be watered as often.
My second large pot source is not as immediate a help but Dollar General eventually marks down their pots 90% off in the fall. So I get them for a dime on the dollar. I keep watch for that 90% off sale annually and replace some each year. These days there are so many Dollar Generals around that if the one near our house has sold out of large pots I just check different stores when I’m out and about on errands.
I know plastic isn’t the preferred pot material. I have a couple dozen clay pots, a few fiberglass pots and just try to place picky plants in better pots. Cukes, peppers and tomatoes have all done very well in the plastic.
Thanks for the tips. I’m using plastic all over. Have about 9 or so. Plus 2 or 3 that previous plants came in (smaller ones).
Right now it’s just the squash I’m concerned about where to put. but they haven’t even germinated yet so I’ve got time.
I went looking for Sweet Million tomato seeds but I think the WM seeds I got are SM under another name. The pic looks pretty much the same.
Now, if I could just figure out where I found my grape tomato plant. Don’t know, maybe WM.
Found two Early Girl (I assume Bush Early Girl) plants at WM for less than $3 each. One appears to have 2 plants growing. They’re on the table - they get morning Sun through the sliding doors. Paid $12.95 last year for one plant in a pot - it was already bearing fruit. Previous year $12.50 or $12.95 for the same thing. So I have high hopes for these plants. Those 2 previous planters are out there and will be perfect as these mature. Probably at least a month or two before I put them outside.