Thank you very much for your informative post. I noticed that a number of the bullet points in the "Things You'll Need" box are cut off at the end. Could you finish these? I'd like to start myself and want to make sure I've got all the right info. Thanks, Patrick

Great article - very comprehensive!

Tomatoes and nicotiana definitely DO NOT go well together in a planter. I found this out after a dismal showing in one of my planter tubs, and then read an article, after the fact, about nicotiana and tomatoes not being good companion plants! This year I have planted my tomato plant in one tub with heliotrope, petunias, geranium, dianthus and one other plant I can't remember the name of. We'll see how it goes. They all will get full sun for about 8-10 hours a day and are in an area where roses and dahlias and lavendar do well in the ground.

This sounds like an idea I'll try this fall in a particular area I have trouble with and if all goes well I'll do it with all my gardens.

Very helpful article on how to start plants from seeds. I really need this.

Great tips.

Good idea.Will try this.

This is a really interesting idea. I love it.

Hello, the description on step 3 is confusing, I am not sure about the 3-4 holes you are suppose to cut. Does anyone have pictures of this?? The description is unclear to me.

My try at this was great until a lot of heat and humidity struck us up here in the northeast. I've been watering, I've put moo do and miracle grow organic plant food in the buckets and my plants are still turning yellow and I'm not seeing any flowers on the plants. Can anyone help? Thanks Kathy