Gardening

This year I probably have 250 plants in pots of various sizes (actually, with my 50 1 gallon pepper plants, maybe closer to 300). The only tomatoes we put in grow bags are the dwarf tomatoes and indeterminates that I prune to top out at 3-4 feet - but, yes, given sufficient water, they would grow very similarly to those in the ground - so the challenge becomes supporting them (which I am only marginally successful at!)

I get the plastic grow bags from peaceful valley farm supply in CA - the 5 gallon ones are less than a dollar each and I've reused them for at least 5 years - they can be bleached as well. But anything that holds planting mix and has drainage holes will work fine.

The Water Scarecrows, which I get from Amazon, are the only deer-proofing technique I've tried that works!