Consult references in your local library or Extension office for additional information on Container Gardening, including recipes for mixing large quantities of potting mix from a variety of ingredients. Containers Containers come in a variety of styles and sizes. Of course, old buckets, cans, and similar containers can all be recycled. The essential thing is that the container have holes in the bottom for draining excess water. Plastic containers are available in a variety of sizes, shapes, and styles and a variety of fashion colors.
Plastic containers are light in weight, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Being light-weight, they cut down in weight to be carried. On the other hand, when a plant dries out the plastic container may not be heavy enough to keep the plant upright. This old favorite is preferred by many gardeners for the earth tone color it provides. Clay is porous and moisture is lost more readily from the sides and bottom. Clay pots are breakable and heavier.