Reply #20: Interesting. I am just this year experimenting with pots.

[Curmudgeoness]

I have half my tomatoes and peppers in pots and half in the ground. I have sun/shade problems here too, along with lousy soil where there is sun, and I am too lazy to augment to soil and get rid of all the creepy plants that are all over the place (like you are sure to know, don't plant mint.) So I am trying pots too this year. It does make sense, but I worry about them getting enough nutrients for the full season. They also dry out really fast. It is good to hear that you have success.