I am moving toward straw bales (as long as I can get a source that is confirmed to NOT have used herbicides - I got bitten by that last year in a few bales). I straw bale, which costs 5 or 6 dollars, is the equivalent of 2 20 gallon containers - think of the cost of potting medium for that. They start out sterile. You can drop them wherever the sun shines in your yard. Last year I got at least 20 lbs of fruit per plant from my Cherokee Purple and Cherokee Chocolate in bales (2 plants per bale). This year I've got 8 bales for 16 indeterminate varieties - also growing a handful of dwarfs, potatoes, beans, squash and cukes in 8 additional bales.
I use containers and bales because my side garden no longer gets sufficient sun....live somewhere for 26 years and the trees get pretty tall!
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Craig
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