Thanks guys. I guess my thought was using the leaves in "soilless" containers might introduce some "bad bugs". That's why in the past I have used bagged mulches, but I think I will go ahead and use the leaves which I have on hand for free.
I have always had success growing in containers, the critters don't seem to bother them as much. This year I am comparing growing inground, raised bed, and containers. New to me this year are several earthbox containers, so far so good. All of my container plants are ahead of the ones in the beds, maybe due to the fact we had several nights of mid 30 temps and had frost damage. I thought I might have to pull a couple of them but they are recovering
