Dan, I did get your e-mail about the Gro bags 2 days ago but per usual am running way behind on answering e-mails. I apologize/

The situation that turned me towards the Gro=bags was the fact that I no longer can grow anything myself and the past two years converted the large raised bed here at home to fragrant perennials, Oriental Lilies, roses and so much more such that I was forced to use containers last year and this year I had so many new to all or most tomato varieties that the Gro-bags looked like a reasonable alternative.

I knew several folks who used them all the time and so quizzed them on the best -place to get them as well as what mix they used, etc.

It cost me a lot of money to buy the composted cow manure and Pro-Mix but I plan to reuse it next year as I know a couple of folks do that with no problems.

So This is the first year I'm using them and I'm sure there are others much more experienced than I am, but so far all looks well except the plants are wayyyy behind but that's a weather issue with our continous rain, cool temps, overcast skies and just miserable non-tomato weather.

( Note, in todays mail came a big box of fruits sent to me which was a total surprise and oh how I can't wait to get at some of them.) I've been very worried that I'd get almost nothing this year and that may indeed turn out to be true. Sigh.

Below I've linked to the place I was directed to and I bought the 12 gal ones for my indeterminates. I'm told 5 gal ones are OK for determinates but I already had some regular containers for the dets I'm growing ( read that Freda grows for me).

others also told me that they were out of the 5 gal ones even if I had wanted them.

Being white reflects light so they stay cooler, having handles helps in moving them if need be and the drainage holes are on the sides of the bags.

And the cost is so much lower than the containers I['ve been using, some of them very large indeed, but I'm using them for squash and carrots and lettuce and melons and cukes and kohlrabi and broccoli and the like.

Hope that helps.

Carolyn

Here is a link that might be useful: White Gro-bags

Carolyn--No need to apologize at all. I understand. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my querry. So how would you say these bags are doing so far for you ? Better or worse than more conventional containers ?

Thanks again

Dan