I grow in pots, but nothing is in less than a 5 gallon pot, except 1st year seedlings. I check freecycle and craigs list for plastic pots, stop and ask landscapers that are planting. They will give away the smaller ones, but its harder to get the large 25-30 gallon ones Im really after. Clearly, the bigger the pot, the pricer it is to fill them, but if you want them to multiply, youve got to give them somewhere to do that.