Re: Container Gardening
That's the thing about container gardening -- it's really important to water consistantly. Which usually means watering a LOT since things in containers dry out so much more quickly. What you described with your tomatoes sounds rather like 'blossom-end rot' , which can be caused by the soil conditions getting too dry and then too wet, and then getting alternately too dry/wet again (mulching can help)....
To be honest, I haven't had the greatest success with tomatoes in pots myself (maybe due to not big enough pots and not enough light?). Peppers have done a bit better for me, but not a lot. What we've really had real luck with here at home with our little container garden (besides basil) are blue lake green beans (wildly successful actually), chives (several varieties), regular old garden sage (our plant is huge now, and very happy), parsley, and mint. Cilantro too. These things we can always depend on to grow their little hearts our for us....
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