I have planted many display gardens at different times when I worked in the
garden center trade. At the end of any given growing season, there was
absolutely no difference between a 4" pot or a gallon pot. Actually, in many
cases the 4" pot did better.

I always opt to buy the 4", not only because it's cheaper by a long shot, but
it's usually a healthier plant and hasn't made its way up through several
transplants by nursery owners.

V

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:09:53 -0500 (EST), (digger doug)
opined:

IMHO Yes they are, and they want $9.00 for a run of the mill perennials.
The one good thing about it is in my area two farmers have started
growing perennials with a starting price of $1.50 - $2.50 . Yes they are
4 inch pot but it is amazing how fast they grow. It is also amazing how
fast the farmers business grew too . To me who likes to grow in drifts
of 7 to 15 plants this has been a god
sent.-----http://community-2.webtv.net/diggerdoug/diggerdougseden/
This is a result of my discount buying ---digger