Firstly I'll paste what DanD wrote me in email:

"
Hi Tekmanx, my main comments are about the pots - these are basically
drainage pans for large pots and if you are going to use them you
should put some holes in the bottom so excess water can drain out.
These are pretty small as well, not sure what you are intending to
plant in them but I'd keep it on the small/short side since there will
be little soil to anchor the roots. Pots this small also can dry out
very fast on a hot day so you'll have to be very careful of that. To be
honest, being new to the hobby I would suggest getting some deeper
pots, you're taking on a challenge already being new to the hobby and
these pots will be a real challenge - though maybe you are starting
from seed? I don't recall your earlier posts.

This can be a very inexpensive hobby but it's also a very long term one
so you'll need lots of patience. I'm sure others will offer some advise
as well. Keep us in the loop on your progress.

- DanD
"

I paste this back because I think DanD sent me a direct email rather
than though the groups.google.com page. This is the first time I have
ever used this groups thing, maybe I'm overlooking something but I
think it'll be good if all the post could pass though here.. that way
when I reply it wouldn't seem like I'm talking to myself.

About the shallow pots DanD. I got them for germination only. I plan to
buy some deeper pots for my cuttings in the mean time I'm using these:

http://tekmanx.serveftp.com/~tekmanx/cuttings/

Ps. Don't forget to reply through the groups.google.com page:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.arts.bonsai/

Tekmanx
-Zone 25 (Florida/Bahamas)