Mick709 wrote:

Or should I just plop 'em into the ground and deal with the bunnies?????



I'd put them in the ground.

Both plants are basically a one-time crop: when you harvest them that's
the end of them (although you can get broccoli to produce smaller heads
later). Kind of a waste of containers to grow them that way. The seed is
cheap: plant a lot and let the bunnies get some.

To minimize bunny damage (1) put a rabbit fence around the important
stuff and (2) put some good stuff outside the fence. Rabbit fencing
(about 3' high, narrow openings on the bottom, wider on the top) does
not keep rabbits out. They can easily jump over it. However, it is an
obstacle, and if there is something outside they will go for that rather
than placing an obstacle between them and the safety of their burrow.

Rabbits like clover more than lettuce. (at least my rabbits do). Clover
is also beneficial for your lawn.

PS: [for the benefit of the newsgroup] don't just plant them once and
expect them to provide all season. Many gardeners have the "spring
planting time" mindset in which they only consider planting things early
in the season. For a continuous supply of lettuce and/or broccoli do
several spaced plantings. If you're growing only one kind of lettuce,
plant some every week or two. Broccoli on a 2 or 3 week schedule. Last
plantings for zone 5.2 can be in mid to late August. You might lose some
of the later crops, but you will have had a really good supply of fresh
stuff. Lettuce and broccoli will take light frosts. Red edge lettuce
seems to do better in frost conditions (maybe because the browing of the
edges isn't as visible?)