@valleylynn when I went back to Home Depot to get more tubs, I discovered some nice #2 planter boxes (about 3' long) in the outdoor section. I've rarely seen any with the recycle # on them, so I was very pleased to find these - so I ended up getting them instead of cutting the others down. I can fit 2 of these on one of the metal shelves, and 2 on the next shelf down --so that is quite a bit of planter space. Then I'm loading up the metal shelving unit next to it too -- haha. Gotta keep stuff going ! The clear plastic bins you mentioned at Walmart sound like a great idea too -- I'll look those up next time I'm in there.