Hi Cyndi,

You already have the two best things picked out to use in your pots! At this time of the year, for ornamental things, pansies and flowering kale, a/k/a pretty cabbages, will give you the best bang for the buck! Both of those can take really cold temperatures, and, depending on what our weather does this year, could last and look good well into December. IâÂÂm assuming theyâÂÂd be getting some sun if you had basil and peppers there, but that might have changed with the seasons! TheyâÂÂd do ok for a while without sun, but should do better and last longer with sun.

Other possibilities would be finding some blooming mums or fall asters and sticking them in the pots, but theyâÂÂll both freeze with our first âÂÂrealâ freeze, so IâÂÂm thinkinâ itâÂÂs probably not worth the investment in those this late this year since you donâÂÂt have anywhere to plant them in the ground for them to come back next year.

With sun you could also try starting some lettuce or spinach in a couple pots. Not sure if youâÂÂd get anything edible or not. Would just depend on the weather. Anybody else have thoughts about trying lettuce or spinach in pots at this time of the year? If you decide to try that, you might go with some red lettuce for the ornamental value if it grows well!

For some nice bright color and âÂÂdecoration,â pansies and kale are the âÂÂgo toâ items for fall!

Skybird