Dear Theresa,Most gardeners are naturally thrifty. We save seeds, take cuttings from other people's gardens rather than buying new plants, and we reuse a lot.
For outside seed starting, I always save the plastic containers from six-packs and individual plants bought in the past. I just throw them in a milk crate and pull them out whenever it's time to start new plants for the season (here I'm starting herbs and flowers for late spring bloom). When reusing pots, if there were any problems such as damping off or other diseases, clean the pot thoroughly and soak in a bleach solution. I usually don't bother otherwise and haven't had problems.
I also save shards of broken terracotta pots. They come in handy for blocking drainage holes, edging beds, and in this case, replacing part of a larger broken pot! If you have space and storing isn't an eyesore, save what you can... you'll never know what can come in handy.
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