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Simplysue--You do not have to remove the bottoms of your containers completely, just make sure you have some good drainage holes in them. If you chose to water from the bottom the water will go up through the drainage holes.
We didn't have a great planting season last year either. I started a garden journal the first year I put in a garden and have kept it ever since. I note when I get the garden tilled in the spring, variety and planting dates and weather conditions throughout the season. I usually make some harvest notes and look back at the growing seaon to help evaluate my results. One of the biggest revelations these notes have shown me is that I can not grow tomatoes in my garden. I now grow my tomatoes in a completely different location and the results have been that I can get just as many or more pounds of tomatoes from about half the amount of plants. That certainly helps when trying to be frugal.
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