Pots are Ready

Got all my pots ready yesterday(Wednesday, April 20th). Since I'm doing container growing, it wasn't that difficult to do. Used some potting soil I bought at an organic nursery, compost, humus(though I still don't quite understand what it is!) and some lava sand(again, no idea). As I've NEVER gardened before, I used information from the only semi-expert I know - my mom. Though she too has never grown peppers, she has been gardening in Texas for over 20 years. So I take what she has to say very seriously.