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![]() Right now I have a lot of different plants scattered in front of my house in bright blue 23 gallon (measured) laundry tubs from wal mart with convenient rope handles. Paid atleast a whole bank breaking $5.00 for them each.
This is the container forum. What were your bright ideas to make with the cheap? Cut in half trash barrels? animal feed troughs? kiddie pools? lets hear it. Nanners need wiggle room for their toes so the bigger they get the more resourceful you need to be. |
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![]() I use the laundry tubs too! And any Grip-Lip pots I can get (afford)
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![]() I call the nursery wholesalers in southern California and find out who has the best deal going on 25 gal to 40 gal pots. Most of these places sell over-the-counter provided you order in advance. Two weeks ago I paid $4 each for 25-gallon black nursery pots. Last spring I paid $7 each for 40 gallon pots.
Tony (sunfish) knows a large landscape contracting firm that sells off (or gives away) pots left-over from a project, for example planting trees on a 15-mile stretch of freeway. These are in great shape and a real bargain.
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![]() Here's a gros michel in an approximately25 gallon container meant to hold ice around a keg! I was able to buy several of them very inexpensively after labor day at the liquor store last year. The plastic is very strong and they should last for years.
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![]() Doesn't that pot look a tad small tho.....
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![]() Yeah, I would cut those 2 pups off & give more root space to mama.
I also have a few of those 'rope handle' big pots wich are great. If you want a really big pot, there is the 65 gallon 'jackpot' made of industrial strength weed barrier material...I have 2.
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![]() I have never really liked the idea of floppy soft pots though. It just seems so... disposable.
I didnt know nursery suppliers had pots THAT cheap. I speculated it might be a hundred bux if I wanted one with the local ag supplier, and what I found online supported that. I wonder if that might be worth doing. |
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A 25 gallon size is great for first year plants, can be moved easily with a handtruck and they'll develop good sized yet manageable roots when you transplant them. If it were going to be in there permanently I'd go with something much larger but for me it's too much. |
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![]() well for your money I would personally go with a 100 gallon smart pot. You can get them for about $30 after shipping (before shipping they are $23). Good Luck. =)
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The wholesale nursery world is mostly NOT online. Don't expect to find to many bargains on the internet. Smart pots are a great way to kill plants. Customers bring them in all the time. Fungus and pests get into the water supply and kill the plants from the bottom up. It's the next worst thing to putting a layer of rocks in the bottom of your pots.
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![]() What about these? Fanntum Nursery Containers by Fanntum Products, Inc: green horticultural growing containers for trees, shrubs, other plants
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![]() Ok do you know where to get a 45 or 65 gallon nursery pot for that price or just under $30? because I cant seem to find one place that will sell even a 45 gallon pot for under about $30 online and ship. (other than smart pots or jackpots).
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![]() These are a little pricey but its whatever floats your boat...Haviland Nursery Cans*::*Nursery Containers*::*Containers*::*J.R. Johnson Supply
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![]() Tried looking for local nursery supplies on infospace.com but didn't find anything really local to me in nh.
Tried searching nursery, and horticultural. Better keywords to look by? |
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![]() I have been using white plastic 30 gallon car wash drums. They are free and usually only store biodegradable liquid soaps in them. I wash the plastic drum and then cut off the top and drill several good sized drainage holes on the bottom. I then put some window screen mesh on the bottom. After doing that I spray paint the outside with gray, black, or white (depends if I want heat retained or reflection). I usually go with grey though.
The plastic is very sturdy and should last around 10 years. The container is also easy to move since its designed to be used with a drum dolly. Last edited by nullzero : 08-19-2010 at 02:14 PM. |
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![]() Here's a good site for nursery-style black plastic pots. Maybe not the 'creative' response the OP was looking for, but they are fairly decently priced and work well.
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![]() sources are fine, although over 25 gallon its just not economical to get it shipped. That's the big driver to finding sources and creative ideas - Grow like crazy without spending like crazy.
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