I do this with my daughters hard cover books and dvd cases also. buckets are school kitchens. And I worked in the garden section of Home Depot one year !!! We are from Orcas Island. Only the tops grow. I am also shocked at how much those Orange 5 gal buckets are at HD and Lowes. We have a chicken joint here that has 5 gallon buckets with lids ( I use them for storage too!) How to participate? We have one lady that does that on a near daily basis and we find it rather annoying. Report Speaking of free gardening stuff, some Starbucks locations give away free bags of used coffee grinds you can use in your compost piles. I just read your posts about boxes & yes I to refuse to pay for them. My grandmother showed me this. So I did cause it was like 9 dollars. I asked if I could have the plants they were taking out. In addition to inground pools, aboveground pools, spas and hot tubs, Cannon Pools also has a full line of swimming pool and spa products at your disposal. Your email address will not be published. We used to have a dump store at our local dump where people could put usable stuff and others could take it. Works every time! Empty mineral tubs for tree plantings and all kinds of uses | Sheldon, ND Log In POST AD CREATE ACCOUNT MORE Titles Only This Ad-Listing is Deleted. I put baking soda and hot water in mine. Weve grown green beans with great success in them, also tomatoes, and flowers, too. The boxes that Starbucks coffee comes in are on the smallish size, so theyre perfect for packing books, and dont get too heavy. We check it frequently for the larger pots (tree sized) since the grower makes us pay a $5 deposit on them, but gallons and 4 are usually plentiful. I just turned the pails around so I dont have to look at them. In fact the one I get mine from the owner uses them himself to plant his tomatoes in. The P. O . The kind of plain Jane pots trees come in when you buy them at a nursery. I hate to pay for useful things that other people throw away and I hate useful items going into the land fills. To weeks after babying these bushes of joy, he ran in the house in frantics. No Smoking, No Pets. That was an awesome find. Needed for garden raised bed project. And then theres always Craigslist. Gardening books hold kind of a special place in my heart. Ive tried to bargain at other stores with gardening items has not worked. Plastic Feed Tub, Plastic Water Tub, Plastic Storage Tub Multi Sided Tubs & Straight Sided Tubs Container Gardening - Planter Pots - Farm - Ranch - Home 15 GALLON WHITE Round PLASTIC OPEN TOP TUBS Dimensions: 14" H. x 20" W. 20 GALLON GREEN Multi-Sided PLASTIC OPEN TOP TUBS Dimensions: 14" H. x 23" W. I saw online if you use equal parts baking soda and vegetable oil, make a runny paste, rub the paste over sticky residue and then let it sit for about 10 minutes. She had a large stack of battery boxes already flattened. Youve got plants growing! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=421028274654330&set=a.401721439918347.94479.386514208105737&type=1&theater. I picked up a couple of these and tried everything I could think of even storing bleach in them, could never get the smell out. Some counties even have free mulch or compost from the yard waste they pick up. I tried to contact the business online, but the manager at the location I went to never got back to me. I have used it to remove labels on lots of things. Thank you so much for the information about HOMEDEPOT Recycling Program on used nursery pots. plastic tub (any brand). Some tire stores wont sale or give away their tires but some will. So now I have to pay for all my containers. I told him that except for the plant earth we just bought, I hadnt spent a dime on any pots, shelves (ones a discarded rattan shelf and one a pallet) or anything. Traditional and Quad! We can get the black pots that you are talking about from our local garden centers for about $1 per pot. YEARS ago I um, I mean, a friend used to pick up the 3-day shipping boxes, turn them inside out, tape them back, and use them for regular shipping! If you need to start again use another corner. I try to buy my eggs only in the cardboard cartons. They were about a half inch too long to fit in my car. Quite park. Cattle are your livelihood - tubs are our expertise. After a couple of weeks of looking. Behind the mall is where they keep their dumpsters/trash, and its a box wonderland. But lately they moved their dumpster, and I havent been able to get any more plants. The only plant that survived was the ghost pepper. Later next day rinsed it, sniff tested it and no more pickle. And except for two plants I bought cheap last summer, even the plants are recycled people who moved and dumped them in the trash, poor things , Oh and re recycling, I also get Burlap bags from a nearby coffee roaster and he gave me sturdy plastic bags for my grocery shopping. Wahooo what a find! Agreed I moved (packed into three large PODs) and used almost exclusively boxes salvaged from a local liquor store. The same time that most folks are setting out their Annuals, Veggies or Trees & Bushes is when to look.I have gotten sooooo many that way! Discover more about the small businesses partnering with Amazon and Amazons commitment to empowering them. spent money to make them, to print on them and its their property. Amaferm, Bio-Mos, Lacto-Mos, B-Traxim Chelates, Availa-4 Chelates, Diatomaceous Earth (DE), Oxy-Gen and Altosid IGR are all proven top name-brand additives that can add crucial bennefits to your herd and savings in your wallet. That's why Purina's high-quality, research-proven products are formulated for optimal . You can also fill it up with water and add some vinegarworks well with pickle jars, milk jugs, orange juice jugsetc. I kept my open for sales on strapping and packing tape hated it when I had to pay full price most drugstores had the tape on sale fairly regularly and I stocked up when it was on sale. MESSAGE. We planted shrubs a few years ago and kept the pots and cut the bottoms off and use them around newly potted garden plants till they are established good and to help keep rabbits away from them. Someday they will be a greenhouse. Your email address will not be published. why pay anything for pots when you can get them free that is if you know someone that has horses or cows. Copyright 2023 One Hundred Dollars a Month - Disclosure Policy- Design by Sharon Hujik. So Ive never stopped reading gardening books. I should check Albies for buckets! Its not about being a cheapskate, recycling should be a part everyday culture as well as making the effort not to buy one use only plastic items/packaging. I wished you lived closer to me! Try baking soda. Agreed! I live in a 100-year old house with a double-lot yard in East Oakland, California, where the whole block was once an orchard. I just found a cheaper way to remove labels than GooGone and the like. If you need some just take them. People are certainly welcome to take as many as they want to. One bedroom, one bath. Looking for a good gardening book? Same thing has happened before with plants, and only at Home Depot. I am a volunteer Gleaner for many years, but have been a Gleaner since before i could walk. You can either nurse the plant back or toss/compost it and keep the pot. I do this with all my containers.works every time. The sun, rain, and algal growths cleaned the smell, grease, and residue from them, and then Id just scrub them down in the bathtub with a brush and a sponge. Its a perk of working at a nursery. Ask your local farmers if they have any empty mineral buckets (more like a tub). So in stealth like fashion I quickly scooped up all the buckets I could carry {I didnt want to leave the pots unattended to look for a cart} and headed over to the cashier stand. Hay Carriers Shop All. May leave them in the container as theres too much rock in the yard to plant them where I need to plant them. . If you live in/near a ranching community you are probably aware that cattle are given molasses in large round plastic tubs, about 18 tall and 24 diameter. I hope you have a fan, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=421028274654330&set=a.401721439918347.94479.386514208105737&type=1&theater. I tend to be chicken little sometimes. cut the bottoms out of the pots so the roots will go into the soil from under the pot, To the people asking about removing the labels on buckets. We also give out the produce we dont need to cook with if we have too much. You may only compare up to four items at a time. I didnt know about Lowes and Home Depot having the recycling of the pots. If these shops sell Annuals, Perennials or Trees/Bushes [ and do the install on them] they have a ton of POTS left over.. If someone has already scored all the frosting buckets at the local bakery, try the local pub for pickle buckets. Nice to know Im not the only one who does this stuff. I finally got an answer on how to get them growing. So my neighbor suggested getting free concrete blocks to build a wall on the sloped side. Had 150 lbs of Mineral. Best offer dash only Hi! A good portion of my perennial garden is from alley specials. I also score free split bags of bird seed and chicken feed. You only need a bit and minimal elbow grease. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION . Its simple! Start saving all your vegetable tri mings, cut grass, newspaper, old phone books(no slick color pages) and start a compost pile. My neighbor feeds his cattle something that comes in huge plastic containers. We will definitely keep this in mind each and every time we make a trip there. PS- If any one is near me [ in the Hudson Valley of NY State] I have PLENTY of Posts to share.. Interested in seedling flats and larger pots, also. Actually a little. .use some salt and some dishwashing liquid and waterscrub, rinse real good and. Just go ask for the project manager and tell them youd like to haul away their scrap for them. Not that he would want to necessarily put a used {dirty} container in his sports car or anything, but still, knowledge is power. They decorate the inside of businesses with plants, like the ones you see in the malls and other businesses you go to. Ive gotten free pots from new housing developments after the landscaper has finished and left the pots behind with the trash. #fairisle #sco, Good morning from Fair Isle! If they do, much of our population will have no way to get mail, vote, etc. Use them for their intention, and your getting a free box though. You can find deals online as well. so next time you are the grocery store. Reheat as necessary. Score. Theyre always happy to get rid of their boxes, and the smaller sizes make them easier to carry while moving. I did not know that Home Depot gives away their plant pots. Lots of empty lick tubs to be used for gardening or planters most are all blue in color. However I gave it a try at my local Home Depot and I asked the gal working out or collecting the money bag out in the garden area, and she informed me that they had no such thing. On another note, I never pay for boxes. Remember to drill drainage holes in them. Homz Multipurpose 17 Gallon Plastic Open-Top Storage Round Utility Tub with Rope Handles for Indoor or Outdoor Home Organization, Black (2 Pack) 4.6 (2,685) $4699 ($23.50/Count)$49.89 FREE delivery Thu, Mar 9 Sterilite 16796A04 Storage Tote, 30 gallon, Cement Lid and Base (Pack of 4) 4.6 (1,572) $7592 ($18.98/Count) FREE delivery They were tired by the end of the day! Ive got three beautiful build gardens with very little output. You can find plants and seeds on craigslist also. Mavis, how do you get the labels off the Albertsons bakery white pails. Horse Feeding Tools & Accessories Shop All. If you have landscaping friends, you might be able to score larger pots from trees like palms, etc. This was a perfectly free solution! As a former deli/bakery manager I would never give away plastic frosting buckets(or sale) them as a person whom had been given a free bucket used it for food purposes and had sued for getting his customers ill. so, ask away, but know if your told no, there is a reason. I save large prescription bottles and was having an awful time with the labels. This material is left over from a tennant that was mixing the components for various uses. Works for me. I lived in Mpls/St. After all, I had 15 minutes to burn until my stain was ready so I took my time walking past the tables and carts of flowers and shrubs . I have 3 in my back yard and my daughter just received 4 from her brother-in-law. No luck. . They are food grade so I did not have to worry about any paint or other hazardous chemicals. Score! At home Depot the same thieves were poking holes as well . After lugging them to the post office, was told it was illegal to mail anything labeled with liquor or wine on the box. I would never give away plastic frosting buckets(or sale) them as a person whom had been given a free bucket used it for food purposes and had sued for getting his customers ill. what a contradiction.. its already being used for food purposes.. makes ya think huh? If you have empty pots you can leave them in the alley. .. its usually around this time they do this. If we have any unusable, it goes to the animals, so check with gleaners for some chicken chow. I cant find them anywhere! Yes, Lowes also recycles. Home depot does not have to return anything that is not sold or damaged as greeenhouses realize plants are alive and things do happen. Great score! This post may contain affiliate links. I have an amazing hubby. Ranchers are thrilled to get rid of the! I will definitely look into that and Lowes as well. Well, not perfectly level, but good enough. I even got three half plastic drums, like the ones used to hold rainwater. Pictures speak for themselves good quality hay. IMO, Goo Gones benefits were way under proportion to the knockdown, brain-killing fumes. Vitalix offers a complete range of tubs for any season, condition, and forage quality to meet the nutritional needs of your livestock. Empty mineral tubs have25 or more at four dollars each. The content from this listing is no longer available About Us Advertise With Us NorthWing Media Rules & Policies User Agreement Privacy Policy Contact Us Help & Support Scam Info FOLLOW US I am in need of your empty cattle mineral tubs free or will purchase at good price. Some of us work hard at saving money, some of us work hard at making money, some of us work hard at saving money and making money. (Dog walking pays off!) Compared to other European countries the U.K. was relatively late with its recycling systems and has a lot more todo but I understand the USA is very poor when it comes to this and reducing waste. Yup, weve used those cat litter buckets for a couple of years. Phoenix AZ. Recycle Used Tubs. Poultry Feeders & Waterers Shop All. Shoot I think I offered too much but still a great discount. Freebies are awesome! We also have plant donations. USPS is a self supporting Federally owned entity. Lucky you to get that catch! . I looked in craigslist free section no luck. plastic tubs are accepted. .even for preventing weeds in the backyard and front. Ya know what you could use in a pinch, if you dont need anything *too* strong? Very peaceful corner pla $15/Quart Jars. Up to 2 Adults. Room for at least 5 more RVs. I love that guy . There was alot that want bad, that we ate. I used some in my rose garden 10 years ago and it is still working. The big ring of cinnamon rolls is awesome for the larger pots, plus you get cinnamon rolls. Oh wow, I definitely never knew that! If you are anywhere near northern IL and would like to sell some of these please contact me. They stay moist and take hold of the dirt in 2-3 days. A good addition to compost or soil! Here are just a few of my favorites, narrowing this list down was tough! Im in Florida. PALLET OF 16 EMPTY MINERAL TUBS Online Auctions - 0 Listings | EquipmentFacts.com - Page 0 of 0 Powered by TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com & MarketBook.com SIGN UP NOW for the EquipmentFacts.com Weekly Update! Its glorious, and is at dollar tree! I save the large pickle jars to put dried foods (beans etc) in. They have a cafeteria for the employees and I asked one of the cooks if I could have their pickle buckets. Buckets, Pails & Tubs Shop All. The key is to wet them. I am looking for ranchers or farmers wanting to get rid of empty used mineral, protein, molasses tubs. . I had the same troubles with growing carrots. And are those nasturtiums in the gutters? College Station, TX > Buy & Sell > Garden Items For Sale in College Station, TX > Empty mineral tubs - $5 (Bremond) Empty mineral tubs - $5 (Bremond) View larger image Ad id: 1204208192983390 Views: 71 Price: $5.00 Close to 30 empty mineral tubs, various colors. . LOL. Make offer I probably have 40 or 50 of them To put an ad into your Watch List, please Sign In or Create an Account . Light and free. That might have been heart burn. But I wanted to keep planting, and needed to add a bed or two in the yard, which is sloped. We all have our unique talents. Im getting ready to make some trellises out of wire mesh and rebar, but before I spend money on them, Im going to scope out construction sites and see what I can get for free. Thats right and its for a good reason. Liquor stores are the jackpot for boxes. I loaded up about 60 in my Toyota and brought them home. I hauled away three truckloads of plug flats, 2, 4, and 6 inch pots, 3,4,6 and 9 packs and nearly new 12 to 16 foot 2x4s. I suppose I could soak them in my bath tub. Awesome freebies Mavis! I will gladly come pick them up . I do this with the half gallon glass pickle jars. It never hurts to ask! Excellent for Ginger Bread and Molasses Cookiesor simply spread on a biscuit.Sorghum (aka sorghum molasses) is made from juice extracted from sorghum cane. I promised it was for the animals, but they wouldnt allow it. As another posted commented, Ive heard that construction sites are good places to get leftover lumber, rebar and possibly wire mesh. Made the mistake of packing up sturdy liquor boxes to mail magazines in to a charity. Required fields are marked *. I dont. I was told a few years ago that commercial nurseries could not re-use pots because of possible disease spreading. Once cattle done with whatever is inside the container, it is blowing Round in pasture. Mineral Lick Tubs Protein Tubs | Specialty Tubs | More Products Our line of mineral tubs is designed for farm animals that need a free-choice mineral supplement to assure they are getting the proper levels and ratios of all of the essential minerals needed for health, growth, and reproduction. Try your local cattle rancher or feedlot manager. Knowing I needed to find a bunch for my greenhouse, I excitedly asked him where he found the black plastic pot. $.50 per gallon. When you take it out, pickle smell will be gone. I always assumed they were kept and reused. This year 2016 farmers can no longer have there orchards gleaned due to the chance of illness/diseases. We glean thousands of pounds of produce a year. (sigh) One of the few things I miss about the States. And last but not least is to call any Landscaping/ Tree Guys around [ who install Trees and Bushes] and ask is they have any Pots they would like to part with~. In plus, I collect the wood boxes from wine area from shops. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. keep a good balance bettween the drainage and humidity. I also had an opportunity to get free plants from a dumpster behind a company that caters to businesses. . I smiled, let out a little laugh and then headed outside to the nursery area. I am looking for the larger, 200 lb. Not to be a downer on that idea, but federal penalties arent fun. Its YOU! Thanks for this article.I never knew that Home Depot has a recycling program. Ive gotten some beautiful tiger lillys that way from Kroger. Linda. There are SO many ways to get free boxes. Plastic Storage Container Bin with Secure Lid and Latching Buckles, 1 pack - Clear, Durable Stackable Nestable Organizing Tote Tub Box Sports General Organization Garage Extra Large, IRIS USA 19 Qt. Shop products from small business brands sold in Amazons store. Lift a corner and peel carefully. Not sure what Ill do with all of those, but I will be giving some away to friends. Horse Feed Bins Shop All. I live in the Lowerf Hudson Valley also and would love to pick up some pots from you. I go behind the local store and get all the 2 gallon pots ( without drain holes ) that they sell cut flowers in. 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A guy called and said if I would come get them I could have them. Minimum alfalfa hay mixed in, if any. THE IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT THESE SHOPS WILL BE TOSSING THESE OUT IN LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER [ WHICH IS PASSED THE TIME YOU MAY NEED THEM] SO I ALWAYS GO A GET THEM AND THEN HAVE THEM TO USE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WRONG! I carried home a bale of hay that one of my neighbors left sitting by their trash cans at the end of the fall decorating season. this worked and fast! Let it dry completely then stuff it with crinkled up newspaper. I believe my mistake on that episode was not getting their manager. . *All brands of clean, 200-250 lb. Yes, definitely think sustainability and reuse anything we can. I was sharing this so if folks who need any help giving or receiving you can contact a Gleaners near you. When you get something in the mail save that box, if you move and buy boxes save those boxes I have always saved boxes break them down and store them, and when I move again I have my boxes. And I learned some great new things too. Carrot roots wont form a new carrot Cheap and easy: I have healthy vegetables just on my balcony. A cereal box! Please Omg why would you think they would be after you Paranoid.. dont you think they have better things to do besides Chase somebody getting boxes after all you are recycling. Indiana is not as progressive as I thought. Once sprouted, mix 1 cup of water with one tablespoon of cornstarch and make a paste. Yes. . If you have some you would like to 55 gallon drum of Molasses on sale for $217.50! Do you have a good way to get the labels removed? You can get the left-over scraps (garbage) from any building site, any new construction, or landscaping project. I scored over 200 5 gallon pots and several dozen 1 gallon containers as well. Then ask them. 24 Hr access and no need to ask anyone.!!!! They dont recycle gardening containers or allow the customers to take them home. coffee grounds. WD-40 will remove most adhesive from most anything. lol We live near each other. Now its based on home much is out of the bag. I ask for one, and have NEVER been refused! Shop our locations in the River Valley, NW Arkansas, and Eastern Oklahoma. They now must have there workers pick it an then donate it. The last time I was given a significant discount. Knock yourself out.. Fat and baking soda. Im involved in a group that gets veggies and fruit that the organic health food store is gonna throw out and then cooks hot vegan meals with them (after cutting out any bad bits of course). Checked out Craigslist, and at first, the only concrete blocks I found were for a price. Pretty cheap at local nurseries or even Home Depot. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. How to remove labels off buckets and jars. Please keep in mind that those free boxes on the USPS site are also considered a federal offense if they not used for shipping through USPS. Most often, Ive been given the pot for free, (this has happened half a dozen times). She was hungry. I know it works on bar codes etc. I worked for a Florist that used to do custom installs of Annuals and I got more than enough of 3-4 [for starting plants or transplanting seedlings], plus got tons of bigger pots to put bigger plants into. cuz whatever they dont get rid of on the rack they either donate them or give them out to their customers. Thanks and Happy Gardening! This is the first time Ive read your wonderful blog, so you may already be privvy to this, but I noticed you have some chickens My mom found out that the grocery store in her town tosses old produce very regularly, and they are happy to give it away to people for their animals. Mineral Feeders Mineral Appraisals w/Free Quotes Empty Liquor Decorators I break them down and put them in the garage until neededI always have the perfect box that I need. It will let water through but the weeds dont come through. anyways also in the floral dept at frys or krogers they have vegetables an fruit n floral seeds they must get rid of once a year. It is amazing how much food goes to waste in this country. The boxes were heavy-duty and on the small size, perfect for heavy stuff like plates or books, so I gladly took those off her hands. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Liquor stores have the best sized boxes for using, unless I need bigger boxes. Last Spring, a nursery operation that had closed was getting ready to clear the land for construction. USPS needs our collective support, not waste of resources. They supply tape and other items they have. Johnny Have mineral tubs for sale at 4 dollars each cash. Not to mention Ill happily pay $9.42 for a plastic pot guy in his brown leather shoes and pressed chinos. Drop off empty, debris-free 200-250 lb cattle tubs, August 1 through August 20, 2022. I followed him out, all but one plant were nubs. If you want to come peel off my labels you are more than welcome too. Ive been looking for days i live in detroit and i am starting an organic business. should take all the smell out but may have to repeat. I love the bulb plants from the spring plants, and Ive gotten bulges as cheep as $0.50, with a nice pot. I just go to Walmart after 11pm and all the stockers let me have whatever I want. Go to the USPS web site & they have flat rate boxes, that you can order for free & your post man just drops them off to you in a few days There are ones that do cost on the same pages but you will see all the ones you should ever need where it shows the price it is like this $0.00 (free), no shipping charge or anything just completely free. Usually, theyre very accommodating. So are flats. Good info thanks for sharing like you I refuse to pay for something like a plastic pot, just silly if you ask me. I also started potting baby French heirloom plum trees that grow all over my yard because I cant keep up with the fruit these trees put out every year. tubs* at only Farmers Cooperative locations, August 1 through August 20, 2022. I consider myself extremely lucky to have a boyfriend who owns his own landscaping business; if only for the black plastic pots LOL !! Shop today! Hangers & Brackets Shop All. Believe me, it does not take up that much space and it saves a lot of money. Granted this is a small town in the middle of nowhere where feeding ones livestock old veggies is commonplace, but if you have not tried this, its a great way to save some of said veggies from getting dumped, and as an added bonus, many of the old veggies are totally usable for people as well can be cooked, canned, frozen, etc.!

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