I wanted some large pots to grow tomatoes and 'cumbers etc, but was put
off by the high price, typically £2 - £3+ for 12" flower pots.
Instead I bought ten builders quality buckets from Homebase for 99p each
(Wickes also stock) and drilled holes in the bottoms. These are 3 gall,
(13.5 litres) 12" dia, are UV stabilized and as tough as old Harry and
will see me out.

PP.

Been there, done that....they are excellent aren't they.

Sue W.

--
Derby, England.

Don't try to email me using "REPLY" as the email address is NoSpam. Our
email address is "thewoodies2 at ntlworld dot com"


"p. pleater" wrote in message
...
I wanted some large pots to grow tomatoes and 'cumbers etc, but was put
off by the high price, typically £2 - £3+ for 12" flower pots.
Instead I bought ten builders quality buckets from Homebase for 99p each
(Wickes also stock) and drilled holes in the bottoms. These are 3 gall,
(13.5 litres) 12" dia, are UV stabilized and as tough as old Harry and
will see me out.

PP.

For larger inexpensive tubs I found the Wickes builders "Tough Tubs" great,
just drilled lots of holes in the bottom and successfully grew rhubarb and
small fruit trees in them.
--
David
.... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk
.... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/

p. pleater wrote:
I wanted some large pots to grow tomatoes and 'cumbers etc, but was put
off by the high price, typically £2 - £3+ for 12" flower pots.
Instead I bought ten builders quality buckets from Homebase for 99p each
(Wickes also stock) and drilled holes in the bottoms. These are 3 gall,
(13.5 litres) 12" dia, are UV stabilized and as tough as old Harry and
will see me out.

PP.

Wickes 220l sturdy water butt with lid, tap and stand for £22.

wrote in message
ps.com...


Wickes 220l sturdy water butt with lid, tap and stand for £22.



Now that does sound good - what size is it?

Mary

"Mary Fisher" writes:

wrote in message
ps.com...

Wickes 220l sturdy water butt with lid, tap and stand for £22.

Now that does sound good - what size is it?

At a guess, 220l?

Anthony

wrote in message ...
"Mary Fisher" writes:

wrote in message
ps.com...

Wickes 220l sturdy water butt with lid, tap and stand for £22.

Now that does sound good - what size is it?

At a guess, 220l?

er - what units?

Can't be 2201 litres and 2201 millilitres would be a little on the dinky
side ...

Mary

Anthony

Mary Fisher wrote:
wrote in message ...
"Mary Fisher" writes:

wrote in message
ps.com...

Wickes 220l sturdy water butt with lid, tap and stand for £22.

Now that does sound good - what size is it?

At a guess, 220l?

er - what units?

Can't be 2201 litres and 2201 millilitres would be a little on the
dinky side ...

Look at your '1' and your 'l', Mary! Then look at the original. I'd say it
was a 220l butt...

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...
I wanted some large pots to grow tomatoes and 'cumbers etc, but was put
off by the high price, typically £2 - £3+ for 12" flower pots.
Instead I bought ten builders quality buckets from Homebase for 99p each
(Wickes also stock) and drilled holes in the bottoms. These are 3 gall,
(13.5 litres) 12" dia, are UV stabilized and as tough as old Harry and
will see me out.

PP.



Best Buy?

Can it be non gardening?

If so, we fancied another cruise before the end of the year :-))

Fantastic deal with our local agent :-))

Two weeks on Aurora, (we have just spent 3 months on her on the World
Cruise) in November/December with 50% off brochure price AND £100 EACH on
board credit :-)))))

R620 if any other urglers are on board. Love to meet you :-))

Mike

--
--------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
www.nsrafa.com

"Mike" wrote in message
...

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...
I wanted some large pots to grow tomatoes and 'cumbers etc, but was
put
off by the high price, typically £2 - £3+ for 12" flower pots.
Instead I bought ten builders quality buckets from Homebase for 99p
each
(Wickes also stock) and drilled holes in the bottoms. These are 3
gall,
(13.5 litres) 12" dia, are UV stabilized and as tough as old Harry
and
will see me out.

PP.



Best Buy?

Can it be non gardening?

If so, we fancied another cruise before the end of the year :-))

Fantastic deal with our local agent :-))

Two weeks on Aurora, (we have just spent 3 months on her on the World
Cruise) in November/December with 50% off brochure price AND £100 EACH
on
board credit :-)))))

R620 if any other urglers are on board. Love to meet you :-))

Mike

Oh, Michael, now that takes some beating !!
Rather takes the shine off my cheapo buckets :-))

Try really hard and have yourselves a wonderful time..... and bring us a
stick of rock back.

pp.

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...


Oh, Michael, now that takes some beating !!

It does! £100 off - WOW! Where do I sign up?

Rather takes the shine off my cheapo buckets :-))

Were they shiny?

If so you really did have a bargain.

Mary

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...


Try really hard and have yourselves a wonderful time..... and bring us a
stick of rock back.

pp.



I promise to try really hard ;-))

Stick of rock? What sort?
Spanish?
Egyptian?
Cypriot?
Greek?
Turkish?
or Sardinian?

Mike


--
--------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
www.nsrafa.com

"Mike" wrote in message
...

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...


Try really hard and have yourselves a wonderful time..... and bring
us a
stick of rock back.

pp.



I promise to try really hard ;-))

Stick of rock? What sort?
Spanish?
Egyptian?
Cypriot?
Greek?
Turkish?
or Sardinian?

Mike


I was thinking more like...... Bridlington ?........but maybe this is
too exotic.
Surely your boat calls there ? :-))

pp.

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...



I was thinking more like...... Bridlington ?........but maybe this is
too exotic.
Surely your boat calls there ? :-))

pp.


Sorry, not Bridlington .... ;-)

http://www.pocruises.com/Eastern-Med...6-Summary.aspx

Mike

--
--------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
www.nsrafa.com

"p. pleater" wrote in message
...


I was thinking more like...... Bridlington ?........but maybe this is too
exotic.
Surely your boat calls there ? :-))

Blackpool perhaps?

I like Edinburgh myself but it doesn't have the name running through so
could be made anywhere.

Mary

pp.