Hi all

Bit of a daft one here...I have masses of pots of all sizes and they're
currently piled in various untidy heaps around the back of the garden. I'm
planning on putting a lot of the smaller ones in crates in the shed but it's
only a small shed...and the bigger ones piled high will take up a lot of
space or fall over...so I was wondering if urglers have developed any canny
ways of storing pots...

Michael

ps hope this doesn't turn out too much like Viz comic...

"Michael Savage" wrote in message
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Hi all

Bit of a daft one here...I have masses of pots of all sizes and they're
currently piled in various untidy heaps around the back of the garden. I'm
planning on putting a lot of the smaller ones in crates in the shed but
it's
only a small shed...and the bigger ones piled high will take up a lot of
space or fall over...so I was wondering if urglers have developed any
canny
ways of storing pots...

A big bag as used for domestic refuse, and put out at the same time as the
bin men call, works for me.

IOW, if you are accumulating too any pots - dump some of the least usable.

--
Brian
Sig: I have nothing to say

snip

IOW, if you are accumulating too any pots - dump some of the least usable.

People *sell* old plant pots at car boot sales.

I think that is problem that many of us have, I keep the best put some
out with the rubbish and/or take them to the local tip. It would be
helpful if garden centre`s had a skip where they could be returned to.

kate
p.s. any building work going on near you there may be a skip outside,
naughty I know :-)

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 10:59:36 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote:

A big bag as used for domestic refuse, and put out at the same time as
the
bin men call, works for me.

You exhibit at the Tate?

And Lyle.

:-)

IOW, if you are accumulating too any pots - dump some of the least
usable.

People *sell* old plant pots at car boot sales.

Ah, but I have a life...

:-))
--
Brian

"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
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so I was wondering if urglers have developed any canny
ways of storing pots...

Loaves are delivered to supermarkets in HD plastic trays which stack
and have a front opening. If I happen to come upon a lost one (washed up
on beach, etc) I save them for storing plantpots in (stacked in sizes,
on their sides). Plastic fish trays are just as good. Larger pots go in
the tray at the top of the stack.

Janet.

Thanks Janet - know just the things you mean and I think I know where I can
get a few...reading previous replies I was beginning to feel *very* daft as
I actually bought most of these pots. I work for a Parks department and
these were some of the accumulating piles of 2.3 & 3 litre pots which I got
very cheap (couple of pence each). BTW, we grow our bedding plants from
plugs (200,000 a year) and it breaks my heart to see all the plug trays go
in the skip - really robust things they are too. I've rescued a couple of
dozen which will do me for years...apparently we've tried to get rid of them
to local growers but no-one's interested. Am determined to find a home for
them one of these days.

Michael

"Michael Savage" wrote in
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Hi all

Bit of a daft one here...I have masses of pots of all sizes and
they're
currently piled in various untidy heaps around the back of the
garden. I'm
planning on putting a lot of the smaller ones in crates in the shed
but it's
only a small shed...and the bigger ones piled high will take up a
lot of
space or fall over...so I was wondering if urglers have developed
any canny
ways of storing pots...

The handiest way of dealing with them is to put most of them in your
rubbish bag.

[snip]

Franz

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 10:59:36 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote:


"Michael Savage" wrote
in message
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Hi all

Bit of a daft one here...I have masses of pots of all sizes and
they're
currently piled in various untidy heaps around the back of the
garden. I'm
planning on putting a lot of the smaller ones in crates in the
shed but
it's
only a small shed...and the bigger ones piled high will take up a
lot of
space or fall over...so I was wondering if urglers have developed
any
canny
ways of storing pots...

A big bag as used for domestic refuse, and put out at the same time
as the
bin men call, works for me.

You exhibit at the Tate?


IOW, if you are accumulating too any pots - dump some of the least
usable.

People *sell* old plant pots at car boot sales.

That's as may be. Do people also *buy* them at car boot sales?

Franz

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:00:21 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote:

IOW, if you are accumulating too any pots - dump some of the least
usable.

People *sell* old plant pots at car boot sales.

Ah, but I have a life...

... and a lot of plant pots :-)

I refer the Honorable Gentleman to the answer I gave some moments ago.

--
Brian
Sig: I have nothing to say

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ...
"Michael Savage" wrote in
message ...
Hi all

Bit of a daft one here...I have masses of pots of all sizes and
they're
currently piled in various untidy heaps around the back of the
garden. I'm
planning on putting a lot of the smaller ones in crates in the shed
but it's
only a small shed...and the bigger ones piled high will take up a
lot of
space or fall over...so I was wondering if urglers have developed
any canny
ways of storing pots...

The handiest way of dealing with them is to put most of them in your
rubbish bag.

At least one of the chain garden centres (Wyevale) has a synthetics
recycling bin beside the door. And don't some local authorities also
recycle? I was pleasantly surprised when I asked a West Wales Oxfam
shop if they were interested in clean plant-pots, and they accepted a
hundred or so with alacrity.

Mike.

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Michael Savage" wrote
in
message ...
Hi all

Bit of a daft one here...I have masses of pots of all sizes and
they're
currently piled in various untidy heaps around the back of the
garden. I'm
planning on putting a lot of the smaller ones in crates in the
shed
but it's
only a small shed...and the bigger ones piled high will take up
a
lot of
space or fall over...so I was wondering if urglers have
developed
any canny
ways of storing pots...

The handiest way of dealing with them is to put most of them in
your
rubbish bag.

At least one of the chain garden centres (Wyevale) has a synthetics
recycling bin beside the door. And don't some local authorities also
recycle? I was pleasantly surprised when I asked a West Wales Oxfam
shop if they were interested in clean plant-pots, and they accepted
a
hundred or so with alacrity.

Thanks for the tip. Next time I pass the nearest Oxfam I will make
enquiries.

Franz

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IOW, if you are accumulating too any pots - dump some of the
least
usable.

People *sell* old plant pots at car boot sales.

That's as may be. Do people also *buy* them at car boot sales?

Plant swaps and village plant sales often have stack of them to
give
away, and eager takers.
It's a shame to throw something away that someone else could use. If
you
know anybody who propagates plants for charity sales and
fundraisers,
they're always looking for pots. Even the large ones are useful, as
items like collections of herbs/mints/mixed annuals sell well.

I've noticed, only the larger sizes of plastic pot breed in
captivity.
The smaller ones must disperse to establish their own territory far
away; that's why I've always got big ones to spare, and not enough
littluns.

My eyes have been opened. Tomorrow we hope to be in Keswick (now that
the weekend is over), where there is an Oxfam shop. I already have a
bagful of assorted washed pots in the boot.

Franz

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:40:18 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

My eyes have been opened. Tomorrow we hope to be in Keswick (now
that
the weekend is over), where there is an Oxfam shop. I already have
a
bagful of assorted washed pots in the boot.

Will they soon be on their way to some impoverished third world
country. My brother once saw a Zambian running along the side of
the
road, near Ndola, wearing nothing but an ill fitting dinner jacket.
The Zambian that is :-)

I have seen Basothos walking almost totally naked, with a pair of
shoes slung round his neck. Shoes are, for them, too valuable to be
worn on the feet

Franz

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ...
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I have seen Basothos walking almost totally naked, with a pair of
shoes slung round his neck. Shoes are, for them, too valuable to be
worn on the feet

My bank manager would agree. In the old days, Plains Indians (may I
use that expression?) used sometimes to carry a pretty pair of
moccasins at their belts when going visiting, to change into on
arrival. In Australia we used to walk to dame-school carrying our
shoes (usually, indeed, round the neck), only to slip them on just
round the corner: for reasons which still escape me, we got a lick on
the calves with the handle of a feather duster if discovered. And I
still sometimes do the same sort of thing to save my clean shoes the
horror of driving (more urbane individuals, of course, take the
_dirty_ shoes off before getting into the car!).

Mike.

In article , Franz Heymann
writes
My eyes have been opened. Tomorrow we hope to be in Keswick (now that
the weekend is over), where there is an Oxfam shop. I already have a
bagful of assorted washed pots in the boot.

You do know that they'll never boil, don't you?

--
regards andyw

"newsb" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes
My eyes have been opened. Tomorrow we hope to be in Keswick (now
that
the weekend is over), where there is an Oxfam shop. I already have
a
bagful of assorted washed pots in the boot.

You do know that they'll never boil, don't you?

{:-))

Franz