Where to get used plant & garden things?
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Glen_crowder
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Where can I get used 4" ,6" 1gal-5 gal pots and used greenhouse and other things?
30 answers
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1. CraigsList 2. Local community paper-penny ads 3. Ask a wholesale nursery if they ever need to get rid of used pots and "other things." 4. Contact commercial landscaping companies. Maybe they have containers they dont need.
Snapoutofit
on Dec 25, 2015
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Ask around at local nurseries,sometimes they have an abundace of pots that they are willing to give.
Janet Pizaro
on Dec 25, 2015
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Hi Glen. I too recommend Craigslist. Look in specific section and post an ad in "wants" section as well. Try a restore and even your local goodwill. Also Google "trash nothing.org" for your area. It's a really great site for this type thing as they post wants and needs. Best of luck to you. Merry Christmas!
Hope Williams
on Dec 25, 2015
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Check into your local Habitat for Humanity Store. They have lots of garden and plant items at very low prices.
Debbie Woody
on Dec 25, 2015
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Estate sales, garage sales, your local thrift shops
Lilli Egan
on Dec 25, 2015
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Find your local garden club or Master Gardner group they all have loads of pots and are happy to donate for reuse........I had 319 to give to friends that were having plant sales this fall. Good luck.
Patti Hall
on Dec 25, 2015
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You can also place a listing on your local Freecycle group. https://www.freecycle.org/
Linda B
on Dec 25, 2015
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Golf courses usually have huge piles of used pots. They gladly give them away so they dont have to haul them away.
Gary Stenzel
on Dec 25, 2015
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I get all of my gardening tools, pots, standard and yard art from Estate Sales. I have gotten fabulous things in my yard is beautiful !
Shopper
on Dec 25, 2015
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Goodwill, Salvation Army, Reclaim Store (Habitat for Humanity), yard sales, moving sales, Creig List, and if you don't find a listing on Craig List put a posting "looking for...".
LD
on Dec 25, 2015
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I get the big 20+ gallon size plastic planters at our local tree nursery. The most I pay is $6 and once I cover them with pallet wood they look GREAT!
Ann
on Dec 25, 2015
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I find pots at yard and garage sales as well as thrift stores. I find 1/2 and 1 gal milk jugs with the tops cut off and holes in the bottom for drainage also work really well in the green house and indoors for starting plants. I make paper pots for cucumbers etc out of old newspaper strips using various sized jars for the mold or you can by an expensive wooden mold.
Elaine Marchant
on Dec 25, 2015
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ccemetary trash
Bar2075667
on Dec 25, 2015
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Well, winter in most of the US is not the best time for garage or estate sales, but I have fulfilled all my needs AND WANTS from these sales, at a tiny price. AND lot's of garden art that I would not otherwise have thought of!!
Nancy
on Dec 25, 2015
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Become a member of your local < freecycle.com > yahoo group and request them. Contact the Master Gardeners in your county, someone will have too many.
Connie Hoge
on Dec 25, 2015
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try Craig'list " free stuff " section ,you be surprised what you can find there Good luck
Barbara
on Dec 25, 2015
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A combination of different places and ideas that will get most of what I need
Glen_crowder
on Dec 25, 2015
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All great ideas. Also you can get 4 and 5 gallon pails for $2-$4 at almost any major hardware store. And try contacting some builders/remodelers for their empty pails from sheetrocking/mudding walls.
Gramma Birdie
on Dec 25, 2015
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Freecycle is the way to go, post what you're looking for as a want while keeping an eye on the offers. Go to www.freecycle.org and following the directions for getting to your neighborhood group.
Victoria Cross
on Dec 25, 2015
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Recycle, Craig's list are great suggestions, also consider church yard sales, Garage sales, Estate sales, Goodwill and Salvation Army stores. Also on Facebook "like" their pages and you can get a 20 percent off coupon. Don't worry about the color of the ITEMS u find. Just make sure they're in good condition. Spray paint hides Alot of blemishes. Plus it's customized colors to your yard that way too!
Lori Johnson
on Dec 25, 2015
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Check at your local cemeteries.....especially around Memorial Day when people plant for the spring/summer!!
Ruth
on Dec 25, 2015
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Check with your counties extension office. Many master gardener groups have a pot recycle day and would probably give you all the pots you need
Rita
on Dec 25, 2015
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With Rustoleum spray paints, you can paint most any surface now. Had a plastic plant pot that was pink and painted it green to match the old chair into which it was to be placed in the garden.
Pauline Sodermark
on Dec 25, 2015
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Check out your local restore store.
Larry Chura
on Dec 26, 2015
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Some nurseries have pot collection sheds where people can drop off and/or pick up pots for reuse.
Joyce Hochsprung
on Dec 26, 2015
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Some nurseries will also just give you their spares, especially if you're a customer.
Ellen
on Dec 26, 2015
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craigslist for your area check the free section most people are just looking to get rid of them
Julie Hoffman
on Dec 26, 2015
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The county that i live in has a Chemical/Electronics disposal center at the Solid Waste Complex. The unused paint is accepted and given out free to those that want it for home use.
Jerry
on Dec 27, 2015
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I've found used items at local thrift shops.
Cynthia Watanabe
on Dec 27, 2015
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Yard sales. I have also gotten 3 & 5 gallon containers when I stopped to ask if I see a landscaping crew who are planting in commercial centers. They may say "no", but it won't hurt to ask.
Liliana Wells
on Jan 13, 2016
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