Morrisons buckets

[marchogaeth]

Instead of poker use a piece of copper tube, works a treat and no smoke.

Colin

Why? Isn't it the plastic melting that makes they smoke?

[singleseeder]

Car boot this morning, and I am now the proud owner of a 6" piece of copper pipe. Free!! Just think I was going to offer him 10p too.

Now off to hunt for a pair of pliers to protect my delicate digits.

[Sarico]

thanks VC...

[chris]

I've noticed the latest asda ones are much larger than the Morrison ones I have. Just planted 4 peas in one, two canes and then plastic support netting wrapped around the caned to provide a sort of cone style trellis (just without the point if you see what I mean..) snapped a couple pea stems in doing so, but these are just for seed saving anyway so may bush out.

[singleseeder]

Chris, I can here the sound of the stampede to Asda already.........

[Potstubsdustbins]

Why? Isn't it the plastic melting that makes they smoke?

A, you melt a lot less plastic, just the perimeter of the pipe not the whole of the hole.

B, copper pipe holds less latent heat and therefore works at a slightly lower temperature melting the plastic not burning it.

Colin

[ladylottie]

Well you lot seem to do alright getting flower buckets - I've tried all the stores and they all say they don't sell them
Yesterday it was the turn of Tesco yet again - the reply was "oh we don't sell them, we have to return them, recycling, you know".
So what am I doing wrong then
Ok - I am now on a mission to get at least ten...I WILL get them, I WILL.........

[SarrissUK]

Try your local florists LL - I couldn't get any in asda or tesco either, but my local flower shop gave me ten or so and told me to come back if I want more!

[chris]

I asked my wife to get some for me today from Asda when popping in to get a gift - they're now charging 5p for them. So they've jumped on the bandwagon now!

Still, it's cheap and it saves them going into landfill.

[ladylottie]

I asked my wife to get some for me today from Asda when popping in to get a gift - they're now charging 5p for them. So they've jumped on the bandwagon now!

Still, it's cheap and it saves them going into landfill.

Right, thanks Chris - I'm off to Cwmbran Asda in the morning so lets see how I get on! - I don't mind paying 5p - it's still a bargain.

[ladylottie]

Try your local florists LL - I couldn't get any in asda or tesco either, but my local flower shop gave me ten or so and told me to come back if I want more!

Thanks Tina - if I don't get any joy in Asda tomorrow, I'll be off to the florists.

[ladylottie]

YES - Cwmbran Asda came up trumps Went in and asked a young lad - he said "we don't sell those" so I said someone from my lottie had been in and had some over the weekend and if they only threw them away I would recycle them. Recycle seemed to be the magic word! He said I could have as many as I wanted for free So not wanting to be greedy I took 10 but will go back for more another time

[Sarico]

YES - Cwmbran Asda came up trumps Went in and asked a young lad - he said "we don't sell those" so I said someone from my lottie had been in and had some over the weekend and if they only threw them away I would recycle them. Recycle seemed to be the magic word! He said I could have as many as I wanted for free So not wanting to be greedy I took 10 but will go back for more another time

Well done you did as I did. When you say that a friend did buy some there. They seem to remember that they give them even for free. Next time empty all the store. Lol

[veggiechicken]

Help!!! My trolley has been ambushed by Morrison's buckets. I was trundling past, remembering that I already have plenty of buckets, when 2 packs leapt into my trolley and hightailed it to checkout. I knew resistance was futile as there were 14 buckets in each pack of 8, and the numbers overwhelmed me.
So I have 9 small and 19 large buckets to add to my collection.

[singleseeder]

I've tried two Asda's who wouldn't play ball. I did manage to sweet talk one though; "If you just want one or two when you come in, and we have them, that should be alright".

I still go the Lidls though. Another 12 in assorted sizes on the way home from work.

A friend up the coast gets free ones from the Coop for me too. So no need to line William's (Morrison) pockets.