beyond the pail

[BUFFS]

I just got back from b & q and picked up 6 black buckets @ £1 each, so that's my cucumbers and the rest of my pepper plants sorted for decent root room for this year. they are not the most robust but ideal with a few holes drilled in the bottom and the top lip makes them so easy to grip when you want to lift them into the barrow to take to their summer site, six done for the price of a couple of pints....magic our Maurice..

[broch]

did this too another year - watch out though - these can crack very very easily when drilling - take it slooooow. I cracked 2 out of 6

[broch]

Forgot to mention that - there are also nice metal ones that do not to crack and a bit more stylish for the showy areas of ones garden - courtyards, entrance, etc.

[BUFFS]

I pour some hot/boiling water into the bucket, tip it out and drill while it is still pliable, or as you say, they can be very brittle so also use a slower drill speed and don't lean heavily on the drill. I use decorative tubs for the front garden(most of the garden is in the front along with the veg patch but as it is 100+yrs old there is a 6ft+ wall all round) and I don't worry about stuff in the g/houses or the back garden, done out Italian style, I can put rows of pots out to catch any sun and the front ones will be terracotta with basil, rosemary, coriander, parsley etc, it gets to look quite good with plants like toms peppers etc climbing up their canes, especially some of the long red sweet peppers put out there on good days....all we need is a decent summer(longer than a few weeks) to make it all worthwhile..

[snakeshack]

Make the holes with a hot skewer or soldering iron, no splits!


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[chefgage]

these are the buckets i used last year when i was decorating our bathroom. i used then for mixing plaster and tile adhesive. i never thought about growing in them, might have to pop down and buy a few

[chris]

After a year in the sun they start to break down.. Same as the flexible buckets too


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[BUFFS]

After a year in the sun they start to break down.. Same as the flexible buckets too


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at that price though ,are we going to be bovvered, long live Catherine Tate...