Does anyone else do this .....?

[Ryez]

I use plastic bottles and even humus pots, the only thing that puts me off is that it is a pain to make holes for drainage. I use a knife...

I may add that, I've developed a tendency to look around me for mulch when I am out walking.

I live in the countryside. You get a few pine needles here, some leaves there, pieces of wood a bit further, it's freebie right!

[SusieG]

I'm sure using different sized pots, in different colours etc. would really drive Deano nuts

Go on scarlet, just do for the wind-up..!!! : (you know you want to!!)

[SusieG]

I use plastic bottles and even humus pots, the only thing that puts me off is that it is a pain to make holes for drainage. I use a knife...

I may add that, I've developed a tendency to look around me for mulch when I am out walking.

I live in the countryside. You get a few pine needles here, some leaves there, pieces of wood a bit further, it's freebie right!

Yeah, Ryez, I use a knife - it's not pretty, but effective! I quite like the look of all my mis-matched pots etc - gives it an 'individual' look - shabby chic perhaps..!!!
Glad it's not just me then, I must look like a right scummy old bag lady, coming back arms laden with 'useful garden stuff'!! (Actually, probably look like that anyway when out with Toby dog .......)

Before I moved to where I am now, (it was a new housing estate) there were NO trees and I was desperate to make some 'leaf mould' for compost.
When I visited my parents (bless 'em.. x) I'd go through this lovely area just covered with trees, and in the Autumn the householders would leave black sacks of these unwanted leaves .... to my DH's horror, I actually stopped my car (busy road, just picture it...) opened the boot, snaffled two big sacks of someone else's unwanted leaves - jumped back into car, drove off on my merry way!
Luckily, when I checked the 'snaffled' sacks there were no unpleasant surprises lurking inside!!!!)

[Scarlet]

Hot skewers make good holes in plastic pots...

[dru`s haven]

oh im so glad youve admitted this lol ,i thought it was me ,an empty butter carton i stand there thinking hmm what can i use this for ,then suddenly hubby says no in the recycle bin ,i can see the cogs whirling lmao

[forgetmenot]

Lidl is the best place for allotment scavenging. The trays they put the bigger yoghurt and cream pots in are perfect for water trays for pots, cream/ yoghurt empties used for planting seeds and then the wooden fruit/veg containers that things like cauliflowers are displayed in are perfect for stacking the pots/ plants in to transport to the allotment. I've been known to ask the staff for 3-4 at a time and they're always happy to give me the empties. And it annoys my boyfriend no end that I carry my pallet breaker in the boot everywhere we go "just in case"