Fastslappy
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My recycle bins r full of soil lol
Chunkys dirt pile
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BudmanTX
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mine are too...lol...i have 3 ice chests full, and still have 1 big pot inside flowering a plant, and my trash can pot almost full of soil no plants, another pot full no plants and 1 large pot full with a plant vegging right now outside.
me thinks i need more ice chests....
ugh
Chunky Stool
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Now you guys got me thinking about the cheapest container for used dirt. I bet a large kiddie pool would hold a big pile of dirt. (Covered with a tarp.)mine are too...lol...i have 3 ice chests full, and still have 1 big pot inside flowering a plant, and my trash can pot almost full of soil no plants, another pot full no plants and 1 large pot full with a plant vegging right now outside.
me thinks i need more ice chests....
Sidenote: It's getting cold outside & my worm bin is less productive -- even though there's a steady stream of food. So I was considering whether or not to treat the first recycled dirt pile like a compost heap & bury our fresh kitchen scraps there. It would get aerated after 10 weeks when the pile gets moved to the second stage. Then it would have another 10 weeks to cook until it gets used.
What do you guys think?
BudmanTX
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you can, hard plastic kiddie pool, for your first stage. The another style of container for your second when your ready. The trash can pot i have is made from a hard plastic trash can you can buy for like $10 to $15 US, i just cut the top off of it and use the bottom, throw the top half away or use it in a garden sense. I use the trash can top just to top off the bottom.....yeah i'm a redneck go figure....lol
Chunky Stool
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Nice!
Have you ever seen those big tubs at wal-mart that have the rope handles? They're only about $5 and make great pots when you drill a bunch of holes in the bottom. I've grown tomatoes in one of them the last two years & it's still in decent shape. Plants that drape over the sides help protect the plastic from UV.
Highly recommended.
BudmanTX
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you know i have seen those, hmm $5 eh, could be interesting, my wife like to plant just about anything. In Fact when i get home tonight i have a date with a citronella plant i've been keeping alive, its need a repot....lolNice!
Have you ever seen those big tubs at wal-mart that have the rope handles? They're only about $5 and make great pots when you drill a bunch of holes in the bottom. I've grown tomatoes in one of them the last two years & it's still in decent shape. Plants that drape over the sides help protect the plastic from UV.
Highly recommended.
consider the trash idea, i have another like that, where i've drilled holes all in it, and i cut rope for handles on the side this way i could move it around if i need to.....we currently have zucchini in it...
too larry
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I mix my soil in the middle sized kiddie pools. You can pick them up for 5 bucks at the end of the season at Walmart. 40 gallons will fit easily. 45 or 50 makes it a chore to mix. And I stack them up to about 4 high.