Cheapest place to buy plant pots?

Furny

After my earlier rant,then what happened this morning my advice is....

Don't be afraid to ask at your local shops/ florists i started last week asking around, i felt a bit cheeky but i'm desperate & did offer to pay for any they saved for me (would of still been cheaper for me than going to DIY on bus & paying there prices).
Both florisits in my town told me to come back in a weeks time so I went round this morning & between them i got a huge carrier bag full of pots, they wouldn't take any £ for them they said they where just happy more things were been grown in them rather than seeing them been thrown away.
You don't get if you don't ask !:j

morg_monster

I have been thinking that cut down tetrapaks (from litre juice cartons, etc) would possibly work well - not for final pots I guess, but between seed trays/cells and final destination, maybe to replace the 4" pots? They should be waterproof (obv need to poke holes in the bottom) so they should hold up for long enough, and won't let the light through like plastic bottles would.

Other than that our garden centre puts all its old pots in big baskets in the carpark for people to take away; they are mainly no bigger than 4" though.

confusedroast

I have been using my dd's empty custard pots to start off seddling then transfering to Morrision black pots (I got 10 for 99p)

Pixiechic

Thanks for all the replies! I am definately going to Tesco to get some of the freebies and ask at the florists in my town. I have a lidl down the road too. I am soo excited about some free pots! I will ask at the diy stores when I go too. Thanks so much for the advice. I have soooo many plants now that it would cost me a fortune to buy all the pots for them and I still ahve some more to start growing.

Pixiechic

Just to add, as I had run out of pots and urgently had to re-pot my plants that I had grown from seeds. I looked through the kitchen cuboards and found some plastic drinking cups, the ones that you get about 50 for a £1. I put some holes in the bottom and they have been great to use. Just need bigger ones now to move them onto. It's great having a site like this where you can share knowledge and ideas. I love it!

LJM

last year i saved all my girls yogurt pots and used these as said above for setting seeds i still have a huge bag full in my shed along with my toilet roll tubes i have saved

Escal

If you just want something temporary, for potting on herbs and veggies, make your own out of newspaper. Use a yoghurt tub as a mould and don't be too fussy, wedge them together on a seedtray, then when you plant them out just leave the newspaper in place. One or two layers thick is plenty.

balloo_2

balloo wrote: »

These are nearly 4" Dia cheap and cheerfull ok for growing your own.
100 SUPERB VALUE 9cm FLEXIBLE PLANT POTS: EASY HANDLING

£2.50 + £1.60p&p Each additional item
£0.40 United Kingdom Royal Mail 2nd Class Standard


http://nutleysgardens.co.uk/

Or This if you want bigger

Large tub which is great for planting large trees and flowers. 30x30x23cm square terracotta style plastic plant pot £1.00 Poundland

UPDATE these pots I posted 100 SUPERB VALUE 9cm FLEXIBLE PLANT POTS: EASY HANDLING £2.50 + £1.60P&P.

I have been today to Poundland and they are selling the same ones 40 for £1 :T not that sturdy a pot but with compost in they should be ok

Pixiechic

:T Thanks, that's great, I shall be getting some of those, I might get two lots for the price!!
I went to Tesco's this morning and nicely asked the lady about the flower buckets being given away for free and she went to find out and came back and said 'no, they send them back and they get re-used' ?. So, no joy there. I toddled off to Lidl and they don't give them away either. I was a bit miffed but nevermind. Anywhere else to try?
Many thanks for all the replies

Pixiechic

I am going to ask at the garden centre tomorrow as sugested! Hopefully they might have some. I am off to get some freestanding shelves as have so many seeds and plants I now have to build upwards :o