Cheap and cheerful pots/ tubs/ trough?

aliasojo

Miss_Havisham wrote: »

I've got a couple of those bright orange buckets from B&Q, under £1 and they've got a handle so can be moved easily. Poke holes in the bottom, put some rubble etc in for drainage.

Same here..only mine are black, orange was a bit too bright for me lol.

I have black raised beds so they all blend just fine.

beautiful_ravens

Like butdoineedit? I used the strong tesco bags - either the hessian style ones or the blue plasic with ladybirds - grew tomatoes in them last year, worked a treat! Obviously, all the supermarkets have their own versions and designs, and its up to you whether you leave the handles on or cut them off

Edit - and because theyre quite big, I didnt fill the bottom with rocks or polystyrene for drainage, I used flattened empty lemonade bottles.

cootambear

have a look for builders with skips (I know rare these days now that Thatchers credit bubble has burst)

They often have plastic tubs, buckets, other containers, etc that they chuck in to skips.

beautiful_ravens

Old wellies! I have used them as planters, and old walking boots too, just for a couple of pansies or something. I know how that looks but Im serious!