Supermarkets that sell flowers

Cacran

What do supermarkets do with the black buckets where they have bunches of flowers?

They would be ideal for my tomato plants.

hangryconsumer

https://www.diy.com/departments/b-q-orange-plastic-12l-bucket/257478_BQ.prd

£1 for a bucket. You want them free?

Brie

Ask.  They may send them back to the flower suppliers or they may go into their recycling.

I've been happy to help them out by taking the plastic that is found under yoghurt pots and cottage cheese etc.  They are perfect to use for small pots I use for seedlings in the greenhouse and saves me having to buy specifically for that purpose.  Just ensure you get the type that don't have holes in the bottom!!

seatbeltnoob

Cacran said:

What do supermarkets do with the black buckets where they have bunches of flowers?

They would be ideal for my tomato plants.

They contain water for the flowers and I'm guessing they're reused. 

Farway

Cacran said:

What do supermarkets do with the black buckets where they have bunches of flowers?

They would be ideal for my tomato plants.

Morrisons tape them into bundles of about ten and sell them, near the flower stand.

I think it was quid when I bought them a few years back but inflation, greed & change of ownership may have upped the price

twopenny

Same as what farway said.
Dont know when but I've picked up a pack from them.
Drill holes in the bottom.
One left stored in the shade filled with rainwater and a couple of frogs. I put some large stones and the frogs stayed.

Woolsery

Farway said:

Cacran said:

What do supermarkets do with the black buckets where they have bunches of flowers?

They would be ideal for my tomato plants.

Morrisons tape them into bundles of about ten and sell them, near the flower stand.

I think it was quid when I bought them a few years back but inflation, greed & change of ownership may have upped the price

  I got about a dozen for £1 a few weeks ago, but a couple had small defects. They seem to be flimsier nowadays.                                                                                               

twopenny

Just to say mine were from Morrison s. Here they have a huge flower dept where Tesco, Iceland, co op only have small ones.
So look for the one that has the most.

mandy47

Asda reuse them. 

WeAreGhosts

I got some from Morrisons years ago, about 20p each, they're still going strong. I think I was lucky to be there when they were selling them off.

twopenny

Notice Morrisons have some new silver coated ones.
Not so useful.
Whether they'll be selling the black ones off or its just a blip I don't know.
You can get buckets quite cheap these days if you look in the pound shops or Proper Job. 
Big plant pots for 2 or 3 pounds.