Where to get cheap plastic pots?

Starside

Wilkes (not Wilkos) sell 12 litre builders buckets for 99p each. All you have to do is drill some holes in the bottom.

I got 5 of them the other day for Sprouts and Kale.

Bitsy_Beans

I grew carrots last year in a large terracotta pot and I think it kept drying out too quickly. I have looked in my local B&Q and Homebase for the old type plastic plant pots and they don't seem to stock them (only arty farty type stuff).
Can anyone reccommend where I can get some? I don't mind ordering online if it's not too expensive. Had a quick google but there's so many I thought I'd ask you lovely peeps on here :beer:

emilyt

Hi there Bitsy,
We too wanted some large plastic pots and couldn't find any. However we did find some in a little shop on the main street in Buxton. I am guessing you live no where near to Buxton but do look in your local hardware shop as they may well have them. Sorry i couldn't be of any more help. Please let me know if you find any online.
Good luck
Emily

Janey3

I bought 8 plastic pots from Morrisons last week for 99p, the pots they keep their fresh flowers in. They are l0inches x 10inches. I am growing carrots in them, but I am trying the golf ball sized carrots this time, so they should be ok in this sized pot. Have you tried the Pound shops for large plastic pots?

Janey

picklepick

ive got some large plastic storage boxes from ikea that im going to spray paint black on the outside. i have drilled drainage holes in the bottom. they're huge maybe a metre long and half a metre deep

hope that helps

carole.uk

hi our local pound shop does have plastic pots n troughs, someone posted the other day that pound streacher has large plastic pots that they could plant trees in all different sizes, you can also grow in compost bags, strong carrier bags also look out for plastic buckets that janey3 mentioned sometimes they give them away at some supermarket

Bitsy_Beans

Thanks for all the suggestions. I don't have a Pound stretcher near where I live but I will try my local cheapie shop and hardware shop.
I didn't really want to grow in bags as they will be on my decking and I wanted something reasonably nice to look at!

goony

I got a couple of very large plastic pots from Wilkinson's for about £8 each

nodwah

Do you have an Instore? My Dh bought 2 massive plastic terrcaotta look pots for £7 the pair - they're about 2 feet accross the top

squiggle37

I bought some of the builders buckets think thats what they are called its sort of soft plastic type things, got them from tesco they had them reduced to £2 at my local store im planning on growing carrots and spuds in them.

I remember last year wilkinsons had all their pots 3 for 2 they may do the offer again so keep an eye out.