All the same size and extremely strong with hand holes, there is hole in top and bottom of each box but sacrifice a damaged box to cover these. Linda. Shop today! Interested in seedling flats and larger pots, also. why pay anything for pots when you can get them free that is if you know someone that has horses or cows. Vitalix offers a complete range of tubs for any season, condition, and forage quality to meet the nutritional needs of your livestock. I have 3 in my back yard and my daughter just received 4 from her brother-in-law. You can wash the container out with bleach, but the pickle smell remains. Free is my favorite price also! You know what they say One mans trash is another mans treasure. Horse Feeding Tools & Accessories Shop All. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Without tubs $8, with tubs $13. Items related to Empty mineral tubs plastic mineral tubs Spa Frog Mineral Cartridge Anipro Xtraformance Nutrition Protein Tubs Total feeds sheep mineral Vintage wash tubs with stand 4 plastic tubs used as flower pots. I go behind the local store and get all the 2 gallon pots ( without drain holes ) that they sell cut flowers in. Your email address will not be published. We have volunteer rasberries and dill. Yes. On my way there I went around the back of a few big stores looking for packing peanuts or Styrofoam in the trash. But they closed it after someone fell and sued! I just read your posts about boxes & yes I to refuse to pay for them. You can also fill it up with water and add some vinegarworks well with pickle jars, milk jugs, orange juice jugsetc. How do you get the pickle smell out? I tend to be chicken little sometimes. I tried to contact the business online, but the manager at the location I went to never got back to me. Then I go to grocery stores & Dollar General Stores which break them down & put them in carts in the back of the store. charge $6 $7 for a medium size box?? FYI for your future need of boxes all new almost any size you need or want. Thanks for the info! I followed him out, all but one plant were nubs. You only need a bit and minimal elbow grease. If these shops sell Annuals, Perennials or Trees/Bushes [ and do the install on them] they have a ton of POTS left over.. It never hurts to ask! Asking $5 per tub, $20 for 5 tubs, and 30 for 10 tubs. Recent searches: crowding tubs mineral tubs tubs swiming Victoria, TX > Buy & Sell > Garden Items For Sale in Victoria, TX > Molasses Tubs - $5 (Yoakum) Molasses Tubs - $5 (Yoakum) View larger image Ad id: 2906215858071729 Views: 499 Price: $5.00 Molasses tubs for sale. The seeds do start up, then I put some soil over that and give the plants added nutrients. Roses can be done the same way. Required fields are marked *. Thanks for this article.I never knew that Home Depot has a recycling program. Its been on my porch all winter but will become mulch for our raised beds this spring. WD-40 will remove most adhesive from most anything. Empty mineral tubs for tree plantings and all kinds of uses - BisManOnline Great for gardens, flowers are yard.Tubs are 25-30 gallon tubs. To remove lables off anything (that is not leather or cloth) use regular cooking oil. Please keep in mind that those free boxes on the USPS site are also considered a federal offense if they not used for shipping through USPS. on Monday, July 25th, 2022 at 9:11 am and is filed under News & Updates. I break them down and put them in the garage until neededI always have the perfect box that I need. I asked him if I could have some and he asked me how many!! Works for me. There was alot that want bad, that we ate. Wahooo what a find! Pretty cheap at local nurseries or even Home Depot. Baking soda and vegetable oil. Usually, theyre very accommodating. But I wanted to keep planting, and needed to add a bed or two in the yard, which is sloped. I put my seeds right into the cardboard and keep it moist. I even got three half plastic drums, like the ones used to hold rainwater. #fairisle #sco, Good morning from Fair Isle! They are 16 long, 10 wide and 8 deep. The boxes that Starbucks coffee comes in are on the smallish size, so theyre perfect for packing books, and dont get too heavy. My husband works for Lowes (we dont say Home Depot in our house) and the deals he gets would make your heart swoon! Low and behold I found two very big bags. Thats right and its for a good reason. Apr 13, 2020 #1 I am looking for empty 20 gallon cattle lick tubs for container gardening. I was disappointed but I still go back there because of their prices. I am totally jealous of you getting 2,000 bricks. Did he just say $9.42 each? I kept my open for sales on strapping and packing tape hated it when I had to pay full price most drugstores had the tape on sale fairly regularly and I stocked up when it was on sale. Our Lowes and Walmart still have a recycle area of pots and flats. It is a horse stock tank. So Ive never stopped reading gardening books. I work for the garden center that put on the chicken coop tour last year and we have what we call alley specials. It is our pot recycling program and dump it there location. They asked how much & when I said $2 each they said ok. I like cheap stuff and love free stuff even more. A good portion of my perennial garden is from alley specials. I also score free split bags of bird seed and chicken feed. Make offer I probably have 40 or 50 of them To put an ad into your Watch List, please Sign In or Create an Account . I am looking for ranchers or farmers wanting to get rid of empty used mineral, protein, molasses tubs. I used 10 5-gallon pots to neatly stack all the branches I pruned off my fruit trees, which are now stored neatly in the shed. If they do, much of our population will have no way to get mail, vote, etc. They got rid of 2 buckets with lids twice a week! Built a wall two-block high, and leveled out a new 615-ft bed in my yard. So in stealth like fashion I quickly scooped up all the buckets I could carry {I didnt want to leave the pots unattended to look for a cart} and headed over to the cashier stand. Light and free. I use kitty tidy cat litter boxes to plant in.just drill holes in bottom and keep lid to store soil for next year.they stack beautifully and free.the boxes make great trash boxes too.I leave handle on for easy moving.only problem Ive found it cant get label off so I cover 28th pretty contact paper, What brand of green house is that and where did you get it. I used to get several a week from a local high school. I believe my mistake on that episode was not getting their manager. 24 Hr access and no need to ask anyone.!!!! They're handy though. We check it frequently for the larger pots (tree sized) since the grower makes us pay a $5 deposit on them, but gallons and 4 are usually plentiful. As another posted commented, Ive heard that construction sites are good places to get leftover lumber, rebar and possibly wire mesh. Ive gotten some beautiful tiger lillys that way from Kroger. I used to get the 5-gallon food-grade buckets that I used for brewing beer from McDonalds. I will gladly come pick them up . Betty, I got the same reply at Ace here, about their re-using their pots. You can find deals online as well. ALTOSID AVALIA-4 I was sharing this so if folks who need any help giving or receiving you can contact a Gleaners near you. I think these are better than raised beds because they are about 24 high and you can reach the center without having to bend over or stretch. Too bad I dont have a car (I walk everywhere or take the bus) or I would have gotten lots more!! LOL. Ive also used the same method and brightly colored construction paper, then use permanent magic marker to print the plants name on itmakes the buckets look much nicer. Now through the end of June, bring your empty protein, mineral, and equine lick tubs to your local Olsen's store and earn savings on Purina products! After all, I had 15 minutes to burn until my stain was ready so I took my time walking past the tables and carts of flowers and shrubs . Pickle juice is very acidic. Hoping that Id find a store not too far away, I called the Greenwood, Indiana store to ask. On the forest path was a mama deer and her two fawns. Have you scored any awesome freebies lately? Im involved in a group that gets veggies and fruit that the organic health food store is gonna throw out and then cooks hot vegan meals with them (after cutting out any bad bits of course). Also Its good to check out any FLORISTS or smaller GARDEN CENTERS [ not stores the size of Lowes!] I should check Albies for buckets! double bust. The same time that most folks are setting out their Annuals, Veggies or Trees & Bushes is when to look.I have gotten sooooo many that way! Not to be confused with molasses, whic Clean Mini RV park, 12126 State Highway 111, Yoakum, Texas, 77995 @ State Highway 77. I told him that except for the plant earth we just bought, I hadnt spent a dime on any pots, shelves (ones a discarded rattan shelf and one a pallet) or anything. Nice to know Im not the only one who does this stuff. I checked once and left empty handed. Knowing I needed to find a bunch for my greenhouse, I excitedly asked him where he found the black plastic pot. Were here for all your agricultural needs. I will be using them for planters, so they need to be in good condition with no holes or cracks. Its simple! I have used it to remove labels on lots of things. Shop products from small business brands sold in Amazons store. I am looking for 20-30 of them. This way you have time to sort them, clean them or barter/ trade or give away with other Garden Buddies who may need them! Its glorious, and is at dollar tree! just have to tell him how many I want. Use them for their intention, and your getting a free box though. Write me here [ if its OK with Mavis.???] They may not have the resources to go after you, but I for one dont appreciate paying for someone else to get free boxes, especially when they are easily sourced from the grocery store, your local buy nothing group, etc. In plus, I collect the wood boxes from wine area from shops. Yup, weve used those cat litter buckets for a couple of years. Poke a hole in the bottom and use either plastic or cardboard cartons. Plus, it only weighs 250 lbs. We do have some drum 1.06 Acres Commercial Corner lot. He probably has a very strong work ethic and is ambitious, he is probably very busy spending much of his time at working very hard to support his family, from your description it sounds like he is doing very well at his job. Im getting ready to make some trellises out of wire mesh and rebar, but before I spend money on them, Im going to scope out construction sites and see what I can get for free. After lugging them to the post office, was told it was illegal to mail anything labeled with liquor or wine on the box. USPS is a self supporting Federally owned entity. Most often, Ive been given the pot for free, (this has happened half a dozen times). I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. YEARS ago I um, I mean, a friend used to pick up the 3-day shipping boxes, turn them inside out, tape them back, and use them for regular shipping! Discover more about the small businesses partnering with Amazon and Amazons commitment to empowering them. Tarson Pools & Spas | The leaders in Swimming Pools, Spas, Billiards plastic tub (any brand). Use a heat gun, or hair dryer on labels. She was kind of a little standoffish about it also. The USPS is federally funded by our taxes, and those boxes are produced at a cost in order to support the post office. Thank you and hope everyone is staying well. To weeks after babying these bushes of joy, he ran in the house in frantics. Products with trusted sustainability certification(s). Wowza! Its not about being a cheapskate, recycling should be a part everyday culture as well as making the effort not to buy one use only plastic items/packaging. The kind of plain Jane pots trees come in when you buy them at a nursery. We glean thousands of pounds of produce a year. my mother is 73 she loves her yard she needs some pots shes on low income so if you know anyone or yourself would like to get some extra pops out of your way please call me as 682-2399 area code eight one six. If you are anywhere near northern IL and would like to sell some of these please contact me. I have been using them for 3 years, but just turn them backwards most of the time. Each voucher is for ONE (1) $4 credit for the future purchase of a Purina protein tub. My only question now is, how do I know what to put in the soil so that it is effective but inexpensive? Now there is also a plant nursery about a mile from me and they used to put those big five gallon or bigger containers out by the dumpster . Otherwise it would be allowed to set their own rates rather than have to have them approved by the rate commission. TennesseeTuxedo CT Supporter CT Supporter Joined Jul 9, 2011 Messages 18,962 I didnt know about Lowes and Home Depot having the recycling of the pots. I work for Lowes (in the Garden Center) and we recycle the pots. That might have been heart burn. Well I am glad that this worked out for you. However I gave it a try at my local Home Depot and I asked the gal working out or collecting the money bag out in the garden area, and she informed me that they had no such thing. Lots of empty lick tubs to be used for gardening or planters most are all blue in color. I know it works on bar codes etc. Yes I have. Livestock Protein & Minerals at Tractor Supply Co. You can also go to Mc Donalds or restaurants for all kinds of cardboard boxes to spread out over your garden area with a layer of cardbosrd, newspapers, mulch. They are on a cart near the back in our store. . the worst that can happen is they say no , As my Rabbi says, ask for EVERYTHING, EXPECT NOTHING & usually when i ask , i DO GET, but am NOT disappointed if i dont !!!!the. Im trying to garden without spending money that I do not have. I carried home a bale of hay that one of my neighbors left sitting by their trash cans at the end of the fall decorating season. You can call me or text me at 361 three three zero 96 zero four. This material is left over from a tennant that was mixing the components for various uses. Very good ideas for recycling. Put them on craigslist. Sturdy Hard Plastic Empty Mineral Tubs. Carrot roots wont form a new carrot They stay moist and take hold of the dirt in 2-3 days. If you need to start again use another corner. Score. I have an amazing hubby. Once cattle done with whatever is inside the container, it is blowing Round in pasture. PALLET OF 16 EMPTY MINERAL TUBS Online Auctions - 0 Listings | EquipmentFacts.com - Page 0 of 0 Powered by TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com & MarketBook.com SIGN UP NOW for the EquipmentFacts.com Weekly Update! This post may contain affiliate links. Copyright 2023 One Hundred Dollars a Month - Disclosure Policy- Design by Sharon Hujik. Open Head Feed Tubs 20 gallon, Water Tubs, Planter Tubs, 15 gallon I had picked up a Gardenia at less than half price simply because the leaves had somewhat withered due to lack of watering. They would come in and deliberately poke holes in it to get 50% off. We planted shrubs a few years ago and kept the pots and cut the bottoms off and use them around newly potted garden plants till they are established good and to help keep rabbits away from them. Score! Farmers Cooperative and Purina Animal Nutrition are partnering to repurposing mineral and protein tubs. Lowes also recycles pots. You can find plants and seeds on craigslist also. My better half scored 15 yellow cat litter buckets on the road side. Price: $5.00 Sturdy Hard Plastic Empty Mineral Tubs. . Yada Yada Yada, Can I have these? 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Hay Carriers Shop All. They have a big banner in the garden department. Horse Feed Bins Shop All. Shop ourlocations in the River Valley, NW Arkansas, and Eastern Oklahoma. Try baking soda. Can be used for water tubs, cat huts, dog houses, baby chick huts, flower, tomato, pepper, cuke plantings, tree I ask for one, and have NEVER been refused! We can get the black pots that you are talking about from our local garden centers for about $1 per pot. As far as open bags of soil, fertilizer, mulch etc, we give a % of based on the amount gone. You may only compare up to four items at a time. That's why Purina's high-quality, research-proven products are formulated for optimal . I would gladly pay $10 for a large pot but they are more like $25 here :, ( Pool and Spa Products in Central New York | Cannon Pools and Spas Horse Feeding Tools & Accessories Shop All. We live near each other. Makes great planters and storage. $200. As a child in the 80s, I grew up enjoying the smells at the gas station. I promised it was for the animals, but they wouldnt allow it. They had a cart with some flowers that werent watered, and looked about dead, I asked if I could just have it, so she asked and no but I could buy it for 50 cents. At home Depot the same thieves were poking holes as well . Checked out Craigslist, and at first, the only concrete blocks I found were for a price. I scored many buckets at the large office complex I work in. please dont call them customers. But 2-3 days later I found someone giving away a bunch. I completely agreeI forgot about all the other advantages of liquor boxes and also the banana boxes. Does anyone know what the rule is today? I was disappointed and was so sorry for those seedlings. I also picked up 13 glass walls. must have been someones sunroom. That was an awesome find. Price and other details may vary based on product size and color. Missouri soil so full of rocks roots veggies dont seem to do well here. .. its usually around this time they do this. I also noticed a couple of pallets there, and found more on the sidewalk in front of my local feed store. I scored a number of large Tidy Cat Cat litter buckets from a friend who recycles everything and five tires from a local tire store. The boxes were just the right size for me to be able to move on my own. Loved finding your blog post about free gardening containers at Home Depot. Hello, Holly! MESSAGE. Holy canolies Batman, who on earth would PAY for a black plastic pot I thought. Shop today! Oh yes, yes they do Bob. it works as well or better then black plastic or the commercial weed barrier. The Mini Sport is compact, measuring only 6' x 4', allowing it to fit through standard doorways and hallways. Hi and thanks for sharing! Try using limesone to neutralize it. I put baking soda and hot water in mine. Most people with cattle are happy to get rid of them. scrub old coffee grounds through out the container let sit then fill with water and sit over night. If you want to come peel off my labels you are more than welcome too. People are certainly welcome to take as many as they want to. Ill have to check it out this year. I consider myself extremely lucky to have a boyfriend who owns his own landscaping business; if only for the black plastic pots LOL !! Lowes informed me this weekend that they send pots back to the growers for credit or something like that. How to Find Free Containers For Your Garden Liquor stores are the jackpot for boxes. for someone stocking shelves with the size box I need. Makes great planters and storage. These mineral tubs! Mineral Low Moisture Lick Tubs Rancher's Choice I know that is silly the will not give away anything where i live either. Some tire stores wont sale or give away their tires but some will. That was suppose to say.