Author Topic: The black bucket myth exploded - FAO Lish and anyone else with a Morrisons ! (Read 8062 times)

MrsKP · « **on:** May 19, 2006, 19:41:47 »

they DO have them, and they DO sell them.

was in there for beer and voddie tonight ( :P) and some happened to be sitting on a cart with broken cardboard boxes. took me a while to find a nice young man to ask if they were being sold or disposed of ............ 8 for 99p ! so i got 16.

all you have to do is ask ! (i did ask if they regularly got rid of them and NYM said aye, they're usually out the back).

after sitting for a couple of hours in a traffic jam (some bloody main road into glasgow has collapsed) that cheered me up tonnes.

ok off to quaff the voddie !!!

:P

Plottie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2006, 09:25:51 »

Yes, this I can confirm and even exceed!! Was in my local Morisons 2 weeks ago and decided to have a look for these famous buckets around the flower stand. There, tucked behind the barrow stand thingy that has the flowers on it were lots of buckets, taped together into 12s with tape that had printed on it '8 for 99p'. Now, either they had a glut and decided to give away 4 extra buckets in each set or someone on the fruit and veg section can't count!
I got 12 (buckets not sets, that would be going too far!), used them to plant my tomatoes, then went back for 12 more plus 12 for my mum
Result!!
Plottie :) :)

Hyacinth · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2006, 09:49:56 »

RIGHT!

My Sunday Morning Sweep - Aldi, £ shop, Home Bargains, Wilkos, will now take me further afield to Morries. And if they DON'T have black buckets to sell me at a knock-down price, there will be war...a knock-down, blood spattering War amongst the flower bunches. Petals everywhere there will be....

btw KP....while I'm there I'll try to get the blue baskets you're using for your ring culture. My 'house is the same size as yours - 6x4 - how many fit along the length, please?

DenBee · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2006, 09:59:08 »

I buy my black buckets, and my blue plastic crates, from our local florist/fruiterer - it's not a fancy shop, but your normal/average fruit shop. They sell them for 10p a go - so I suppose that makes mine 10 for a pound! :) Worth asking if you have a shop near you.

Ours also do some large white plastic boxes with slatted lids for 50p. I have considered buying them, but then can't think what I would use them for. :)

MrsKP · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:00:21 »

i had 5 side by side, now fearing overcrowding, i've turned them 90 degrees and have four end to end along one side with the 5th turning the corner. i'm going to put a couple of courgettes into the blue boxes as well, and my cucumber (thanks weedbusta ;D) and a couple of aubergines along the other side.

i am running out of space FAST !!!! WHY did i not listen and get a bigger g/h ??? :P and i've got four growbags as well that need putting somewhere, with something in !!!! ::)

i need to get the lilies out of there really, but they're so tall that one blast of the wind and they'll be snapped in bits.

i picked up another 5 blue boxes yesterday, promptly dropped them getting them out of the car, so that's one less corner i need to drill drainage holes in :o.

once the voddie from last night has worn off i'll be out there ......... 8)

DenBee · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:04:23 »

On checking MrsKP's pretty maids, the blue crates I am buying for 10p (just to prevent a rush to the fruit shop) are the mesh ones I have seen on a photo Tim posted. Not the solid ones MrsKP has.

Though I think the white plastic ones for 50p would be eminently suitable for use in this fashion. They're taller, and a bit narrower, but they'd do the job.

Hyacinth · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:44:27 »

Courgettes in the 'house, KP ???

In summary, then.....how many blue boxes (with contents) can I fit in, do you think?

mc55 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:52:48 »

I visited morrisons just after mothers day and managed to get 30 black pots for 99p ! Obviously a good time to visit.

Alishka - I got some plastic tubs similar to MrsKP's from Wilkinsons - they were around 90p each.... unfortunately my store only had 6 so I'll have to pay another visit ...

MrsKP · « **Reply #8 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:54:09 »

Quote from: Alishka_Maxwell on May 20, 2006, 10:44:27

Courgettes in the 'house, KP ???

oh i don't know, do i 8) :P :o ;D

Quote from: Alishka_Maxwell on May 20, 2006, 10:44:27

In summary, then.....how many blue boxes (with contents) can I fit in, do you think?

i'd say in your 6x4 (i've got a 6 x 6 dontchaknow) 10 round the edges and you could get another 4 or 5 if you wanted to double row it, but then you'd be leaning over the first rowbreaking the tops off things to get to the back one :o

MrsKP · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2006, 11:09:10 »

wot about this ?

Hyacinth · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2006, 11:28:20 »

i'd say in your 6x4 (i've got a 6 x 6 dontchaknow)

Woman of Property, eh ;D

And budding Picasso too ;D ;D

OK.....given that my door opening is in the middle of a 6' run......can you give me the base measurements, please?

Ta.

Mc55.....30 for 99p? that's giving me a good bargaining edge ;) Many thanks!

MrsKP · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2006, 12:34:53 »

lordy want me to come and plant em for ya too :P each box 16" x 13" approx.

i reckon you'd get about 12 in with no probs. two rows length ways along the back wall. two each side of the door end on.

;D

MrsKP · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2006, 12:38:29 »

i think i've just poisened meself cutting the bottoms out of the buckets with a hot knife. :o

mat · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2006, 12:58:25 »

Quote from: MrsKP on May 20, 2006, 12:38:29

i think i've just poisened meself cutting the bottoms out of the buckets with a hot knife. :o

Mrs KP, having seen your amazing smile (on the gallery) and now reading this, I cannot help but smile to myself ;) ;D

mat

MrsKP · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2006, 14:37:35 »

oh cheers !!! not sure how to take that lmao

;D

mat · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2006, 14:49:06 »

Quote from: MrsKP on May 20, 2006, 14:37:35

oh cheers !!! not sure how to take that lmao

;D

Aye, laughing with you MrsKP - I can just imagine you with your accent (which would be similar to my friend who comes from "up the road from you"...) saying these words!!! It brings a smile to my face ;D

MrsKP · « **Reply #16 on:** May 20, 2006, 14:52:06 »

lol ........ ahhhhhhhh but i'm not really from oop here, i'm an exiled sarf larndarner .... i came up here to save them from themselves (so i keep telling them anyway) ;D ;D ;D ;D

d**n near killed us both i think, you can still smell the wreak of molten plastic, i left him to sleep through it n aw ;D ;D ;D

Hyacinth · « **Reply #17 on:** May 20, 2006, 15:58:59 »

Heavens sake, someone......please please guide me to this AMAZING smile? I'm developing really deep frown lines looking for it :(

Mrs. KP....when I get my hunnerds of black pots tomorrow, I'll be using my hacksaw (if the finger currently bandaged with sellotape cos of trying to open a tin of corned beef with a knife yesterday) will allow me to hold it :-[

Thanks for the measurements of the boxes. Will report back tomorrow on my buys ;D

Excitin innit?

Found The Amazing Smile ;D ;D ;D - lookin in wrong gallery :o

MrsKP · « **Reply #18 on:** May 20, 2006, 16:32:40 »

in the end a serrated knife (now labelled "the garden knife" did just as well.

ouch for your finger (corned beef cans should be banned) !!!

another f*g break ........ i'm soaked ......... again.

blue boxes now turned back through 90 degress to their original places..... ran out of room ..... again.

but am i smiling ??????

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hyacinth · « **Reply #19 on:** May 20, 2006, 17:41:21 »

Update on the blue boxes.......have just bought eight - cleared Wilco's shelves......and six of them are Barbie pink 8) (yep! gonna need those shades)....more shopping tomorrow :D

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