Topic: Big blue plastic containers

[caroline7758]

Can someone remind me where to get these from, as I'd like to try growing carrots in one this year, as seen in Big Dig.

[star]

Food manufacturing factories, eg sauces thats all I am familiar with. I found some on a derelict site a few years ago. When i  got them home i read "Hazardous material" on the side, so do be careful. We had to take them to the tip.

[manicscousers]

patak's in wigan will give them away, providing you can pick them up, maybe a sauce factory nearer to you ?  :)

[debster]

allegedly places that wash cars, trucks, vans etc use them for detergent so may be worth trying there just rinse well

[Norfolk n Proud]

Can someone remind me where to get these from, as I'd like to try growing carrots in one this year, as seen in Big Dig.

I used the 205ltr plastic drum to grow my carrots in last year, it worked an absolute treat, 4 or 5 bags of compost, drainage holes drilled in the bottom, and big cobbles to to assist the drainage, and i got long and straight tasty carrots, and not a blemish on them. I'll be doing the same this year. Good luck.  :)

[DenBee]

Last year I grew carrots in those black plastic buckets from the florist, kept in the lottie greenhouse.  They weren't huge, but they were very nice.

[gruesome]

Hi all, last year I grew  my carrots in old fibreglass baths that a builder was throwing out.  I left the plug out for drainage and they grew well. I also have 4 baths with plugs in catching water as we dont have mains water. (at the moment I have a surplus of water it dilutes very well  :) regards  Gruesome