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WANTED: help /ideas/exchange 'Bloomin' for Books'
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Posted by djrowell zone4b (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 05 at 1:43
Hi!
I'm wondering if any one has any ideas for resources for CHEAP pots in which to force bulbs?
My children's school's fundraiser fell short by $8000. I'm helping to raise $2500 for our school library to make up for the library's budget cut.
I'm forcing hundreds of bulbs to be sold in late winter/early spring as "Bloomin' for Bulbs". My four kids are helping plant and keep watch. (What you help build, you help support!)
Any ideas where I can find INEXPENSIVE baskets/pots? Please let me know of any resources. Of course, if YOU want to donate any planting baskets, I won't stop you. Now, I don't know if Garden Web will let me post this one with that last comment.
Seriously, though, I'm an avid gardner. I've limited resources, but with what I have I can make it double. I want to show my kids and their classmates to take what they have (their gifts, you could say) and how to multiply it for the school.
Why, even the principal is getting excited about all the gardening! He spoke of putting in an organic garden. AND we already have volunteers-us for the tilling, etc.
Thank you for any leads.
Keeping the hands in the dirt.
Jeanne |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: WANTED: help /ideas/exchange 'Bloomin' for Books'
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| I am a big advocate of reuse and recycle. I often use yogurt containors of all sizes as flower plots after using a tool to make drainage holes in the bottom. Cheers! Abbie |
RE: WANTED: help /ideas/exchange 'Bloomin' for Books'
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| Did you try asking for pots at any of the local garden centers? I've noticed that when they throw away their unwanted plants, the pot in which it is growing is included. It may require a bit of effort, (picking through their plants, sterilizing the pots, etc.) but it might be a good source -- especially after the poisetta madness of the holidays! I would certainly ask for donations from them, too...after all, how much of your money have they gotten? ( In my case, a small fortune...before I found out about exchanges! :)Good Luck! |
RE: WANTED: help /ideas/exchange 'Bloomin' for Books'
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another source of pots: cemetaries. They toss them all in a pile in the back, and also every area has garbage containers with empty pots and plant stuff in them. My hubby does not like me to go grave digging, but the owners of the cemetary said go for it, they are tossed in the garbage anyway.
Darlene |
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