hi newbee not sure about clear a friend of mine works where they have a coffee machine and all the used cups brown and dark fawn work ok ( only trouble is I have to wash them all can work out to 100ssss uses my fairy I keep in shed michael
I use those clear plastic cartons that grapes, paeches etc are sold in as mini-cloches. They do tend to blow away, though, so I secwurd them with sticks or tent pegs pushed into the ground via one of the holes in the base (which is now the top).
I have used those very un-green white polystyrene cups still favoured by our local authority for hot drinks in place of 3" plant pots
They worked well for seed & cutting germination & the polystyrene gave a degree of insulation in my unheated potting shed. But, to be honest, by the time I'd washed 40+ and poked drainage holes in the bottom of them - I'd kind of lost the will.... They were also quite fragile & split when I tried to remove baby plants for potting on.
I have also used the clear cartons fruit is sold in as mini propagators - they work rather well, usually don't need washing (I'm lazy ) and often have drainage holes already punched in them
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Clear plastic cups are good for orchids. Regarding the chore of punching holes in recycled cups I use a kebab skewer heated to red hot then stab through upturned cups. Plastic and polystyrene do smell but I do it over the cooker with the extractor on full blast.
I don't recycle containers to save money (though that is welcome) I hate waste and prefer to reuse items rather than consign them to landfill. We have become a throwaway society and while it is pleasing to have uniform containers for plants I take as much pleasure from my toilet roll sweet peas as others do from their 'root trainer' versions.
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Maybe you can put them on top as,a little propagator or to keep the slugs off
hi newbee not sure about clear a friend of mine works where they have a coffee machine and all the used cups brown and dark fawn work ok ( only trouble is I have to wash them all can work out to 100ssss uses my fairy I keep in shed michael
I have saved large clear yoghurt pots to be little mini-cloches for when I put out plants in the garden. Mostly to keep off rabbits!
I use those clear plastic cartons that grapes, paeches etc are sold in as mini-cloches. They do tend to blow away, though, so I secwurd them with sticks or tent pegs pushed into the ground via one of the holes in the base (which is now the top).
I have used those very un-green white polystyrene cups still favoured by our local authority for hot drinks in place of 3" plant pots
They worked well for seed & cutting germination & the polystyrene gave a degree of insulation in my unheated potting shed. But, to be honest, by the time I'd washed 40+ and poked drainage holes in the bottom of them - I'd kind of lost the will.... They were also quite fragile & split when I tried to remove baby plants for potting on.
I have also used the clear cartons fruit is sold in as mini propagators - they work rather well, usually don't need washing (I'm lazy
) and often have drainage holes already punched in them
I cut up plastic coffee cups and use them as plant labels.
What a clever idea, Sparkles!
Clear plastic cups are good for orchids. Regarding the chore of punching holes in recycled cups I use a kebab skewer heated to red hot then stab through upturned cups. Plastic and polystyrene do smell but I do it over the cooker with the extractor on full blast.
Should have mentioned my long skewers have wooden handles. Don't try this with all metal ones!
I don't recycle containers to save money (though that is welcome) I hate waste and prefer to reuse items rather than consign them to landfill. We have become a throwaway society and while it is pleasing to have uniform containers for plants I take as much pleasure from my toilet roll sweet peas as others do from their 'root trainer' versions.