Burgie they have a wevb site but their price is to high now. Was 10.95
http://www.mytscstore.com/detail.asp?pcID=8&paID=1039&sonID=190&productID=1730
What is the best Pot Size
I just used a regular cordless drill to drill the holes. I used a 1/2" drill bit and drilled 6 holes around the container. I did worry about possible root rot if the drainage was not adequate. So I placed pea gravel into one of the containers to insure drainage. Another I just used my regular mix of compost and potting soil. I had no problem with the brugs used in the containers both drained without problems. The one with pea gravel was heavier of course so keep that in mind.
I have my tallest brugs(CG) in these containers they get about 8-9 feet tall by end of summer and neither one of them toppled over from a wind. I also must add the plants still continued to be heavy drinkers even in those containers!LOL
As I was going through old threads I noted this one from Monika.
The containers look almost like the rope handle tubs I have mentioned.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/230961/
kin...great thread to bring up! Helped me with fertilizer and container sizes translation from liters to gallons!
Thanks!
Thanks Ted. That is a little steep.
Thanks Kin. I think I will get my DH to do that part.
Gretchen, I will have to go look at Walmart then. I would love some black ones for $5. I could use a 20 gallon, better than a 15. I am spending so much money already on soil. A 20 gallon pot will eat soil up. Imagine 20 of them. I have not been to a Walmart in years. So tell me, which section do you think they keep these pots in?
Are you kidding Kell?
I found mine in the section where they have plastic clothes baskets, trash cans, and those roll away plastic containers that go under the bed. My WalMart only had the blue ones.
Kidding about what Linda? Needing 20 of them? I actually need more. Second year seedlings are huge. They need bigger pots than my 15 gallons. I wonder if the plastic is the same as nursery pots. I hope they do not crack in a year or 2 in the sun. Thanks Linda, I will find that section. I hate to be wandering around looking for something in these huge stores. I find often the people that work in stores these days do not know what or where their inventory is.
edited to retype, sometimes I go so fast I confuse my keyboard. LOL
This message was edited Mar 19, 2005 11:30 AM
I was asking about if you were kidding about that you hadn't been to Walmart in year.
I went to the freecycle web site and listed that I was looking for the 5 to 7 gallon size pots that came from nurseries with plants in. I said you know the ones you remove your plant from and put in a nicer pot. Will that was a week ago and still haven't heard from anyone. I guess I will have to go to our local nursery and beg for some. The trouble with them they don't give anything away and they sometimes put such a high price on the used ones. Then I hate to go buy brand new ones, because like you I could use around 30 of them.
I plan on using the large 19 gal. ones with the rope handles to put on the patio then I will be able to move them around. That way when hail is in the forecast I won't have to sweat about some of them. We have a part cover over the end of the patio then they can go under the cover.
I have some of those rope handled 'muck' buckets that I got around 1975 .
They are all still on one piece except for one I pulled a handle off while dragging one full of wet sand. DUH!
They drag easy because the bottom edge is rounded.
I tie a longer piece of rope thru the handle like a leash so I can walk upright while dragging it.
Sounds good Scoot.
LOL, Linda. I am not big on huge stores like that unless it is a nursery or antique store. Though I do love Costco! But they feed me all the way through it.
Don't you hate all the money gardening eats up? My friends can't believe I rather buy dirt than a dress.
if you really need a Large pot
the wine barrel half's show up on sale sometimes
i bought a cpl for $7.00 ea.
drilled holes & put rope handles like the muck buckets
Dick
I was looking at them at walmart and they were 24.00. To boot they had them all winter without going down on them.
If any of you have a Family Dollar Store check their pots. they have a variety. 2 gal $2:50 3 Gal. $3 4 & five Gal. with rope handle $5
colors are Red. D Green light grey and White
I picked up 4 pots that look like the one Stever has at our Dollar General Store for $5 each. I like the idea about adding the handle. My DH said he would do the drilling and installing the handles for me, I just needed to buy the rope, What a man!
Hi all. I am brand new to brugs. I have 1 little seedling and some seeds starting. You guys are saying that 1 gallon pots will do the first year, right? Also would they winter over in an unheated greenhouse? I just love reading all these threads on brugs and cannot wait to have some myself to share....thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Hi cmalon. Welcome to the brug forum. One gallon pots will work, but two gallon is better. Just a little less watering. They will have to be staked up, for sure. As for the unheated greenhouse....no, it won't work. They cannot freeze and survive the cold that they would get in the unheated greenhouse. I keep mine in a garage that is well insulated and next door to my husband's shop that is heated. They don't freeze, but it does get close.
Thanks Brugie. So I would just bring them into my house ( my real house, not greenhouse)? Will they continue to grow if I put in a south or east window? Sorry if I sound so ignorant -I am.
Cindy
Cindy, they will continue to grow, but it will be very slow growth compared to what you will see during the summer months. If you decide to put heat in your greenhouse, they would do fine out there. In Iowa, the cost to maintain a greenhouse is more than I want to put out, so I take cuttings every year for many and keep a few of the tall plants in the garage. Mainly the ones with planned seed pods on them. If you take cuttings in Sept. and get them rooted, it is almost as good as holding over a big plant but uses a lot less space. My problem is space. For that reason, I will do lots of cuttings in the fall. You wouldn't believe my house. I do have a Butterfly bloom just about to open though and it was from an above the Y cutting.
Brugie, that is an excellent idea. I would of never thought of doing the cuttings. I was wondering where all you guys put yours in the winter without having to move out. LOL. Am expecting my first cuttings this week and also trying some seeds I got from brugmansia.net. I am so excited. thanks for the info. One of the cuttings I am expecting is from above the Y -what does that mean -I know what a Y is, but is it good that the cutting comes from above the Y?
Cindy
Cuttings from above the Y don't become as tall before blooming and will bloom sooner. Cindy...this is just a suggestion. In our neck of the woods, we don't have enough time to start seeds now and get them to bloom this summer/fall. I'm going to start my seeds in late October and they will bloom next summer, just as if they were planted now and cuttings taken this fall. It will save me room over the winter months because I can get by with smaller pots. Growing seeds during the cold winter gives me something to do and think about.
Brugie. That sounds like a great idea. I am going to save the seeds that I am expecting til this winter. I think our weather is pretty close to what you have. I especially like the part about having something to do over the dreary winter months. I am going to concentrate on the cuttings that I am expecting (I am overly anxious...I am dying to get these cuttings -so hurry up mail.....). Thanks Brugie for all the information. LOVE THIS PLACE....
Cindy
You're welcome Cindy. I think right now, we in cold country, are all just chomping at the bit to have some brug blooms.
Decisions, decisions.....
A man down the street works for a landscape company. They plant alot of trees so he gives me the big pots rather than throwing them away. If you know of a landscaper, just ask.