My sweetie sent me an email earlier that said he’d be home later than normal tonight cause a lady posted on Craig’s List that she had a bunch of free plastic planters. He works in town 50 miles from here. He’s going to get me the pots before he comes home. ;-) <<<
Now that put a smile on my face, wonderful man, give him a hug for me.
Yes, I like your succlent garden ideas, wonderful idea.
You could also paint the inside black and then they would work for hanging planters.
I gave up on macrame years ago, when I discovered that I could make a fine plant holder from 2 pieces of rope, or more and simply tie a knot about 3 inches down from the middle of the ropes, a cinch knot, simple to hold the now 4 ropes in one solid group, and it forms the hanger, then come down and you tie a good solid knot or more than one near the end of the 4 ropes, I left about 8 inches for a tassel and put a wide tray or planter in and it is done.
I think mine were cut in approx 9 foot lengths, but it varied as some were meant for a single pot and others have something in them that is wide and it makes them shorter and because, I get careless and don’t always pay exact attention, or didn’t want them all the same length.
Freecycle took off and most towns have them, Kingman is not a large town and it has one.......they are in almost every country in the world.
Just folks sharing.
I signed up. There's a group 50 miles south of me and another one 50 miles north of me.
I tell ya, I got my pots!!! There are about 1/2 dozen one and two gallon pots. Maybe 3 dozen regular 6 or 8 inch pots and about 50 - 4 inch starting pots. I've got several varieties of mint and scented geraniums which I cut and root to take to town and sell at a farmer's market. So, I've got all those little 4 inch pots that are going to be wonderful for that.
Last year I used styrofoam coffee cups for my baby plants to sell. There's a donut shop across the street from the house. The gal that works there sometimes needs a little help with something and we are always here in case of emergency or something so she gives Lloyd a free cup of coffee every morning. I rinse and save all those cups and that was my "sell cups" last year. They look nicer than some of my cut up milk or juice cartons and leftover gatorade bottles. LOL This year I got some "nice pots" now. And again - FREE!