Or you could buy 2 of these...
Both items fit a 5 gallon bucket
Posted on 06/24/2011 5:15:19 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Good morning gardeners. Well this past week brought a respite from the sunny hot weather here in Mississippi. We received two days of beneficial rains, which helped to revive my garden. Watching the radar it looked like a good portion of south-central Texas from San Antonio to the northeast corner received some rain also. I hope it was helpful to our gardeners over that way. My winter squash are growing like mad and my hot and sweet peppers are doing great. What is left of my tomatoes seem to have revived a bit during these rainy and cloudy days. I really hope that what ever weather you have had improved a bit for you and your gardens this past week.
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My wife used to bring them home from the Super Wal-Mart she works at. They have a bakery area. But I have not gotten any in over a year because she said Wal-Mart has decided to recycle them. I am sure she could get a couple at a time if she really wanted too but not anything like the 10 to 15 she used to bring home for me.
J L Hudson Seedsman should have collard seeds. I bought some last year well after spring.
I get that ‘recycling’ crap from the younger employees behind the counter. Recycle? Why? These buckets can be used to FEED people, and when you give away buckets to gardeners; that means they have to manufacture MORE for transporting frosting, which provides JOBS for people that need them. Stick your quasi-religious ‘recycling’ programs where the sun doesn’t shine...
Just curious...why is it any skin off Wal-Mart's nose whether they recycle them or they give them to you to feed your relatives and neighbors? Do they get a 'credit' for them when they recycle? Fine...I'll match the eight cents or whatever the eco-freaks extend in recycling credit...geez.
All of the buckets 5 and 2 gallon that my wife would bring home from the Wal-Mart bakery were all filled with the frostings they used. I would have to clean them out once they got home. Yes the pickles still come in the 5 gal. buckets - Sam’s Club sells sells pickles that way - full of pickles of course.
Our “super” walmart does not even have a bakery. They ship the bakery goods in daily from a nearby town, but Country Mart has one. I will be looking into that.
Some of the “super” Wal-Marts do not have Bakeries or full time pharmacies they usually have green signage. I remember when we lived in Houston, Texas the Wal-Marts that had green signage were strictly grocery stores. I don’t think they have those any more. Of course the signage depends on where the stores are built also - they may have to blend in with other stores in a strip Mall type setting and just have a upscale brick frontage.
There is a big line of T-storms headed my way! Looks like I will get a little rain today.
The bakeries get all kinds of icing and filling in them. In the store where I go, they give them away, lids and all. The recently quit ordering stuff in the 5 gallon sizes I guess because they are too heavy for the women to handle. They have 2.5 gallon sizes and a smaller 1 gallon size.
I use them for all kinds of stuff. They are food grade and my most recent acquisitions are used in my maple syrup making operation.
They come with paper labels adhered. If you feel it necessary to remove the labels, a hairdryer set on high will cause the adhesive to release and they can be carefully pulled off.
I can remember way back when I could do that ... sounds like a dream to me now.
My neighbor works in the deli of a grocery store and I have a hard time getting buckets from her. I don't know if she just forgets or if other co-workers are grabbing them up for themselves. But I'm stocked for what I need at the moment.
Post some pics of your global bucket “field” if you don’t mind!
Or you could buy 2 of these...
Both items fit a 5 gallon bucket
Wish I could, but I am ‘photo-challenged’...
I keep seeds for years and, if you put them in the freezer, they are good for who knows how long. I have sooooo many seeds that I don't keep them in the freezer, but they are kept cool and dry. They have never failed to have a good germination rate.
I can buy seeds by the pound for as little as $3, but some things are higher. I've paid $40 for a pound of pumpkin seeds, but that planted several acres.
Surprisingly, my feed store had seeds that I had mistakenly thought I could only get online. But, I've purchased many seeds online, and if you stock up, the shipping charges don't add much to the price of a seed.
There is a feed store in Georgia that I've ordered from many times, and the shipping is really cheap. They shipped me at least 10 pounds of seed and used a priority mail flat rate box that was around $11.
Its very easy, JustADumbBlonde showed me how a while back and now I flood the thread with pictures sometimes.
I do know that seeds keep pretty good. Everything that I sprouted this year was from seeds bought in previous years and brought to Texas with me. It was an experimental garden this year and I did not invest any money into it. I have a serious tree canopy to deal with and only a small patch of sun for only a few hours per day. I am still wondering if the rest of my tomatos are getting enough sun to ripen. They are tall and heavy with fruit, though. I have only picked 3 ripe tomatos so far.
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