maison poppy Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I am looking for second hand plant pots within a 50 Km radius of Jonzac (departement 17). If you wish to dispose of unwanted pots I would be pleased to hear from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpet Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Have you tried your local Dechetterie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 4, 2007 Author Share Posted July 4, 2007 Thanks Trumpet - good idea but our local dechetterie has a sign saying nothing can be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpet Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 If you ask nicely perhaps......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 4, 2007 Author Share Posted July 4, 2007 I could start my own dechetterie I suppose.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisymay Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Try Emmaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Emmaus is a charity started by Abbé Pierre to help the homeless; lots of French towns have Emmaus depots or shops where you can donate stuff or buy. The proceeds from sales then go to helping disadvantaged people regain their self-respect. Also in the UK and other countries.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Thank-you Sue, I'll give it a try. The thing is that I don't want big pots or planters just small plastic pots but lots of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 [quote user="maison poppy"] The thing is that I don't want big pots or planters just small plastic pots but lots of them.[/quote]I wish I had known earlier, we took loads to the dechetterie and people there were taking some away with them after dumping their rubbish. Mind you, you are miles away from us.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Thanks again Sue. There are lots at the dechetterie but they will not allow us to take anything out of the big skips. Most people buy small plants, then plant them in the garden and have no further use for the small pots. Then they throw them away. We have collected many from local friends but we need more. We even use our old plastic milk bottles by cutting them in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framboise Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Come on Poppy - spill the beans!! Just what are you doing with all these pots? [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 Thank-you Framboise. Brilliant question. We want to open a small garden-centre and sell our plants for a small price, but we need to keep the price of the basics ( pots and compost etc.) low. To buy simple plastic pots from a garden-centre or supermarket is astronomical. To be able to go to a wholesaler here we need to register and pay all the social charges. We need at least another year to finish building the infastructure and bring on the plants we are propagating. Of course when we are ready to trade we will register. We can buy pots in england and get them posted here and we will most likely have to, but whenever we speak to anybody they say " oh we have lots of old pots in the barn you can have". So we thought we might try the forum and see what happens. We are after something for nothing but we are willing to spend our time and petrol by collecting them. And its a tiny bit of recyling.( sorry bit of a serious answer to a good question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Save as many yoghurt pots as possible - they work really well. I tried with milk/water bottles too but they are hard to make holes in the bottom and use up lots of soil as they are wide. It may not be feasible but I have used a little mould thing in the past to make pots out of newspaper (available on various greeny-type websites). It works well for starting off tomatoes etc as the roots grow right through (like those peat pots) and you can plant out direct. We thought it was a great use of all the publicity that arrives in the letterbox, but it takes forever to make them and dry them out (definitely a winter job, in front of the fire) and this would not be a good option if you need to water the small pots regularly over a long period as they can collapse. Might help you out though, if you are running low on stocks. Good luck in your quest, Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks Jane and Danny, very good ideas. We did read about making pots but as you say they don't hold together very well. We have not had any replies, but we have got on to the forum. We have been here for five years and have viewed the forum but not taken part. We will in the future.Thank-you for your good wishes and help.Gwen and Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.fr/200-Pots-plastique-godets-pour-rempotage-ou-semis_W0QQitemZ280125708730QQihZ018QQcategoryZ115119QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemSorry about the long link - 200 for 9.90 euros - any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison poppy Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 That will do nicely to start with, perhaps they have some bigger ones as well.Thanks very much Cooperlola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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