Tuesday 14 June 2022

Carboot Planting Troughs Bargains.



I purchased these two plastic terracotta looking plant troughs from a carboot sale on Sunday morning.  The man seller said someone was taking them to go into the landfill site and he rescued them.  I paind the kings ransom of one Euros each for them.

Yesterday morning.  I was outside in the polytunnel planting them up with Cape Daisies or Osteospermums which I have grown from cuttings with a little help from Mother Nature.

Apart from the compost and my time the plants cost me nothing:


They will fill out and look rather attractive in a week or two.

I have said it before.  You don't need to even have a garden to grow plants or vegetables.
 

Promise not to mention carboot sales until at least Sunday.😊

10 comments:

  1. Drat. I have been looking for some troughs exactly like that, but I am too stingy to pay full price for them.
    You are one lucky fellow, Mr northsider.

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  2. I am lucky JayCee. You should get over to Blighty and fill up the Bentley with car boot treasure. I could tell you about a few good carboots in Cheshire. Chelford near Mcr airport was always brilliant.

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    1. Alas, the poor Bentley has seen better days and probably would not survive the journey. Much like the chauffeur.

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    2. It will have to be the yacht then JayCee. "To Heysham we sail". Where's everybody tonight?

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    3. Possiby tucked up with their Horlicks and listening to The Light Programme?

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  3. Maybe JayCee. I am still a young 58 ish planning to go to two Rock festivals in August. Roughing it tours courtesy of Ryanair, National Express and Shanks Pony.

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  4. It's amazing what gets dumped by some people. We acquired our best wheelbarrow free at the tip. Flat tyre. Pumped up the tyre and it didn't even have a puncture. Unbelievable.

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  5. It is amazing Tigger. "Where there's muck there is brass." One man's trash is another man's treasure. I saw a wheelbarrow for sale in B &Q for 77 Euros.

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  6. Christ Almighty! You have been churning out the blogposts while I have been away Dave! Come to think of it I have got some plastic troughs just like those. I would have gladly given them to you for free. All you would have had to pay would have been the postage and packing.

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    1. Says the Dixie Dean of prolific blog scorers/posts. Good to hear from you.

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