How to get free nursery pots! 🪴

Gardening can be costly, and whatever way we can find to save money, I’m all for it. Did you know that there’s a way to get some free nursery pots and containers? I do it any chance I get, and pretty much more than half of the nursery pots that I have, I’ve gotten 100% for free!

Some of you may already be aware of this, but to those who aren’t, let me share with you how! Whenever you go to the Garden Center (which is probably often 😅), most of them, esp the big box stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s have a recycling program. ♻️ Basically, either people will buy their plants and return the pots for recycling, or the Garden Center itself will have to get rid of dead plants and keep the containers. You will usually find a big rolling rack stacked with used nursery pots and containers in the Garden Center if they have one. If you can’t find one, you can always ask an employee.

Now it does require a little bit of luck and good timing…sometimes the recycling area is empty, but during gardening season, your chances of finding them are pretty high.

⚠️ Before you take them, always ask for permission first! Most times you will get a “yes,” and sometimes you will get a “you can grab some but not all.” Even if you get a “no”, you still don’t have anything to lose.

I’ve been collecting some here and there so I don’t have to use the solo cups as much (I don’t really like them too much). You can wash them with soap and water, and add baking soda if you want to make sure they’re completely clean before you use them.

One last piece of advice before you head over to the Garden Center, make sure to bring either empty boxes or old blankets - most of the pots will come dirty and will have some sort of dirt in them, and you don’t wanna leave a big mess in your car.

Have you ever done this before?

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