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TC_Manhattan · June 4, 2016

Tractor Supply has heavy-duty 5 gallon buckets for $3.99, and they are food-grade.
Plus, they are white so they keep your roots cooler than the black nursery pots.
I have dozens of them, drilled 1/2" holes around the perimeter, about 1/2" above the bottoms, so they drain very well.

Here's a link: http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...e?cm_vc=-10005

Home Depot sells white ones in the paint section, but they cost more.

I saw the "Big Orange" Home Depot buckets selling there for under $3. a piece.
Any of these utility buckets should last you indefinitely.
My white Tractor Supply ones are on their 3rd season in full sun, and look like new.

June 4, 2016	#9
TC_Manhattan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Ohio Posts: 457	Tractor Supply has heavy-duty 5 gallon buckets for $3.99, and they are food-grade. Plus, they are white so they keep your roots cooler than the black nursery pots. I have dozens of them, drilled 1/2" holes around the perimeter, about 1/2" above the bottoms, so they drain very well. Here's a link: http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...e?cm_vc=-10005 Home Depot sells white ones in the paint section, but they cost more. I saw the "Big Orange" Home Depot buckets selling there for under $3. a piece. Any of these utility buckets should last you indefinitely. My white Tractor Supply ones are on their 3rd season in full sun, and look like new.