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Posted by flower_addict88 7A NC (My Page) on Mon, Nov 2, 09 at 1:32
| I plan on using some gallon nursery containers that I have for WS. I will cover them with heavy duty plastic.
Can I use the solid white milk jugs if cut in half then covered with plastic?
I understand the problem with the solid white milk jugs is no light getting through. However, my line of thinking was that when cut in half the same amount of light would get through as with nursery containers.
Thanks with all the container questions. I am scrambling to get enough containers to plant all the seeds.
Danielle |
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RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| It should work. If you're scrambling for containers for annuals in the spring, head to the Dollar Tree. Get a couple boxes of gallon sized ziplock bags. Pick up a couple packs of 9ounce styrofoam cups. Punch holes in the bags and in the cups. You can fit three cups in each bag. 20 ounce cups are good for sowing perennials here, but you'll need a single quart sized bag for each of those. |
RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| Don't forget to hit up your local starbucks, too. They use gallon milk jugs all day long, and you could get a huge stash in just a few days. Just call or visit ahead of time to ask them to save them for you, and make arrangements to pick them up (daily would be best since they use a LOT of them, and wouldn't want to keep garbage bags full of them in the way out back) |
RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| I have had very good luck with the zip lock inside another container rather like token28001 described up-thread. I don't do a whole lot of winter sowing so I haven't thought about how this would be for large quantities but for a couple of dozen plants this method is quite convenient. |
RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| I need containers for a mix of perennials and annuals. I guess mainly its petunias as I have picked out around 15 different varities. I am slacking on WS *sigh*. I haven't ordered seeds yet, no soil, and I need to finalize my seed list. I am so busy planting lily bulbs, and perennials. In the 9 oz styrofoam cups how many seeds can you put in there? For the plastic over containers...How many slits and how big? Danielle |
RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| I tried to find the post, but couldn't, about white milk jugs. I seem to recall Trudi telling us that you could use them if you could see your hand through them. I have used them with success. Mary |
RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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I cut windows out of my gal. jugs and sow through those rather than cut them around the center. For covers I use gal. size zip-locks by cutting about a 1" slit on either side of the zipper...then fold in half lengthwise and cut out a corner on the folded side to fit over the mouth of the jug. I leave the cutting until spring as it's needed to remove seedlings.
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RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| vera eastern wa, are the jugs you posted the "normal" translucent ones? The white ones I have you cannot see your hand through. They are SOLID white. I drink milk out of the translucent jugs. However, I needed more jugs. My parents drink out of the solid white ones. I asked them to buy clear jugs which only lasted for awhile hence now saving solid white jugs. Danielle |
RE: Solid White Milk Jugs
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| I used a variety of containers. Here's what it looked like in the midst of a planting out day. 
zinnias, petunias, and other annuals were started in cups. Half of them I didn't even bother with covering them as I started them in late April. 
How I covered my containers after April 1st. I took off all the tops and used a single sheet of 6mil plastic. I had cut slits, about 2" across every 6 inches. I used a bandsaw and folded the plastic to make the slits. Very easy and quick. A sharp knife would accomplish the same thing. 
Others went into my hoophouse. By this time, it was open during the day and closed at night. Kind of like a really big ziplock bag. 
Other containers on my first day planting out, February 12. I was nervous. 
But they survived. 
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