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![]() By goldfinch4 | I always carry a 5 gallon bucket with a handle into the garden with me. I keep plant tie-wraps twisted onto the handle in case I need them. On the way to the garden, the bucket holds my tools. On my way back from the garden, it holds the weeds and spent flowers.
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It's one of my favorite tools for the garden, and the one always left out of "Top 10 Garden Tools" lists. ![]() |
webesemps Dec 28, 2013 12:46 AM CST |
![]() ![]() Yes, we need to get more 5 gal buckets enough to distribute thru out areas where they are needed... |
goldfinch4 Dec 28, 2013 7:22 AM CST |
I agree Dave. One can never have enough 5 gal. buckets and I'd be lost without mine. I even found a padded rotating seat (kind of like a lazy Susan) that you can put on top of a 5 gal. bucket to make a stool. It works fantastic! http://accessiblehunter.blogsp... Bev, that sounds like a good idea, but I'd be the one leaving the bucket outside. ![]() Cubits Store: The Sempervivum Patch - plants, containers, accessories! Also stop by Timber Treasures and Garden Buddies on Cubits |
canadanna Dec 28, 2013 9:09 AM CST |
I agree that there are endless uses for buckets and the lids!!! I recently used the lid as a water tray for a lemon tree that needed protection from the cold in the garage. |
canadanna Dec 28, 2013 9:12 AM CST |
Great idea for the bucket seat too! |
plantladylin Dec 28, 2013 11:25 AM CST |
Great tip Chris and thanks so much for the link showing the cushions ... I might just have to make one for my bucket, it sure would be a lot more comfortable than the hard plastic! We've been using 5 gal buckets in the garden for a long time; always have a ready supply because my husband buys salt for the aquarium in big 5 gallon buckets. I have one bucket tucked away on the back deck that I use to fill with water and plant food when I need to fertilize plants. There's another one hiding beneath a shrub that I use for a stool when weeding; I sit on the stool and pile the weeds to the side until I'm done and then put them in the bucket for disposal. My husband has always used a bucket for a stool in the garage when he's working on stuff. ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
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