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30 gallon containers

15 years ago

I'm just bought a few 30 gallon containers for veggies.

It's going to take a lot of potting soil to fill them.

I'm wondering what I can use to fill the bottom as filler that won't be bad for the plants.

We still have oak leaves on the ground that I could use.

Any suggestions?

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
15 years ago
Empty soda containers or milk jugs with screw-on caps, or over-turned containers with the drain holes blocked all work very well.

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