Yesterday, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I were driving down the road when we spotted a tiny garage sale sign. We were in a hurry so we hesitantly drove by.
Then, about 10 seconds later I said, “Turn around, let’s go real quick, you never know, there could be something good.”
After a quick 45 second scan of the sale we decided there wasn’t anything we wanted/needed and headed back to the car. On the way there I spotted these flower pots in some tall weeds alongside the persons house. I wasn’t sure if they were included in the sale, so I asked.
The lady sold them to me for 10 bucks!
I seriously have no idea what I’m going to do with them {there must be over 100 pots} but I thought 10 bucks was a great deal. And I’m kind of into gardening {Ha!} so I think they’ll come in handy at some point.
What do you think?
Trash, or treasure? Would you have bought all these terra cotta pots for $10, or walked passed them?
~Mavis
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Michele Mercer says
Totally would have bought them! Potting tilted flower or herb or succulent towers, pots for all the little plants…yup…you scored!
Carol says
You got such a deal. True treasure by following your great instincts. I’ve been wondering, what is the best way to clean out old pots? Is bleach necessary? I didn’t do a good job at cleaning out some last Fall, and now I’m hesitant to plant before really cleaning them out…..what do you use, Mavis?
Amber Knight says
Score !!
Elizabeth says
Awesome! Clean ’em up, paint them bright awesome colors, paint funky designs on them, use them in the greenhouse….they are fantastic!
mari says
SCORE!!
Martha says
I’m seeing “fundraiser” written all over those! You could so easily pot some of your favorite plants in there and hold a fundraiser for some local cause! That’s what I would do anyway.
No matter what you do with them, though, YES! Treasure for sure!
Leanna says
I tagged your Mavis Onehundred on facebook with a cute idea.
LuAnn Braley says
Those would SO have been in the back of the Suburban!
Lauren says
Buy, buy, buy! No doubt! lol
Wendy says
Over the holidays the kids could paint a few and make some chimes, or a string them together to make a small scarecrow for the garden, a totem planter, set them in a row on a backboard to plant small annuals in for colour. Great bargain
Susie says
Treasure! Definitely got a good deal! And yes, Costco still has those pots, at least as of last week. I have 5 of them myself.
Tinkabell says
Cleaning isn’t that hard…because of different fungus etc bleach is good. Just get a 5 gal bucket fill it enough to cover the tallest pot and put a bunch in at a time. Clean or brush any excess dirt from them. Stack them inside each other and let them soak. Take them out and let dry in the sun…might still need a little brushing but usually not. You can/should do the same thing with plastic. Bleach is chlorine and is a technically a gas so it will evaporate as it dries and won’t hurt anything . I found this info online: Many bleaches have strong bactericidal properties, and are used for disinfecting and sterilizing and thus are used in swimming pool sanitation to control bacteria, viruses and algae and in any institution where sterile conditions are needed. They are also used in many industrial processes, notably in the bleaching of wood pulp. Bleach is also used for removing mildew, killing weeds and increasing the longevity of flowers.
Sara says
If you got more than ten your made a profit. They are a least a buck each. Great find!
Erica says
If I were you, I would make homemade ollas out of them to reduce watering time and water waste in the garden. After sealing off the hole in one of them (I used broken tile that I Gorilla glued and then filled any cracks with fish tank silicone), glue a pair together, silicone, and bury with just a couple inches above the ground, and fill with water. Over the next couple days, water will slowly seep out through the unglazed terra cotta as your plant needs it. No over-watering. No under-watering. Less watering because you fill the olla only as needed. Since real ollas are pretty expensive, you could even sell these knock-offs if you wanted some extra cash.
Jennifer says
Ten bucks for all those pots is the deal of the century. Smallish pots are $1.25 each at my local garden center.
Linda says
Have you looked at some of the garden dolls? They are really cute. Paint them make bird feeders, bird baths, lighthouses. All kinds of garden things.
I made a bird bath with some of my larger ones.
Pat says
Wow! I’m so envious!!! I can never have enough terra cotta pots for my gardens!
Want to off load some to an old lady in the SF Bay???