18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
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18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
Just got back from Lowe's and snagged a few 18 gal totes for $5 each. They make great containers, and last a few years.
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
Great price! And they have many other uses as well for storage.
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
Found this on the Lowes website... roomier than 5 gallon buckets. Great find!
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
and they may have some that are red with a green lid...good for storing holiday decorations.
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I use these for a dutch bucket reservoir, it's 27 gallons and built better than the others. They would work good for Earth Buckets too. Only $8.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/COMMANDER-27-G ... lsrc=aw.ds
https://www.lowes.com/pd/COMMANDER-27-G ... lsrc=aw.ds
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
What's the best way to drill holes in these sturdy plastic totes?
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
Whole Saws work great.
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
I agree, a hole saw works best. Once the pilot bit penetrates the plastic and the teeth of the hole saw touch the plastic, REVERSE the drill and finish drilling the hole. Cuts a much cleaner hole in the plastic.
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Fwiw, I just use either a 3/4" or 1" wood drill bit. Get good clean holes.
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I use any bit that's easy to grab, wood, metal and paddle bit. The paddle bit is the easiest to drill exactly where you want. I don't clean out the shavings either, drill and Plant!!!!
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Paddle bit. That's the word I was looking for.
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I do not know what others do but when I used totes I never drilled my drain holes in the bottom. I would drill the holes around the sides about 1" or so from the bottom. I always felt the totes drained better. Of course it could have been my imagination too.......
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Re: 18 Gal. Totes on sale at Lowe's
These are the tubs I have made many sub-irrigated planters (SIPs) out of. The Rubbermaid last longest, in my experience.
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