Kitty Litter Containers

[SillySoap]

I have used them so far for nest boxes for my chickens. The next one is ear marked for watering my new grapevine that was planted, putting a hole in the bottom for a slow soak.

Mine are scented so I guess I can't use them to store beans & pasta!


They could be used for container gardening.

I cannot see any of my hens fitting into my containers But then, if I push her in there a little bit...nah, I better not.

LOL my DD has bantam show chickens. It works well for them. I use the plastic milk crates for my laying hens.

 

[SillySoap]

Mine are scented so I guess I can't use them to store beans & pasta!

Just wondering, would the smell stay out of your food if you lined them with mylar bags...?

 

[denicerlewis]

we use used kitty litter buckets as upside down tomato planters....cut a hole in the bottom. add two slits to create a flap adjoining the hole, plant the tomato plant (or bell pepper plant) in the bottom hole, add good potting soil (maybe mixed with homemade compost), plant a 2nd tomato or bell pepper plant in the top, and hang from an old clothesline pole or whatever will hold the weight of the new planter! To water the plants, water them like you would normally but quit when water starts dripping out of the bottom hole.

 

[Marianne]

Good idea! I'll have to tell my SIL about that. She has talked about buying one of those things, but I kinda talked her out of it. She never did get a tomato plant in the ground this year, but I'll help her rig this up next year.

I see that this is your first post, so welcome! Take a minute and introduce yourself over at the 'where am I, where are you' section, k?

 

[denicerlewis]

This may sound silly, but where do I find the "where am I, where are you' section" on this website?

 

[SillySoap]

This may sound silly, but where do I find the "where am I, where are you' section" on this website?

Here is a link http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=4

But to help you later, at the top of each page you will see Index>> (the name of whatever section you are in) you can click on index to take you back to all the different subjects or the section if that is where you want to go.

 

[zippitydooda]

Well I have 10 filled with water which I use to flush toilets if the power to the well pump fails. Each container eguals one flush! [drinking water is kept in drinking water jugs]

We do this as well. I put a cap full of bleach in each one and tighten the lid really well. Then they go in the crawl space for storage. Two sit behind the upstairs potty & I use one every day to carry water out to the chickens. Since we put a small amount of bleach in each one (except the chicken water one) we don't drink it, but it keeps the water from getting slimy.

I was thinking these would make good funnels or scoops too.

 

[colowyo0809]

I have used them so far for nest boxes for my chickens. The next one is ear marked for watering my new grapevine that was planted, putting a hole in the bottom for a slow soak.

Mine are scented so I guess I can't use them to store beans & pasta!


They could be used for container gardening.

I cannot see any of my hens fitting into my containers But then, if I push her in there a little bit...nah, I better not.

See, I can see where you might think that But we use the 27# tidy cat containers, which are the yellow buckets with the blue lids. we cut the blue lid in half, so it creates a sort of lip on the nest, fill the bottom half, and let them at them. We have both bantam and standard chickens here. Our australorp and easter egger both use them, as well as the wyandottes and the bantams So, unless you have a chicken that is as tall as german shepard, you should be just fine on that

 

[Toulle]

I've been messing with a 27# Tidy Cat bucket as a potato bin. It was un-scented so it should work. First had 2 rows of 3/8" holes around the lower part. That didn't work, potatoes started to rot. Thot it was the red potatoes that gave me the trouble, and tried again with only russets - to the same end. Now I have 5 rows of 1/2" holes in it, but no potatoes. We'll see after next trip to the store.

I did make a few of them into first rate snake containers, for my herpetological adventures. They are nice in case I need to move a snake from a neighbor's garage, or find one out in the field and want to bring it home for photos/study. DW knows that when one is sitting in the kitchen - don't open it. This is doubly true if it has a RED duct tape tag on the top.

 

[Britesea]

I did make a few of them into first rate snake containers, for my herpetological adventures. They are nice in case I need to move a snake from a neighbor's garage, or find one out in the field and want to bring it home for photos/study. DW knows that when one is sitting in the kitchen - don't open it. This is doubly true if it has a RED duct tape tag on the top.