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Manchester,N.H.

Were is the best place to find some of these ? Is there a store that sells them ?

2/26/2005 8:52:45 PM

wilmington,ma.

Look for a barrel co. theres one here in Wilmington Ma.called in Whitney Barrel co.any size you want.

2/26/2005 9:24:09 PM

Oz

careful on used ones,,,could have had toxins in them.

2/27/2005 12:59:40 AM

wilmington,ma.

Tell him what you want them for and he will get you the right ones.He can be trusted ! I know him well! Tell him Ahab sent you.

2/27/2005 11:42:02 AM

Topsfield, Ma.

I use white plastic barrels that a citrus based floor cleaner comes in. They rinse out clean and haven't seen any adverse effects. Car dealerships or detail shops usually just discard these. Dripworks supplied the plastic valve for on/off and attachment to garden hose. Good luck!

2/27/2005 5:44:38 PM

Norton, MA

Trash barrels with a pump in them also work, I use them. AleX Noel.

2/27/2005 6:17:15 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

I get mine for free, from a company that makes floor wax, the ones i use had soap in it.

2/28/2005 8:06:54 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

I got mine free from a candy manufacturer, their syrup comes in them.

2/28/2005 10:51:03 AM

Manchester,N.H.

How about ones from a car wash, the chemicals that were in them should not be bad right ?

2/28/2005 1:11:10 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Depends on what the chemicals are Dennis....

2/28/2005 3:54:22 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Car wash soaps are detergents & should rinse out. Waxes are another matter & I would hesitate to use these drum until testing.

The best test is to let water stand in a suspect drum a couple days. Then dose a bean, tomato or even an AG seeding full strength while exposing the seedling to some temperature stress just for good measure.

2/28/2005 5:55:35 PM

Montoursville, PA

All drums are labeled per contents. If they can not be read I would not use them, for any gardening storage, of anything.

Food contents would seem the safest bet for a safe water holding or tea making drum.

2/28/2005 7:21:49 PM