Supplier for 4" Tall Pots?
 

Does anyone know of good economical source for 4" Tall Pots in bulk? These are the ones that are approx 4 inch x 4 inch by 6 to 8 inches tall.

Last year I bought quite a few on e-bay. They were used so I tossed them in a wash tub filled with bleach water to make sure they didn't have anything on them I didn't want. I paid around 20¢ each for them.

The greenhouse and nursery that we have around here has a system where people can bring back their pots to recycle them. The company also disposes of their used pots there also. As long as you talk to them to let them know that you are [B]taking[/B] the pots, they don't care. They like to see things get repurposed. Nothing's more economical than free.

I am looking for several hundred. After following easttx_hippie's lead to ebay, I found small qtys, but was able to use the part number on the ebay listing and Google to find the supplier. Seems like a case of 360 goes for $108, or .30 cents each, from [URL]http://www.stuewe.com/products/treepots.php[/URL]. Now the game is on to see if I can beat that price.

[URL]http://www.mortonproducts.com/page.cfm/1278[/URL]

The 3.5 inch by 5 inch deep are about 61 cubic inches capacity. Be careful about the size, larger pots may not fit evenly in the trays you will be handling them in.

DarJones

I buy the deep 3.5" square pots from Novosel Enterprises. 18 fit in a 1020 tray nicely, and they work great for my tomato seedlings. Novosel charges $0.22 per 3.75" deep pot right now, but they give you free shipping for orders over $75, and a 20% discount for orders over $200. I think I got them on sale last year for $0.13 each (before 20% discount they were $0.16 each).

[URL]http://www.novoselenterprises.com/products/square-pots.asp[/URL]

You could also try the Solo Squared beverage cups by the case. You could poke holes in the bottoms easily enough for drainage. They are $0.13 each when you buy a case of 12-20 packs on Amazon.

[URL]http://www.amazon.com/Solo-18-Ounce-Squared-20-Count-Packages/dp/B0014HCSMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326591419&sr=8-1[/URL]