[Sally A]

Large sweet tins?.  I have a couple that are about to get recycled (if they'll take them) but they seem too good to just chuck away.

[WG.]

Metal?  Bury some Pink Fir Apple in them for new tatties on Christmas Day

[Sally A]

Not deep enough, only the 1.5kg size; you know the Roses and Celebration type tins.

[WG.]

They'll be fine. Couple of kg of spuds each.  Yummy.

[mashauk]

Large sweet tins?.  I have a couple that are about to get recycled (if they'll take them) but they seem too good to just chuck away.

You could keep your seed packets in them (or have them fall out of their packets all over a drawer and get mixed like I did!), or paperwork, a sewing kit, anything really, I never chuck mine out, I mostly store biscuits etc. in them, stuff like rice cakes that go stale otherwise.

[WG.]

Here ya go : http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=81378#81378

[Sally A]

Really? Has it werked fer you?

Where and how deep do you bury them, in composting soil or into the garden?

[WG.]

Really? Has it werked fer you?

Where and how deep do you bury them, in composting soil or into the garden?

I know a man who has.  Personally, I find PFA to keep their 'new tattie' flavour fairly well regardless.

Ordinary soil, 3 or 4 inches down to keep the frost off them.  6 inches if you want to be extra sure.  Don't lose them tho'  

[splodger]

i could never chuck away biscuit tins - i use them for allsorts  

nails, screws, rawl plugs, twine, pegs, clips, seeds, nuts n bolts, hinges, door knobs, rat poison, grass seed etc etc - you get the idea

i post wanteds on freecycle for biccy tins etc because i'm too poor to buy them (drink and smoke too much   )

[Aunt Sally]

Large sweet tins?.  I have a couple that are about to get recycled (if they'll take them) but they seem too good to just chuck away.

 :shock: Cake tins of cause  :!:  

[gobs]

All of those mentioned, I in fact by the biscuits for the tin(well, rest of the people I know do like them actually).

Very good storage boxes, which are also useful in the kitchen, pulses, flower,  tea, breadcrumbs, etc.

Then for the multitude of brick-a-brack kids have, conkers, stones, etc. :roll:

[Gwiz]

howzabout going to your local el-cheapo £1 store, buying a load of cheapy sweets, and filling the tins up again??

just a thought.  

[DD.]

Large sweet tins?.  I have a couple that are about to get recycled (if they'll take them) but they seem too good to just chuck away.

 :shock: Cake tins of cause  :!:  

As Auntie, says, but use them upside down. Put the cake on the lid, then slip the bottom over the cake.

[splodger]

Large sweet tins?.  I have a couple that are about to get recycled (if they'll take them) but they seem too good to just chuck away.

 :shock: Cake tins of cause  :!:  

As Auntie, says, but use them upside down. Put the cake on the lid, then slip the bottom over the cake.

i ain't going to eat a cake if aunties had her bottom on it  :shock:

[Aunt Sally]

:shock: Aunty would never knowingly sit on a cake - what a waste