Saturday, April 5, 2008

Where have all the Roughnecks gone?

I couldn't find any real Rubbermaid Roughnecks, which are far and away the best of the storage totes. Sterilite makes a decent clear tote, but the rest are cheap knock-offs. I drove around today looking for Roughnecks and there aren't any to be had. I found some 18 gallon "Planet Friendly" totes at Lowes. They're made of 99% post consumer product, seem pretty strong and at $4.47 each they are in my price range.

I picked up some other components including 1.5" black ABS pipe, perforated pipe, 54" tomato cages and some Miracle Grow with Moisture Control potting mix. The Moisture Control formula has coconut coir (shredded husk?) in it that is supposed to increase moisture retention without being soggy. Time will tell.

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