Savvy gardener reveals the question they asked at the local supermarket to nab four boxes of plants completely FREE
A SAVVY gardener has revealed how he nabbed four boxes of plants for free – by simply asking a question at his local supermarket.
He explained that he’d never known what happens to the plants that the shops can’t sell.
So he decided to ask, and was thrilled with the response.
In a post on Reddit titled “Free plants”, he wrote: “A few days ago I asked at a supermarket what they did with the half dead plants that don’t sell.
“They said they just bagged them up and sent them off for recycling.”
So he “managed to get about 4 boxes of plants that just needed watering”.
Amongst the haul were “lots of fuchsias and lobelia bedding plants” and “two climbers with tiny green shoots”.
“Let’s see how it goes!” he concluded.
And people in the comments section were quick to weigh in on the nifty idea.
“Yup get all my stuff from sale bins,” one wrote.
“They don’t water them and sell them off when they look sad.
“I’ve never lost one!”
“Nice work,” another praised.
“A little TLC and some of those should make it through.”
“How do you recycle a plant?” someone else wondered.
To which another replied: “Compost it all down….. by all accounts.”
“The store near me start putting reduced stickers on their plants once they start drooping,” another commented.
“I live close by so regularly pop in to catch the deals.
“I got a £3 ivy for 30p and a £5 wandering dude for £1 today.”
It’s not the first time that people have taken advantage of spotting “dead” looking plants in stores.
A person posting in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook shared a snap of some sorry-looking plants that had been reduced from £6.50 to 1p each in B&M.
“Trim it back and leave the pots in water,” one person commented on the picture.
“It’s amazing how resilient plants can be!”
“I get so many of my plants that way,” another wrote.
“Take a punt and at worst, I’ve paid 1p for a plant pot!”
As a third added: “My garden is full of them, given a good trim and plenty of water they will come back better than before!”