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Old 21-04-2008, 12:07 PM
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I work for Gilbert thompsons in Leeds and we sell the zinc buckets and the liners to go with them they are 75p +vat . And yes we are told by Pokon Crystal that flower food does have a reaction and poisons the flowers.
Hi Snap, I have two sizes of zinc buckets- the larger size 45cm high - i have been able to get the liners for but the smaller size - 30cm high - I haven't. Could you let me know whether your company can supply these and whether you do mail order.

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Old 21-04-2008, 03:18 PM
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Hi LilyLady
We too only sell one size and I am sure it is to fit the larger vase you describe . As for mail order we are currently in the process of setting up a new web site with online ordering ,but how long before it is up and running I do not know .
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cant believe it i have just replaced all of my zinc buckets because of rust and did not realise that you could get liners dddddddeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Mind you the buckets i have at the mo are great as their feet come off and are a lot easier to clean
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Hi, I have zinc buckets in the stand from IS, we have had them for 3 years now. we do not use any flowerfood as it will react with the buckets, we just change our water regularly and bleach the buckets regulary and have had no problems with flower life at all, we do turn our flowers over very regulary and this all seems to work. we never put cala lilies in the metal buckets tho because the stems go mushy!!!!
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Hi Everybody,
Is anybody having problems at present rehydrating flowers? We have recently started using Chrysal T-bags but seem to be having trouble especially with chrysanths. We are using plastic buckets with water coming from a hosepipe. Someone has suggested we need a water filter on the hosepipe - could this be true!
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Failing liners I did post somewhere about boat varnish...just give them a good coat of that...is cheaper!
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damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn if only this post would have happened on thursday i would not have spent £100 on fecking buckets
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Old 21-04-2008, 07:20 PM
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well there was a post maybe in the archives about it...soooory to hear you spent on them!
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or i know i should have looked but to be honest just really did not think about it as did not enter my head there may have been an answer!! Nevermind not the end of the world!!
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Hi, I have zinc buckets in the stand from IS, we have had them for 3 years now. we do not use any flowerfood as it will react with the buckets, we just change our water regularly and bleach the buckets regulary and have had no problems with flower life at all, we do turn our flowers over very regulary and this all seems to work. we never put cala lilies in the metal buckets tho because the stems go mushy!!!!
I wondered why our Calla lilies were going all brown and squidgy at the bottom of the stems - plastic buckets for them then!!! Thanks for letting me know!

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