Ok, I am having a tough time making a decision about whether or not to take a Free, but unseen wheelbarrow. The owner says the wheel may never hold air again. I don't know if this is going to hinder me using it as a planter or not. Those of you who have done this already, what do you think? can you replace those tires easily? If not, are there any creative ways I can still use the wheelbarrow as a planter without the wheel? HELP!!! I have to let her know if I want it very soon...
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Topic: wheelbarrow for my garden
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Posted 3 years ago #
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I would just accept the wheelbarrow and then decide. You can always pass it on if you decide you don't want it. I might not be much help. lol!
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You can replace the wheels easily...DH did it for our wheelbarrow last year. They make the greatest planters too when they get that rusty patina and some tiny holes in the bottom. I plant mine every spring with annuals and then with marigolds in early fall. I also found a very vintage whirly gig at an auction in a box of junk a few years back and he is plopped right among the flowers. Just love it all ! Jan
Posted 3 years ago # -
Maggie
MemberI would take it. Having a flat tire just makes it harder to move. One of mine has a flat, but I don't move it much anyway.
Posted 3 years ago # -
DPumm
MemberThere is a house in town that has a wheelbarrow tipped over and flowers planted in it and on the ground as if it has spilled out. You could do something like that and the wheel won't matter. Diana
Posted 3 years ago # -
I agree take it and it's easily fixable! Show pix when you have it decorated... there, now you HAVE to get it!!!
Posted 3 years ago # -
Hey, use fix a flat to add air to the tire. DH did that once before finally getting a new tire at the hardware store. I have a vintage rusty 2 wheel garden cart that has totally lost the tire and has a rim now. To me it is charming but to DH it is a piece of junk! Right wording but in the wrong tense for him...LOL ! If I take part in the huge junk flea mkt sale in Oct. in Texarkana it may show up over there in my booth for sale. I will try to drag it out and take a pic of it...we found it at a garage sale for a couple of dollars a few years ago. Jan
Posted 3 years ago # -
Thanks for all of the suggestions...I am going to look at it today and if I feel like it will work, I will take it. After all of this inspiration though, how can I not take it?
Posted 3 years ago # -
ExAcTlY!!!Or we'll come get it! :)
Posted 3 years ago # -
I bought a wheelbarrow at a garage sale last year for $3. This Spring I filled it with potting soil and planted it with lettuce seeds. I can move it around the yard, so if it is an especially rainy day/night, I move it under a tree. It has filled up with the most awesome lettuce! I clip off want I need for dinner and it keeps growing. The seeds can be started earlier than most other vegies/flowers as they are designed for early gardening. I live in west central WI and I starte mine in early May. I think I covered the wheelbarrow once when it got especially cold one night. It does get heavy, so make sure you do repair the wheel if you think you will need to move it around the yard. Just the thought of not wasting any lettuce I buy at the farmers market is worth it, and it looks quite pretty.
Posted 3 years ago # -
paintwife
MemberI like the idea of a portable lettuce bed :)
Linda
Posted 3 years ago # -
csudderth
MemberTake it, take it, take it. They always make good planters in the summer, and in the winter you can also decorate them for other holidays--gifts for Christmas, etc.
ChristyPosted 3 years ago #
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