RE: Seperating 5-gallon buckets

**"Jack Hale" j*@knoxparks.org**

Wait for winter.  Trickle water down between the buckets until the space
between them is full.  When the water freezes, it will push the buckets
apart.  I've done this and it qualifies as a garden miracle.  Another
process is to heat the outer bucket by dipping it in hot water this will
expand the outer bucket and/or heat the air inside the bucket causing it to
expand and push the inner bucket out.  I can't remember whether I've done
this or not.  Anyway, after that, train your folks to drape a piece of
bailing twine or something over the rim of buckets before nesting them.  It
provides just enough air space to get them apart easily.
Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: community_garden-admin@mallorn.com
[c*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Alliums
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:35 PM
To: Cg (cg); 'Market Farming'
Subject: [cg] Seperating 5-gallon buckets

Hi, Folks!

I have lots of 5-gallon plastic buckets from different places for folks to
use at the community garden.  The youth helpers tend to stack them all
together and put them in the shed when we're finished.

While the buckets all slide into each other just fine to stack, a good
number of them get stuck -- completely stuck -- and we can't get them apart
again.

Does anyone have a good trick for separating plastic buckets?  I hate to
heave all these "doubles" into the recycling bin just because the kids can't
pull them apart with brute strength.

Thanks for the help!

Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth

A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA  19460

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