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Re: holes in plastic containers

Dewey Fisk wrote:
> 
> Try a childs toy....  a Wood Burning needle.  If worse comes to worse...
> heat a nail on the stove and pick it up with a pair of pliers or some other
> holder....
> 
> Poke hole...
> 
> Dewey
> 
> >Would you all mind sharing your best methods for poking drainage holes into
> >the plastic food containers you get at  the market, in order to use them
> >for starting seeds?  I'm referring to the clear plastic containers with or
> >without hinged lids, typically used for baked goods, produce, etc.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Nan
> >
> >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
> >Nan Sterman, Master Composter in Residency
> >Olivenhain, California
> >Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
> >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
> >So goes an old chinese proverb:
> >         If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
> >         If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
> >         If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
> >         If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener
> 
> Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut
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I have found that a glue gun worked great for me.  Just heat it up and
apply it to the area you want the hole.  You may need to apply pressure
depending how tough the plastic is.  

June
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