Gardening Supplies in Taipei

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
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Morning All.

I’m surprised at the cost of decent size planters here vs the cost of living. Does anyone know where I can buy wholesale a load of decent size oblong planters and compost - or has anyone else recently given up gardening/going outside/mobility and doesn’t need their supplies any more?

I’ve not long arrived and (yes, I know this isn’t London) I was always able to find similar stuff being given away in London (or “Up-Cycled” as the people with skinny jeans and oversized beards call it).

Thanks

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People here tend not to upscale much especially plastic stuff.

Go to nursery supply shops and wu jin (hardware stores). Im only familiar with ones down douth sorry.

If youre planning to stay a while get the better thick ones. The UV here is pretty extreme!

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Where are you located?

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I have plastic baby nursery planters. Small to medium, no large. Do you want them?

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People that are into ‘gardening’ or ‘home farming’ just use those Styrofoam boxes used to transport fish and other cooled produce.

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I’m in Wenshan Dist. Taipei

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Yes Please! Everything helps at this stage

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I’d try here

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Check your private message

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Have you been to the flower market? It’s open weekends and has big bags of soil and plants that are reasonable in price.

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I havent seen any scientific evidence, havent looked either, but have heard a million times those styrofoam materials degrade and leach into soils. So i personally wouldnt grow food in them without looking into it. Just to be sure.

I have used them in the past a lot for ornamentals. Work ok but are pretty ugly and get dusty in the UV. Probably not the best environmentally. Also great for aloe vera, if youre white this will come in handy here…

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Apologies - completely missed that

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I have indeed been there but thank you @tempogain, they certainly had a different pricing structure to the bigger flower market in the centre, orchids were more expensive but a fairly sizeable rosemary plant was dirt cheap.

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