Solved Gift from Anglia Bulbs....but what are they?? - Poly pots

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  1. Val..

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    Anglia Bulbs put 3 of these really thick polythene bags in with my order, but, erm, what do I do with them??:redface::scratch:

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    There are holes in the bottom , are they for growing bulbs in ?
     
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    I suppose they could be!! My order did include 3 dahlias, I have never seen these before.

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    I used to use pots like these many years ago for growing plants for sale.
     
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      I use polypots too, very cheap and easy to store :)
       
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      Ah, so that's what they are, polypots!!! Still don't quite know why Anglia gave them to me though!!

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      They look really good with a plant in :dbgrtmb:

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      WOW!!!! So they do, thank you Anglia I shall use them after all.

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        They've delivered things to me in those before, things that were enclosed with peat / compost. Might just be a convenient "wrapper" which has a second-use as a Polypot perhaps?
         
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