you might want to repost this and click on the "have" button before you submit. I know I almost didn't read it cuz it says "wanted". Just a thought.

i have flat trays, 4 inch, 6 inch, half gallon, gallon, and bigger plastic pots.. many many pots... (we're a wedding facility with huge flower beds.. and we buy lots of plants..) they need a home... would love to trade plants for some,,, but if not i would love to give them a home.. i literally cannot get into my storage shed without them cascading out the door... In college station... email me at avalonweddingsbcs@yahoo.com

Stew pot is actually closer, Linda. The style we currently call "Dutch oven" is a flat-bottomed kettle with a lid added. And is, of course, with its heavy, heat-holding design, ideal for stewing. Kettles originally were round bottomed (and some had legs), designed primarily to be hung over an open fire; either from a tripod or a crane. They did not have lids. There was a point, measured in gallons, where a kettle became a cauldren, but I misremember it right now. Thirteen comes to mind, but don't take that to the bank. Dutch ovens, of course, had three legs and a deeply recessed lid so you could put coals both under and on top, to provide even, dry heat. They were used on the hearth, not in the firebox. In the first quarter of the 19th century, "portable" cast iron stoves became popular. Initially kettles were still used by removing an eye and setting the pot right in the hole, over the open fire. Eventually they began modifying the pieces, flattening the bottom and adding a domed lid. A chicken fryer has a somewhat different configuration; being relatively wide for it's height (for stability), and with sidewalls that slope more sharply than those of a skillet. Chicken fryers, too, have domed lids; many of which are of the self-basting type. Now, if you really want to know about hearth trivia, ask me nicely and I'll tell you were the term "hob nobbing" comes from.

Continued... (He whispered, "This is for pot growers.") Always buying concentrates, diluting them properly. But he did tell me my trees were probably starving. All this brings me to my question. (It wouldn't let me cut out that last sentence in the original post. I had no idea we were limitd. and the way I talk?!?) I am way out of big pots. Does anyone have anything that's 5-7 gallons they don't need? I'll pick up anytime. I can't make the swap, so I'd need to come to you. I guess I should put this into the Wanteds, but I admit I haven't looked to see if this board was translated to Houzz. Thanks very much!!