Construction Junction - Building Material Reuse

Construction Junction promotes conservation through the reuse of building materials.
Pittsburgh’s only non-profit building material reuse retailer.

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May 12- May 18, 2008

May is for gardening

Happy May...  this is the month where the gardening season really begins in earnest for most folks.  Did you know CJ has a Garden & Outdoor Decor department.  So bring in those garden related donations and shop this fun and ever expanding part of Construction Junction.

The CJ Buzz

CJ's garden department carries organic gardening supplies!  Here is a summary of the products we have to help make your garden more productive and healthy, for both you and the earth alike.

  • Re-Vita Pro (5-4-5) - Excellent all natural general fertilizer with extra nitrogen and potash.  Contains trace minerals and live biological activity (from compost).  For gardens apply 2 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.  50# bag is $26.25 
  • Re-Vita Organic Lawn Fertilizer (8-3-3) - An excellent all natural lawn fertilizer with composted poultry manure, feathermeal, blood meal, sulfate of potash, kelp and humate.  Slow release over the season.  50# bag is $
  • Bon Neem - An organic combination of insecticidal soap plus Neem (made from the botanical oils of the Indian Neem tree).  Highly effective on an extensive array of insects.  Use on house plants, herbs, flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetables, fruit, nuts, lawns, roses and in greenhouses.  32 oz bottle is $17.95
  • Diatomaceous Earth - Made from finely ground fossils of prehistoric fresh water diatoms.  Uses mechanical action to kill common household and garden pests.  Can be used on pets for flea and tick control.  4 lb. box is $12.95
  • Liquid Fish Fertilizer - Made from seagoing fish and provides nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in a readily available form.  Won't shock of burn plants.  Can be mixed with liquid seaweed.  Use as a foliar spray or water in.  Dilute 3 tablespoons per gallon of water.  17.5 fl. oz bottle is $7.50
  • Liquefied Seaweed - A liquid kelp with a complex of over 60 chelated minor elements and bio-growth stimulants which have tremendous effect on seed germination, root development and general growth.  Reduces transplant shock and enhances disease resistance.  Use as a foliar spray.  Mix 1 tablespoon per gallon of water.  17.5 fl. oz. bottle is $8.75
  • Burn Out II Weed & Grass Killer - An all natural weed and grass killer made from clove oil, vinegar and lemon juice components.  Won't harm the environment, animals or man.  24 fl. oz bottle is $10.95
  • Vermiculite - A natural mica mineral.  Add to potting soil to improve aeration, provide moisture retention and create the perfect seed starting mix.  Can also be used for cutting propagation.  20 qt. bag is $12.95 
  • Plant Pro Potting Soil - An organic potting mix enriched with compost, kelp, humate, rock phosphate and greensand.  For all house and bedding plants.  For seed starting add one part vermiculite to three parts Plant Pro.  30 qt. bag is $12

 

Featured Items

Recent Arrivals

Another kitchen set  $600
Another kitchen set $600
Backyard composter  $60
Backyard composter $60
Chain link  $20
Chain link $20
Door plates  $1.25 and up
Door plates $1.25 and up
Extra long claw foot tub  $450
Extra long claw foot tub $450
Garden products
Garden products
Ipe (aka Brazilian Walnut)  $24
Ipe (aka Brazilian Walnut) $24
Kitchen set  $675
Kitchen set $675
Metal steps  $475
Metal steps $475
Mortise locks  $2
Mortise locks $2
Old growth redwood  $250
Old growth redwood $250
Plinth blocks  $5
Plinth blocks $5
Radiators  $130 - $260
Radiators $130 - $260
Shelf system on wheels  $50
Shelf system on wheels $50
Tall French style screen doors  $150
Tall French style screen doors $150
Tiny rocker  $30
Tiny rocker $30
Toilet sale  $10
Toilet sale $10
Trunk  $55
Trunk $55
Vanity  $90
Vanity $90

News & Events

Calling all urban gardeners and farmers...

Rural gardeners and farmers take soil for granted.  City gardeners and farmers often don't have any.  Start singing matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.  Lorelee, a CJ customer, is putting a pool in her East End back yard and would like to find a home for the plethora of good soil she'll be excavating.  Are you her perfect match?  If so, send an email to info@constructionjunction.org explaining your need and we'll hook you up.  Be sure to put "soil" in the subject line. 

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CJ Q&A

Can anyone submit, for inclusion on CJ's website, info about "green" events happening in and around Pittsburgh?  -- Cozmo

Yes.  Please do.

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Cozmo’s Message of the Week

Cosmo

I want CJ's website to become a hub for all things green in Pittsburgh with event listings and tons of info about where to recycle all sorts of things.

Cosmo

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