Container Gardening - Thinking Outside The Box

By John.J.R.P. (Guest Post)

16-3-2008
Hi ALL, if you want to see how I grow things in over 8,000 waste plastic containers to help reduce them going to landfill sites in the UK, please visit my website www.recycling.moonfruit.com if you realy do want to see some outside the box ways of doing things, which you might like to try out for your self, if you want to know more please e-mail me. John.J.R.P.

By Lindajean (Guest Post)

I used an old toilet, cleaned it up, planted airplane plants in the tank and pothos ivy in the bowl. Now THAT is a POT!

By

catnip

I plant petunias every year in my sons old work boots, they look lovely. Also I planted creepers in an old cement mixer found at the dump. I have also used a potty which is a real talking point! When ever I go to Trash sales I look out for unusual things to plant in.

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Luna_Llena_Feliz

I belong to a "Garden Junk" forum at another site and I'm amazed at the cool planters people have come up with - old shoes with holes in them, a retired bike helmet, old sinks and bathtubs, wringer washers, wheel barrows and even an old row boat. I've seen something as simple as 5 gallon buckets someone got free from a restaurant to an old barbeque grill found while curbside shopping. Someone even used an old freezer that they laid on its back. Pretty much anything you can stick dirt in will work.

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ludlow3

Here's something I'm doing:
I am growing potatoes in a 55 gallon trash can that is broken. I duck taped the splits, and fill in with about 6 inches of dirt. put the potatoes in the soil, and cover with about 1 inch of soil. The plants will grow up and potatoes will form along the stem. The stems just need to be covered with dirt as they grow. When they get over the top of the trash can, they can just continue to grow. Potatoes can be picked all along the stems.