Making plastic pots more plant-friendly...?
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Comments (1)Unless you mash on the sides, as in the description you provided, it doesn't break large numbers of important feeder roots. Al...See MoreWhere else to find budget-friendly plastic molds
Comments (5)What a fun thread :) I've used plant pots, plastic bag (to just make a crazy rock), and have looked around the dollar store as well. I hand't considered a restaurant supply stores, or premade molds. Thanks for the suggestions on that to purple, and for the ebay link from Kiendu. Also, I've used an Elephant plant leaf :) Question: There was a star mold I saw in an article. I've viewed comments on the website, and the article, and don't know where to get the mold they showed. Does anyone know? http://www.bhg.com/gardening/container/plans-ideas/make-concrete-planters/?ordersrc=rdbhg1103890 I'm going to try to take a large coffee filter, and mound it up with sand (as i did for the plant leaf), and see how that works....See MorePlastic... Growing Organic Veggies in Plastic Pots
Comments (10)My wife has a few 'plastic' pots that she uses for herbs, and places on the deck outside our kitchen. My biggest use of them is in starting the seeds each year. I used peat pots for many years, and was always annoyed at the amount of failures, and resulting re-plants. I have found a better way, especially for my tomatoes and peppers. I use these bio-sponges to germinate the seeds, and then when they have about 2 or 3 leaves, I move them into small plastic pots(square) that are almost 4 inches deep, and 3 1/2 inches square. (with potting soil filler) They have consistently done much better than the peat pots ever did. Some suggests that the peat absorbs too much moisture, maybe. When it comes to planting in the garden, they pop out of the plastic pots quite easily, with their roots well developed and holding it all together. This year, I tried using these foam shipping trays for wine bottles. I buy a case of wine, now and then, and when they are shippped, they come in foam formed containers for the bottles. I realized they are not too wide, but nice and deep, so thought I should try them for my seedlings. I lined each cylinder shape with wax paper, then put in the plant which grew in the biosponge, with the soil filler. I'll be putting them in the ground later this week, so will be anxious to see if they pop out easy enough with the wax paper. They also grew very well from the seedling stage. We'll see!...See MorePlastic Pot Recycling - Black plastic nursery/flower pots #1
Comments (0)Image by: hyperdoggie Recycled Pots "Plastic Pot Recycling - Black plastic nursery/flower pots" What can you do with all those black plastic pots from the nursery you have leftover after planting your garden beds?? Member hyperdoggie shares her artistic ideas with us : First, take your cheap, ugly pot and wash it completely. Next, use an X-acto kife and scissors to make sure the drain holes were clean, and at this point you can also cut a decoration into the lip of the pot. On the larger one in the picture, I made a little southwest cut out, and perhaps on the next one I'll poke some holes around the lip and weave some jute string around it. Next, I scuffed the whole surface with steel wool, and then I took my hot glue gun and begin "drawing" decorations on the pot. I ran some of the glue around the lip to make it fatter, like real terra cotta. After it is set, I trim off the little threads from the glue, if you can't get them all, it is OK. I then painted the whole pot with a taupe colored latex house paint, and also inside the pot about an inch. I let this dry over night. The next day, I sprayed a terra cotta red color over the pot, making sure to spray thinner in some spots, thicker in other to make the smoke-clouding effect of real pottery that is fired in a kiln. I did use an airbrush for this but I am sure you can use spray paint effectively. I am sure a sponge technique would work just fine also. I then sprayed on some black paint to add depth to some spots, and more "smoke clouding". Again, I let this dry overnight, and the next day sprayed with a Krylon clearcoat. The picture here contains the Southwestern theme pots ... see other "Recycling Plastic Pots" FAQ's for additional ideas....See Moregreentiger87
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