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Okay, we can only use the rolling plastic cans in our area. The previous owner had a metal can they stored charcoal in. I don't use a charcoal grill, just gas, so I'd like to figure out something to do with the metal can.....
Birdseed or other dry storage. My mother used to put a bunch of cow manure in one and fill it up with water to make a fertilizer solution for watering.
We have a junior size one that we use to clean out the outdoor fireplace ashes from the tray bottom. We have it holding a bit of sand and we simply shovel off the embers and add a tiny bit of water to keep the embers smothered. We cover it and over course keep it away from the house and anything flammable We let it sit over night and then clean it out . You could also make it a pretty garden planter with a dracena spike and trailing ivy geranium or petunias.
get a drill and drill holes in the bottom for drainage. Fill about the bottom 3rd with packing peanuts. cover with layer of landscape fabric or coconut liners, etc. Then cut out small fist sized holes all along the sides.
next start putting in the best potting soil you can find. When you reach one of your cut outs stick an annual's root ball (take it out of the pot) thru the cut out. it should rest on the soil. fill with soil till you come to the next cut out.
Continue doing this all along your metal can alternating with trailing plants. depending on how big your can is you can have lots of different colors, textures or even all one color. Water and fertilizer as needed. Put something dramatic on top but leave at least 5 inches till the rim so soil doesn't splash out when you water.
The can will get extremely hot directly in the sun but you can still grow great plants in a shady place.
the reason for the packing peanuts is to not waste expensive potting soil and for good drainage. Or you can put heavy rocks in the bottom for weight-it gets windy at the beach- put a layer of landscape fabric next and then soil. The landscape fabric keeps your soil from escaping among the rocks or peanuts.
Same concept as a strawberry jar. I've done this for years with different containers and it is fun. hope it works for you.
get a drill and drill holes in the bottom for drainage. Fill about the bottom 3rd with packing peanuts. cover with layer of landscape fabric or coconut liners, etc. Then cut out small fist sized holes all along the sides.
next start putting in the best potting soil you can find. When you reach one of your cut outs stick an annual's root ball (take it out of the pot) thru the cut out. it should rest on the soil. fill with soil till you come to the next cut out.
Continue doing this all along your metal can alternating with trailing plants. depending on how big your can is you can have lots of different colors, textures or even all one color. Water and fertilizer as needed. Put something dramatic on top but leave at least 5 inches till the rim so soil doesn't splash out when you water.
The can will get extremely hot directly in the sun but you can still grow great plants in a shady place.
the reason for the packing peanuts is to not waste expensive potting soil and for good drainage. Or you can put heavy rocks in the bottom for weight-it gets windy at the beach- put a layer of landscape fabric next and then soil. The landscape fabric keeps your soil from escaping among the rocks or peanuts.
Same concept as a strawberry jar. I've done this for years with different containers and it is fun. hope it works for you.
Along this vein, I got tired of buying packing peanuts and then having to tangle with them in the fall to dispose of them. I now use empty water bottles or soda bottles, another added bonus is that the really large planters need a lot of dirt, so I have even used old bleach bottles in my very large containers. If you are in a recycle state such as mine, yes you are out the deposit but it sure beats going two rounds in the fall trying to separate the roots from the peanuts especially for bulb plants that I over winter in my garage.
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