How to turn cooking pots and pans into flower/plant pots?
Question:I have a shallow pan, a wok and a pot that needs to go to the rubbish, however, I think it’s a waste to just throw it away, so I thought it would be useful to turn it into flower pots. Does anyone have any tips in doing this? Do I just put soil in them? Are there particular plants that can best/only grow in them?
Answers:
I use old enamelware pots from the 40's and 50's for my planters. what you need to do is drill a few holes in the bottom of the pan for drainage. add about 1" of rocks then the potting soil. add your plants and that is about it!
just add soil, i would use them for smaller plants like herbs, you can also plant peas in the larger pot ;-)
I would make a few holes in the bottom then paint them bright colours with hammer-rite metal paint mix some soil and fibre and plant maybe cactus , violas. pansies trailing plants like ivy so many plants you could use
Just put some good potting mix in all.
In the shallow pan plant a low growing plant ie African Violet, or some sort of violet. Doesn't have to be violets but this gives you an idea.
In the wok plant another low growing plant.
In the pot geraniums, ferns or something that is a little larger than the first 2 as the pot is deeper.
Anyway, that's the general idea. I would go to my local nursery or any plant seller & choose the size of the plant to suit the depth of the soil in each container.
Another good & effective thing to do is to just plant them all out with the same plant & then group the 3 together. This does look good.
It's hard to really specify exactly what plant as we don't know where you are & what conditions the plants would be growing in. See what grows local to you.
Don't overwater them if no drainage holes or they will drown.
That's a great idea, good thinking.
Definitely put in some drainage holes. A drill would be best, but if you don't have one, take a long nail or spike, and carefully pound some holes in the bottom using a hammer.
Add potting soil, not just regular dirt, then some annuals or herbs. Don't try perennials or anything else, because they wouldn't like it in a pot.
Good luck!
drill holes in the bottom
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