Growing In A Bath Tub

[Mintygreen]

haha i 'obtained a bath tub one evening last week to form aprt of my raised bed/deck in front on the shed!!! didnt have taps on it though which i really wanted!!! though there were so old bed slats in the skip which are perfect for making wooden panelling around it!! has any one got any pics of what they have done with their tubs already?

[zeezeezed]

haha i 'obtained a bath tub one evening last week to form aprt of my raised bed/deck in front on the shed!!! didnt have taps on it though which i really wanted!!! though there were so old bed slats in the skip which are perfect for making wooden panelling around it!! has any one got any pics of what they have done with their tubs already?

Photos would be awesome! I think it will be a while untill Im at that stage - the ground is too wet even to get over there and more on the way

Im looking forward to getting stuck in though

[Potstubsdustbins]

Another very useful idea being a plumber I think I might just manage to salvage myself a bath.

I do use four old 50 gallon plastic water tanks all removed from previous jobs. Two I have cut down to about 10" deep to save on compost these are for my onions. The other two are full depth and used for main crop spuds.

With scrap being very high price at the moment I would recycle the taps unless you have a use for them.

Colin

[Jono]

Been thinking about this myself as one of my neighbours has just ripped their bath out and its currently sitting in the front garden waiting to be gotten rid of.

Not sure I've got the space for it, but am looking to try parsnips in containers this year, so this could be it...

Only prob I guess is that it would take a lot of soil to fill it.

[zeezeezed]

With scrap being very high price at the moment I would recycle the taps unless you have a use for them.

Colin

Ooooo I didn't think of the scrap value of the taps and I should've known that as I handle gold and silver every day

I might just be taking them off this weekend . . . .

[sharon 1]

I love my bath tub full of herbs. I grow mint, tyme, chives and lavender in mine. Adds taste to my meals and makes nice little mixes to add to my bath water to ease the aches of the days digging.

[simoncpg]

Good idea my neigbours are having a refit so i will be on the scrounge.
Simon

[oldie]

Keep one tap in place and keep a length of piping still attached to it. Attach a seeper hose to the tap and bury under the soil/compost. When you want to water attach you hose to the piping and turn the tap on so you water the roots.