Alternative Containers You've Used

[janeyo]

Would an old square washing up bowl be big enough for my little boy to plant one squash or pumpkin in?

janeyo

[veg4681]

Would an old square washing up bowl be big enough for my little boy to plant one squash or pumpkin in?

janeyo

I don't think a washing up bowl will be big enough for squash/pumpkin. They say it's best to grow them in the ground but they can sprawl like mad, not ideal if you have limited space. I believe that it's still possible a grow squash successfully in containers, just have to make sure they're very big.

I've thought of those rubbery type flexi tub trug with handles (40 litres) that you find in Wickes (or similar type stores) but I'm sure I saw one at Instore/Poundstretcher for £1.29 although the quality might not be same as Wickes £4 one. At this size it's easily big enough, more than generous even. Also consider some of the bigger storage boxes, easily big enough.

[janeyo]

What about a courgette in the washing up bowl?

janeyo

[HeyWayne]

I'm sure my dad used to make flower containers out of old car wheel/tyres. He (I think, from memory) used to cut round the circumference of the tyre (whilst still on the wheel) and then fold the tyre outwards. I think he even painted some white.

[T-lady]

Managed to get hold of a load of tennis balls which I am using along with bamboo canes to make cages to cover both carrots and brassicas (the balls with holes in them act as connectors)

Skotch

Brilliant idea - I've been wondering how to support the Environet I've just invested in (2007 was a bad year for our brassica's - if the pigeons didn't fancy them, the caterpillers cleaned them off). LOVE the tennis ball idea!

[Hans Mum]

Brilliant idea - I've been wondering how to support the Environet I've just invested in (2007 was a bad year for our brassica's - if the pigeons didn't fancy them, the caterpillers cleaned them off). LOVE the tennis ball idea!

or use the balls from kids ball pools, i picked a huge bag up at a carboot last year for a couple of quid, and they are really colourful

[veg4681]

So you really can poke holes on these balls, will they last as well as the expensive bought stuffs (great idea but pity about the price). Any other balls that can be used for putting together a frame for fleece/netting etc.

How about small blocks of wood drilled with holes to put through canes ?

[Sally]

I'm sure my dad used to make flower containers out of old car wheel/tyres. He (I think, from memory) used to cut round the circumference of the tyre (whilst still on the wheel) and then fold the tyre outwards. I think he even painted some white.

I do exactly this as it works really well - last year I done it with sunflowers and they managed to root into the ground aswell. I also use painted white tyres to use as flower tubs and they look great. I'd really like to get my hands on some tractor tyres that would really work well!

[HeyWayne]

I'd really like to get my hands on some tractor tyres that would really work well!

Wouldn't fancy cutting them though!

[heebiejeebie]

I'm using a polystyrene box that was used to deliver frozen food as my cuttings bed at the moment. I had tomatoes in it last year.

[nemo]

i collect and use the container that fresh cut flowers come in ,fish boxes. copper water tanks washing machine drums, and the sleeve the local council use to connect 2 foot water pipe it is 2 foot wide and 2 foot high high

[Millit]

im growing 1st early spuds in plastic builders trugs

same here never grown them like this before, allways grown in the ground, hope it works lol

[Seahorse]

I have some builders trugs (including a pink one ) that I use as planters. Also a couple of old recycling boxes (pre wheelie bin), a bathroom sink and a plastic dustbin. My favourite is an old 'stove style' electric fire, which I've planted with red hot pokers, flame lillies etc (geddit? ).

[Eternal Sunshine]

I'm sure my dad used to make flower containers out of old car wheel/tyres. He (I think, from memory) used to cut round the circumference of the tyre (whilst still on the wheel) and then fold the tyre outwards. I think he even painted some white.

How would you cut through the rubber? Is it easy? (Showing how unpractical I am!) Magpie & I have loads of tyres that I got from the side of the road yesterday - painting them white sounds a good idea too.

[areia]

i collect and use the container that fresh cut flowers come in ,fish boxes. copper water tanks washing machine drums, and the sleeve the local council use to connect 2 foot water pipe it is 2 foot wide and 2 foot high high

ok where do you get these from,


any road works trouble tiz not me ok