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I have l large polystyrene box sitting empty in my garage. I bought it when I was doing a bit of catering to keep food cool along with a freezer thing- a-me- jig to keep food cold, so am assuming it is safe from too many horrid chemcals. I wondered if I can use it as a planter for vegetables, what sort if soil to put in it and what to grow in it. Has anyone tried this?
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would make a good propagator with a clear top depends on the size.I see no reason not to use it as a planter after making suitable drainage holesdon't be afraid to innovate and try new things
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I've always put pieces of polystyrene in my big pots in the garden,to help drainage & so that I don't need to use as much compost,it's nearly the same thing.
salad leaves is a good idea & rocket or basil - my basil is in a 10cm deep pot & is 2 ft tall,it's bending slightly (I'l prune & eat that bit later). I feed regularly with a high nitrogen feed as they're a leafy food & because of the small pot size. What depth is your container & how thick are the walls,water will expand the compost a bit,make it heavy,would the walls of polystyrene crack? If that did happen,the plants could easily be moved though. If it's 12inch deep - carrots? Use multi purpose compost if you have some?
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A friend I know grows carrots in those. Works well for her as her ground is quite stoneyLast edited by Scarlet; 26-06-2015, 11:48 AM.Comment
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Pop drainage holes in it and cover it with sand and cement to make a light weight stone trough.
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Hello All
Thanks so much for your replies and all of your useful comments.
As for the size for the box, it's probably 2' × 1' and about 1' depth walls are about 1" thick
I will defo use as a planter for veggies
thanks again
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Have you got a lid for it? If so, you can make a self watering planter by putting flower pots on tops and feeding a bit of capillary matting from the flower pots through a hole into the box. Make another hole for a pipe for topping it upComment
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If it had a lid, I would get some wood shavings & use it to save some dug up spuds for next year.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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