Specialty Gardening: Washtub as container how to prepare?, 1 by butterqueen

butterqueen wrote:
Hi, my containers aren't that heavy and if the weather is going to be bad, I move them into the garage, I don't like for my flowers to get pounded in heavy rain and look ratty. I don't really have that many containers so it works for me now. I hope to have many many more containers next year and I may have to re-evaluate, but they will most likely have drain holes. I have a big plastic container out front with no drain holes and I noticed it had standing water in the back behind a trellis last week. I just tipped it over a little and then put some string in the back and it wicked the rest out. The flowers are doing great despite sitting in that water, I'm not saying drain holes aren't better, but since I don't want holes in my wash tubs, I just think it is worth the extra effort.

Here is a before/after of a mixed container in a new copper beverage tub with rocks instead of drain holes. Although an evil bushy tailed rat destroyed the lilies, it is still thriving 2 months later.