! cabbage and 4 bibb lettuce plants in this one. Another with one cabbage and 3 lettuces plants and a 3rd with swiss chard and radish.
Started some plants in tubs today.....
Here's the 2nd with cabbage & lettuce.
Have you used these before or is this something new you're trying this year? I was thinking those plastic tubs might make good planters. How many and how big of drainage holes did you put in? Did you put anything in for drainage at the bottom?
beaker, I've used them for tomatoes for several years with excellent results, never tried cabbage/lettuce before. I've got a dozen 1/2 inch holes in the bottom of each, nothing for drainage.
big red - what gallon size are those containers??
HERBIE43, don't know the exact size, probably around 10 gallons. I saw these at Wal Mart's a few weeks ago for $8 each, I believe they're 'wash tubs'. I've had mine (5 of them) for 8 years, this is my 9th, so they last a long ime.
Red, do you think a person could put 2 determinate tomato plants in one of those Walmart 10 gal tubs?
thanks, Michelleb
Michelle, don't know why not, they hold plenty of dirt, and if you feed them well. I ve never tried it, I don't raise many determinates, only the Johny's 361 (which you can't get anymore).
Thanks Red. I may try getting one of those washtubs at WM and try 2 Hard Rock maters in them. They are determinate seeds I got for free from Totally Tomatoes when I ordered the Sungold.
I have one of those that I've been using for years for collecting my yard waste. I found when using a taller bin or trash container that it really hurt my back and for some reason using a shorter one doesn't. It's about half the size of a regular trash can. I switched to using contractor waste bags as the regular leaf bags don't fit the shorter bin.
Hi ya'll, I'm new here, learning a lot and happy I joined- I'll have to upgrade my subscription b/c it looks like I've found a home. I just bought one of these rope totes today from HD for $5.99 to go with another that I use to haul yard waste over to my neighbor's compost pile. Also, they fit nicely in a half-barrel (20 - 30 gallons) as a pond linner. I've planted cabbage and flowers in a half-barrel; but never thought of using a tote as a planter- great idea and they sure are lighter.
Bernie
We can get 55 gallon plastic drums for $15.
These were just sitting around when we bought this property so I cut them in half long ways. Used 3/4 compost manure and 1/4 peat moss. Aint that dirt perrrty?
Now what to plant in it.
You might be a redneck if you use barrels for planters.
Cricket
Hey redneck! Nice idea cutting them in half length ways. Did you make your own compost or did you use store bought? Yup, that dirt sure is perrty!
i cheated---its walmarts compost manure. But the neighbors here have horses. I am gonna collect their poo and compost it. I don't know how to compost manure but gonna learn. and quickly.
Cricket
It's easy, just mix it with lawn clippings if you have any, wet until moist, pile it up and let it cook! Or, if you're not using it until next year, just pile it up with nothing mixed in, cover it with black plastic and let it sit. Black gold!
ew i bet that stinks.
I have a pick up truck bed liner. that should work to store the manure in. Then cover that with black plastic. ewww thats gonna stink so bad lol.
So , I dont have to turn the manure --flip it around for air or nothing?
It will compost faster if turned but time will also do the job.
Started 2 Amish Paste tomatoes in tub containers today. Here's a picture of one of the two.
Same plant wrapped in poly.
A peek inside.....if a frost is predicted, I just sit a milk jug filled with warm water inside the poly, works great! No need to cover unless you're expecting a real hard frost.
OH you gals are SO creative!! I use them as bins for tiny toys... what a great idea for planting! I am always looking for huge pots and they are really expensive, this is just perfect. I was in Michaels today and they had all these sprays for texturizing planters and things... I wonder if it will work on here! I would love a cement look on them.
Thanks so much.. !
Annette
I've been using white painter's buckets from Wal Mart... Not very expensive. The down side is that they are VERY white!
flowr---I did not know walmart sold the painters buckets. You are talking about the five gallon empty buckets right?
how much do they sell for?
White is good during the summer. Not as hot.
Well... maybe it was HD or Lowe's... It's been two years ago. They were about $3-$4 two years ago. White works for me :)
Cricket, you can get the 5gal painters buckets at HD for under $4 each.
Here's one of them nearly a month later.
