Part of the enjoyment of gardening–at least for me–is the challenge of learning something new. Of course there is the challenge of growing a particular plant, or growing a gigantic pumpkin. But we container gardeners have another kind of challenge: different types of pots!
Everyone has tried the traditional pot, but have you ever tired one of these types of pots?
- Self-Watering – Louise has had great success growing edibles in her EarthBox. It certainly would be fun to recreate her experiment and compare the effectiveness of traditional planters versus a self watering one.
- Strawberry Pots – I just potted one up with different types of herbs, mostly basil. I’ve seen great strawberry pots with succulents and flowers too. Adriana wrote a great tutorial on how to rig up a special watering system to keep your strawberry pot evenly moist.
- Recycled Objects – Recently I tweeted about using recycled coffee canisters as pots, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to using found/recycled objects. I’ve even heard of people using rain boots as pots!
- Hanging Baskets – These can be challenging both to keep well watered and to pot up in the first place. Here is a step by step tutorial (with pictures) on how to plant a wire hanging basket.
- Vertical Wall Planters – This is a type of pot that I have not tried yet, but long admired. Here is a video from the Discovery Channel about how to make and plant a vertical planter.
