A 5-gallon plant container is a useful item whether you use it to hold plants, towels, garbage or tools. Made of plastic, they are sturdy but usually not very attractive. Thrifty gardeners can decorate the 5-gallon plant container they receive when they purchase a flowering bush or large patio plant and make it a decorative element in their indoor or outdoor space. Use a surfacing technique to make the plastic look like rusty-gold for a rustic garden, or attach embellishments to the plastic with a hot glue gun to transform the container for either indoor or outdoor use.
A 5-gallon plant container is a useful item whether you use it to hold plants, towels, garbage or tools. Made of plastic, they are sturdy but usually not very attractive. Thrifty gardeners can decorate the 5-gallon plant container they receive when they purchase a flowering bush or large patio plant and make it a decorative element in their indoor or outdoor space. Use a surfacing technique to make the plastic look like rusty-gold for a rustic garden, or attach embellishments to the plastic with a hot glue gun to transform the container for either indoor or outdoor use.
Almost anything can serve as a container for growing plants . In addition to terra cotta, plastic or pressed fiber pots, you can use whiskey barrels, 5-gallon food buckets, bushel baskets, plastic tubs, wooden planter boxes, even old tires! Self-watering planters, which have built-in water reservoirs, are great solutions.
The size of containers that you use should be determined by the plants you plan to grow. Radishes may get by in a 6-inch deep container, but don't try to grow a tomato plant in a container that holds less than 5 gallons of soil. A foolproof option for tomatoes is the Tomato Success Kit. The general rule is to use the largest container possible, because the more soil there is, the more root space there will beSmdash;and the longer your plants can go between waterings.
