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What’s your most unique plant pot that wasn’t meant for plants?
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What’s your most unique plant pot that wasn’t meant for plants?


My bfs astronaut broke. Instead of tossing away, I thought about growing a plant out of his head. It has a hole in each foot so already has “drainage” holes 🤣

I’m new to the plant world and it’s so funny how everything can turn into a plant pot.

Open to suggestions on what plant would look best in here. I was thinking some type of succulent. Maybe cut some of my sedum or a small part of my jade plant.

What’s your most unique plant pot that wasn’t meant for plants? I’m so curious. I know people can get really creative.

by Budget_Branch_411

45 Comments

  4. SolarAmoeba

    Rusty paint cans I later realized were probably from the lead paint era. 😭 I had them disposed of.

  6. Desperate_Gur_3094

    funny you ask this question. i used to hate shopping although i work in supply chain.
    now, i can spend hours in any store because my main focus is always , what new and unusual thing can i turn into a pot. lol

  11. darksideofthemoon131

    A Red Sox trash bin for my Peace Lily. It was struggling in every pot I put it in. I broke the pot I had it in and transferred it to the first container I found.

    The damn plant thrives in that bin, so it’s staying.

  16. Ritaredditonce

    My grandmother’s fancy tea cups for my african violets.

  18. PanicAtTheMetro

    I have a string of pearls growing in an empty can of peas

  21. Broad-Newt-5028

    This spaceman would look rad with a burro tail growing from it

  31. SkellatorQueen

    He needs some sort of strings of things in it. Either a burro tail or maybe even string turtles for hair. I think you can use a small file and smooth out the sharp ceramic edges to prevent cutting yourself or the plants as well.

  32. 1or2throwaway

    ooh I love the idea of using the astronaut as a pot! I think something trailing would be awesome — I’d want to go for like a dystopian, abandoned statue vibe where plants are taking over. hopefully that makes sense, I don’t know how to explain lol.

  34. Dramatic-Scheme-8911

    I saw a golden colour Tag Heuer Astronaut Similar to this in the pic , was made for the moon landing anniversary to display in shop windows. Was made from plastic though.
    Random I know. 🫣

  36. HirsuteHacker

    Not houseplant, but my mum uses a chimney pot that fell off the roof during a storm 25 years ago for some of her outdoor plants. Looks nice after painting.

  37. dandelion-17

    I tried to get my cousin to use the old toilet when she bought her condo and had to remodel but she wouldn’t 😭😭😭 Someone did use a toilet for a flower arrangement at the county fair when I was in high school. The next year, there was a rule that you had to be able to carry your arrangement into the barn 🤣

  39. SuspiciousYogurt8578

    I have the same astronaut! I have the white one with gold
    Backpack and overall gold. I will say be careful because it will be difficult to repot depends on what you end up growing

  40. windexfresh

    I thought this was one of those MTV moonman awards at first 😂😂😂

  41. Ok_Weekend_7730

    https://preview.redd.it/bdmmzdfi7cqf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09f3500aca097bb89be6d55b64da89b6790bc50e

    Wax Begonia getting ready to come inside! No holes in the bottom, only rocks. First time planting in something with no holes but ordering a diamond bit to put drainage in more “pots”. Also have a watering can that I planted Celosia (going to try and keep that inside too) in because the spout was crap, and I have old lace up work boots and a Klein tool bag outside for plant pots outside 😅 anything that I can get plant in, I will. I frequently hit up thrift stores for old coffee mugs, cool pans, metal baskets (I usually line with a couple cute of burlap and yes the soil dries as fast as coco coir baskets so I’m still finessing) or anything that will hold a plant lol. I want to find a mini bathtub (maybe for dolls?) and plant some succulents in it for houseplants… there’s so many options out there, almost anything can be a plant pot if you want it to be! 😁

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