I bought a house with a bathtub in the garden being used as a raised bed. I continue to use it as a raised bed. That said, mine is a bit more ornate than yours and although it looks ridiculous, it is sort of charmingly ridiculous.
Legitimate-Wall3059
Planters?
bronihana
Worm compost garden for the amazing “juices”.
dantheman_woot
Live stock water
Raised beds
atlanticislanding
Wild life ponds
Vegetable_Safety
Miniature johnboat
IncredulousPatriot
I had one in the house we bought. I built a frame around it to get it off the ground. Now I use it as a dog bath.
samsbamboo
Water garden.
Ok_Math6614
Single person nuclear fallout shelters. Protected against EMP
DiddyOut2150
I used one for a fire pit. Redneck af, but did the trick.
Desperate-Ebb1392
I grow Rhubarb in mine, it does fantastic.
3006mv
Fish pond, BSF or compost or worm bin
LuckyBone64
1 – Ice bath. 2 – Build a fire under it for a hot outdoor bath. 3 – live stock water trough. 4 – garden bed. 5 – gold fish pond. 6 – put wheels and a steering wheel on it for a downhill racing cart.
LohneWolf
Cold plunge
TurbulentComplaint48
We used one for produce washing!
goblinhollow
Holds down the soil out back. I haven’t lost a speck from under mine!
HonkinSriLankan
Making hootch
spitfire07
Film a Cialis commercial.
Hughsey1
I have one and fill with run off my shed roof on allotment. Wooden ramps up and ramps out. Frogs love it. Place on shade side of shed
hjah300
Fill with ice and beer for parties!
Alternative_Pen1849
Brahmin feed trough
Rok-SFG
may aunt and uncle used to use them for stock water troughs
eileen31425
Growing mint.
imacabooseman
They make good water troughs. Probably the easiest troughs to drain and clean in fact…
JBRifles
Water trough for livestock
babayfish
They’re good for scalding pigs
ExaminationDry8341
Use it as a large cook pot. Cook syrup it it or large batches of food for canning.
abitmorethanmost
1 Raised beds, but you need to put a layer of stones around the plug hole, as you need drainage. I also have mine on a slight angle, as in heavy rainfall things get waterlogged.
2 Use it as a trough for water for animals.
3 I have used one years ago to remove the hair when processing pigs. HOT HOT water.
4 They make a really good place to grow plants that can be invasive like lemongrass, or mint, or chives.
5 Cleaning your potatoes lol
6 Good for beer and an ice slurry.
Ok_Watercress_7801
Detonating minuscule ordnance.
ateliergray
Gin
AwareParking
Best part of old enamel cast iron tubs? Insane levels of lead leaching.
Seriously, I had some extra lead testers when my daughter was born. Looked online toe what else to test … porcelain … no kidding. The claw foot porcelain tub in our bathroom was leaching led like crazy.
Rogue_Pawn
My library growing up had a carpeted bathtub in a reading nook and it was the most sought after spot by children until it’s removal during Covid times. I remember it fondly every time I return.
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I bought a house with a bathtub in the garden being used as a raised bed. I continue to use it as a raised bed. That said, mine is a bit more ornate than yours and although it looks ridiculous, it is sort of charmingly ridiculous.
Planters?
Worm compost garden for the amazing “juices”.
Live stock water
Raised beds
Wild life ponds
Miniature johnboat
I had one in the house we bought. I built a frame around it to get it off the ground. Now I use it as a dog bath.
Water garden.
Single person nuclear fallout shelters. Protected against EMP
I used one for a fire pit. Redneck af, but did the trick.
I grow Rhubarb in mine, it does fantastic.
Fish pond, BSF or compost or worm bin
1 – Ice bath. 2 – Build a fire under it for a hot outdoor bath. 3 – live stock water trough. 4 – garden bed. 5 – gold fish pond. 6 – put wheels and a steering wheel on it for a downhill racing cart.
Cold plunge
We used one for produce washing!
Holds down the soil out back. I haven’t lost a speck from under mine!
Making hootch
Film a Cialis commercial.
I have one and fill with run off my shed roof on allotment. Wooden ramps up and ramps out. Frogs love it. Place on shade side of shed
Fill with ice and beer for parties!
Brahmin feed trough
may aunt and uncle used to use them for stock water troughs
Growing mint.
They make good water troughs. Probably the easiest troughs to drain and clean in fact…
Water trough for livestock
They’re good for scalding pigs
Use it as a large cook pot. Cook syrup it it or large batches of food for canning.
1 Raised beds, but you need to put a layer of stones around the plug hole, as you need drainage. I also have mine on a slight angle, as in heavy rainfall things get waterlogged.
2 Use it as a trough for water for animals.
3 I have used one years ago to remove the hair when processing pigs. HOT HOT water.
4 They make a really good place to grow plants that can be invasive like lemongrass, or mint, or chives.
5 Cleaning your potatoes lol
6 Good for beer and an ice slurry.
Detonating minuscule ordnance.
Gin
Best part of old enamel cast iron tubs? Insane levels of lead leaching.
Seriously, I had some extra lead testers when my daughter was born. Looked online toe what else to test … porcelain … no kidding. The claw foot porcelain tub in our bathroom was leaching led like crazy.
My library growing up had a carpeted bathtub in a reading nook and it was the most sought after spot by children until it’s removal during Covid times. I remember it fondly every time I return.