as title said can I use these? do I need more holes? they are extra 1 gallon plastic planters
by sleepallday19
as title said can I use these? do I need more holes? they are extra 1 gallon plastic planters
by sleepallday19
13 Comments
Why?
Just dig a trench in the dirt
Well do you have a Queen or King?
Because you’re giving Twin XL
Personally, I avoid plastic in my garden beds if at all possible
I used to keep a compost tumbler in a fallow row of the garden and just a trench dig in the bed, dump the tumbler, and move it ~3′ over. Your basically doing that but I’d skip adding the extra plastic, its only going to keep earthworms from the snack you’re giving them
You could, in theory, but I would drill more holes around the side and bury it with the lid on top. You can basically use it for in ground worm composting
What “problem” are you trying to solve?
I used quart? size yogurt containers with lids. I don’t eat yogurt so I asked the neighborhood. Got several in a couple days. Didn’t think it worked as when I check on the contents, it looked the same. The containers heaved out of the soil over winter and when I looked in the hole, I saw worm castings! So I reburied them and filled them with the remains of veggie broth scraps.
Oh as far as holes… I cut the bottom off of my container, drilled 1″ holes all around. As far as trenching, meh to each their own. I wouldn’t plant in the trench for a few months at the earliest, but that’s me.
I’d run it by my partner first because people get funny about that kinda thing but I don’t see why not
You could. I would probably try it with a larger pot.
too small to be practical
Not really. You need more mass.
Buy a patio paver stone, bury directly in the soil in your garden than put the paver on top so nothing can dig it up. That way you can move it around too wherever you want to improve your soil