Compostable Garden Planters

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Would you like a more natural option to employing those plastic planter containers? Nicely, here is a project for you, where you can have an interesting planter throughout the growing season, then throw the container out in the garden for mulch, with out having to add to the world's landfill challenges.

These planters can be used and grown anywhere you can present beneficial plant growing conditions, including on a patio, pathway or even a roof leading. The most important criteria being sufficient sunlight for the plants chosen, simple and easy access to water and an ease of access to maintain the planter/s.

Just follow the steps below.

What you will want

· 1 or a lot more rectangular bales of hay, (One per planter).

· four to 8 seedlings or small plants per planter.

· 1 to two wonderful handfuls of soil/compost/potting mix per plant.

· Small garden handtools.

· Hose/watering can.

· Liquid fertilizer.

· Region chosen to supply enough light for growing conditions necessary by plants selected.

Steps

Take one rectangular bale of hay flip it on its side so that the straps are around the sides not over the top and bottom.

Moisten the hay bale thoroughly with a hose or watering can.

Using the deal with of a hand tool, dig four to eight holes in the new upper surface of the hay bale, these holes have to be huge sufficient to hold a superior handful of soil.

Into each and every hole, place a handful or two of compost, soil or potting mix.

Plant up your option of annuals, herbs or brief-lived perennials.

· Water the plants in nicely and fertilize them with a liquid fertilizer.

· Simply because of the air gaps in the hay, this type of planter can dry out a lot more quickly than a regular planter, so standard watering is crucial.

· Also bear in mind that your planter is in fact decomposing even though you are making use of it so keep in mind to frequently fertilize the plants growing in it. Mainly because nutrients could possibly turn out to be temporarily unavailable during the decomposition method.

Soon after you have completed growing your plants, move it out to the garden, take the straps off the bale, and use it to mulch/fertilize a portion of your garden. You will uncover that the centre of the bale has decomposed into compost nicely by this stage.