I have been given some fish boxes that are roughly 30"x18"x10" and would welcome ideas for using them. I have one greenhouse that does not have beds just a gravel floor and thought of using them for tomatoes with holes cut in the lid like growbags, but I though I would ask for ideas here first before I proceed.
Joan
Hi, Joan. You could cove them in hypertufa and use them as troughs. :)
Yeah I found three after our last storm. I'm planning to use them for a large salad box of mixed leaves, an extra 'raised bed' for chilli's in the greenhouse and a movable bed outside for more salad crops. I think they were a bit of a find! All ideas welcome
One of the men on my plot uses them for cucumbers, seems to work well.
I grow radish in the greenhouse in mine. ;D
What a coincidence! Only last night I was reading in Sarah Raven's 'The Great Vegetable Plot' how she uses fish boxes to grow pea tips (for salad & stir fries). Fill with compost to within a couple of inches (to allow for watering) then sow about 30 mange-tout seeds in the box. Harvest by picking off the growing tips as they become long enough (she says 2"). They will keep producing new tips for quite a while - then you dump the spent plants on the compost heap and start again for a second go before summer ends. Sounds good to me - all I need now are some fish boxes!
I'm growing mushrooms in mine, they help maintain the temperature and can be popped in a cupboard or in the garage. I'll definately try some Salad leaves too.
Thanks very much for all the ideas - I will try and get some more boxes so that I can try out a few of them.
Joan
Just what i'm after to do my mushrooms in. Hope they let me have some at the fish store.
Yes they work well for salad leaves in the greenhouse through the winter, especially the mixed Japanese leaves.
Geoff.
Our hens love eating them, even tearing off the hyper tufa mix top get at them.
Good ideas from everyone!
For my tuppence worth,- i start off my onion sets in them,it seems to result in larger onions at harvest time as the sets are given a "kick start"with this easy method.
;D Regards,
Mark.
Can I ask, what are fish boxes? They sound really handy for the lottie but what do they look like?? Will the fishmonger at Tesco's have a few spare??
Oblong polystyrene boxes with a tight fitting lid. If you have a restaurant or hotel nearby that serves fresh fish then they will be only too pleased to give them to you. My local hotel has 3-4 every week. Good luck....Dinger
oops! - I talking about the fish boxed that the fishing boats used - maybe 5ftx3ft by 10 inches deep (I found mine on the beach) Basically a movable raised bed.
excuse my avatar - suddenly it got too big!
Where do you get the wooden ones Graham? :o
Graham don't excuse your avatar! Great Dogs, friends of ours have one and she is fab! A GREAT character! ;D
Broccoli also comes in polystyrene boxes to caters!
The daqys of the wooden boxes are long gone. These are extremely rigid plastic and get washed of the decks during rough weather. Were based in North West Highlands (hence the picture) so it's pretty common to find them on the beach - there also great for collecting seaweed
envy envy, what a lovely place to live, and seaweed for your lottie too! ::) love that doggie :D
I've just been reading this thread and altho I've nothing to contribute about fish boxes, which sound interesting.....must just say how I love that gorgous dog - assume he's yours Graham and a border terrier and how wonderful to live where you live :)