These are the pop-up rubbish bags i got from poundland, they are 33cm across and about 40-45cm deep.
I have planted 3 pink fir apples in each.
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/290320091017.jpg)
Neil
Brilliant - I'm off to Poundland!
Gotta ask, so here goes......................How much were they?
;D
They look ideal. Do you have to punch holes for drainage or are there already some?
Quote from: phoenix_co2 on April 07, 2009, 11:10:24
Gotta ask, so here goes......................How much were they?
Reminds me of Catherine Tate's Nan sketch !
Quote from: Barnowl on April 07, 2009, 12:23:02
They look ideal. Do you have to punch holes for drainage or are there already some?
I had to punch some holes.
Neil
Mmm, might try some of those for carrots- thanks for the tip.
I was thinking carrots too. Bit of a novice here - would I get away with filling the planters half full with compost or would this deprive them of light? I'm being a cheapskate not wanting to fill the whole sack with compost.
Quote from: caroline7758 on April 07, 2009, 21:15:09
Mmm, might try some of those for carrots- thanks for the tip.
Thats a good idea.
I was thinking of hanging some up and trying upside down planting(cutting a hole in the bottom) or cutting holes in the sides for tomatoes or strawberries.
Neil
fantastic found them in our local pound land today, great size for potato growing!! ;D
thank you they also had lots of bulbs and rose bushes etc for a pound
Quote from: Magnolia on April 07, 2009, 22:40:23
I was thinking carrots too. Bit of a novice here - would I get away with filling the planters half full with compost or would this deprive them of light? I'm being a cheapskate not wanting to fill the whole sack with compost.
Last year I grew carrots in dustbins for the first time.I filled the bottom half (or more, can't really remember!) with clumps of weed-filled earth which I'd dug out of my plot, then put compost on top. The carrots grew fine and the weeds didn't come up.