Prepare the milk can
If you want to enjoy your planted milk jug for a long time, you should prepare it accordingly. Milk cans are almost always made of metal and metal is known to rust over time. If that doesn't bother you or you are even a fan of rusty decorative elements à la shabby-chic, just skip to the next point. However, if you want to prevent rusting, you should protect your milk can. If you want to use them indoors, a protection on the inner wall is sufficient if you use the If you want to put the milk jug in the garden or on the terrace, you should also put it on the outside treat. To do this, simply paint them on the outside with a waterproof metal paint for outdoor use. This can be transparent or colored.
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Various methods are available to protect the inside of the jug from moisture:
- Apply a waterproof varnish to the inside as well.
- Cover the inside of your milk can with a waterproof film, e.g. B. Pond liner off.
- Place a waterproof container in your milk can and plant a plant in it.
The drainage: is it possible without it?
In principle, it is recommended to everyone plant pot still to be planted with drainage to prevent waterlogging. This is especially true outdoors, where rain falls from the sky and can flood the milk can. If you only use your milk jug indoors, you can u. U. Forego drainage, but should then pour with a lot of dexterity and in any case ensure a drainage layer in the jug.
Plant the milk can step by step
- Use a metal drill to drill one or more holes in the bottom of the milk jug.
- Paint and / or line your milk can as described above.
- Cover the drainage holes with pottery shards or larger stones to keep them from clogging.
- Put a one to several centimeters thick layer of potsherds, pebbles or Expanded clay(€ 16.36 at Amazon *) in the jug.
- Then fill it halfway with soil and put your plant (s) in place.
- Then fill the spaces with soil. Make sure that there is a margin of at least two centimeters between the soil and the edge of the milk can so that you can water well.
