Usefulness meets aesthetics
If the first thing you think of when you think about a water reservoir is a large one Water tank comes to mind, you are completely wrong. In addition to its practical function, our planter also has a great appearance. While you plant the flower in a smaller pot inside the water reservoir, the outer, larger pot serves as a collecting container.
- Screw together a box made of weatherproof Douglas fir.
- Lay this out with a film.
- Plant flowers in clay pots.
- Hang them in the box so that they don't quite touch the ground.
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It is important that the clay pots do not touch the floor no waterlogging arises. Nevertheless, the roots have the opportunity to grow out of the hole in the bottom of the clay pots and to supply themselves with water.
Alternatives to box-shaped water storage
As an alternative, you can get water-storing mats from specialist retailers, which you can place under the planter. Cut other specimens into small pieces and mix them in
Potting soil. Also granules like Expanded clay(€ 16.36 at Amazon *) are a useful way to avoid checking the water content of the substrate every day.But you don't really have to spend any money on an alternative water storage facility: one You can replace water-retaining mats by cutting up a conventional sponge and inserting it into the Give earth. You will also find out herehow styrofoam serves as drainage.
