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Hello All,
I am the latest entrant to your wonderful forum. I hope to learn a lot from all of you and hopefully increase my skills slowly.
I have been reading about container gardening for a while now and then I thought of browsing through my own backyard. And there it was, an old toilet, just sitting there!
So now I have it all cleaned up, minus the cistern and the pipes. I have filled the holes which allow water to come in from the cistern into the pot. I have placed it on the ground against a wall.
I started with filling the bottom part (it is quite large actually), with river pebbles and sand. After filling the pot about halfway with this, I added shredded coconut husks (of which we have plenty from our own coconut trees) and finally, added good garden soil to the top, ending 2 inches below the rim. The level will go down as I add water.
So now my new potty is ready for taking in some seeds/plants. I have ordered some really nice marigold seeds online and they should be delivered soon!
Will try to keep updating this!
Happy gardening.
Sucheta
5 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 99 days ago
This is such a great idea. And this version is very “artsy”, with the shell-effect of the lines. What a lovely addition to the garden.
I look forward to seeing the updates.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
sucheta
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posted 99 days ago
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for your comment. That was my very first one! Yay!
The old toilet happened to be `artsy’, but yes, I guess that will add a certain extra panache to the final effect.
Will post new pix.
Sucheta
jroot
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posted 99 days ago
I did this at a former house in Fergus. Mine was placed near the driveway with nice flowers in it. One day, I went to get the newspaper, and noted that it had been stolen. I guess someone else liked the idea. I have not seen a bowl quite as fancy as yours. Very artsy indeed.
-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown
Jimthecarver
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posted 98 days ago
Good idea…I hope to see updates of this fine porcelain planter.
-- JTC
sucheta
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posted 98 days ago
Hi,
Jroot, that’s terrible to have your work stolen! You look like very a calm being! I would have been hollering around.. :).
JTC – will be posting soooooon!