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Plant lover 2000

Is it okay to grow plants in cans? I feel like a bean plant or a spider baby would look so cute in a monster can šŸ¤”

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  1. NicTheBucket

    Iā€™ve seen it done! You can easily make your own drainage holes too. Itā€™s an awesome way to reuse ā€œjunkā€ My personal favourite was seeing a sting of pearls in a can of peas šŸ˜†

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    • Plant lover 2000

      I was wondering because I heard aluminum was toxic to plants.

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    • NicTheBucket

      Yea, I was wondering about that too. I might not be a good long term option then. Iā€™ve never done a can, but Iā€™ve used metal stacks in my pots without issue. Now that I think about it thoā€¦ my aunt found rust on the roots of her plants that were in metal. It wasnā€™t a food can tho.

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  2. Adrian

    I personally would not recommend it. My dad broke the pot for my momā€™s jade plant (cough. Broke it twice), and the second time he literally tossed the remnants of the plant into a tomato can. Now, this jade plant is ridiculously hardy, heā€™s 30 years old now, and my dad is now banned from coming within a foot of him, but rust and lack of drainage is a huge concern here. The other concern is that it can become dangerous to try to free a plant from it if it becomes rootbound (which some plants enjoy being) I still use this can, but only as a cover pot, as it miraculously remained intact throughout the years, but still has no drainage hole. Youā€™d also probably have to sand the top of any can down if you plan on using one as a planter. Essentially, what Iā€™m trying to say is if you like the look of a can as a planter, you could try using one as a cover pot, but make sure it is never holding any sitting water that comes from the drainage holes, sanded down around the rim, and I always check for any sign of rust, mold, and always wipe it down and dry it out before using it for another plant. Hope this helps you decide on what youā€™d like to do šŸ‘

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    • Adrian

      Hereā€™s proof of said tomato can. Again, itā€™s a cover pot, but I consider the can a little rite of passage for my smaller plants to eventually grow out of, and other plants like trailing plants to have some height added so their trailing stems and leaves donā€™t touch the windowsill or get damaged. Option 2 if you like the look is to remove the label of a can, or for a serious DIY, cut the can down the side, remove the top and bottom, and glue it around a pot suitable for whatever plant youā€™re planning for the rustic can look (please sand the sides and edges down for this).

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  3. Plant lover 2000

    What's hardyness on a plant?

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