- Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:52 pm
#133908
Hey Everybody,
Last year I picked up a large pot for some lily bulbs. Well, they never came up. The pot was dark, so I've been under the assumption that they died of heat stroke. I've decided to turn it into a VFT planter. When I went to empty the media, etc out of it....guess what I found? Yep, 7 sprouting bulbs. Well, they have a new home in a bed, and I am moving forward on the VFT planter.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the pot before I got moving too far, but the first pic below will show you it's original color. I had drilled a small hole in the bottom for drainage, so now I needed to plug that up. I also managed to "pop" a manufacturing plug while try to get all of the old media out, so I had to plug that up too:
While that was drying I went to work on the reservoir. Simple milk jug and a hole saw:
Popped a hole in the top:
Checked the fill-pipe fit:
Drilled some holes in the fill-pipe on both sides:
Drilled a number of small holes in the milk jug:
The reservoir is ready to go:
Broke out the spray paint:
Gave it a good coating all-around:
Just another glimpse inside to see the former color:
Added some sand to the bottom for drainage, and the reservoir:
Mixed up some Eco Earth and sand--66/33:
Filled it up with that mix:
Now, that was all of the Eco Earth that I have. More importantly, I want to let the paint cure before I finish filling it up with media. I am planning on finishing it up with Procoir and sand--66/33, but I am going to check the pine needle stash, so the top portion of the media may change. I like to top-off with sand, so that is part of the plan.
I'll get it completed this weekend, and now I have to see about ordering plants from Matt and Steve!
Last year I picked up a large pot for some lily bulbs. Well, they never came up. The pot was dark, so I've been under the assumption that they died of heat stroke. I've decided to turn it into a VFT planter. When I went to empty the media, etc out of it....guess what I found? Yep, 7 sprouting bulbs. Well, they have a new home in a bed, and I am moving forward on the VFT planter.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the pot before I got moving too far, but the first pic below will show you it's original color. I had drilled a small hole in the bottom for drainage, so now I needed to plug that up. I also managed to "pop" a manufacturing plug while try to get all of the old media out, so I had to plug that up too:
While that was drying I went to work on the reservoir. Simple milk jug and a hole saw:
Popped a hole in the top:
Checked the fill-pipe fit:
Drilled some holes in the fill-pipe on both sides:
Drilled a number of small holes in the milk jug:
The reservoir is ready to go:
Broke out the spray paint:
Gave it a good coating all-around:
Just another glimpse inside to see the former color:
Added some sand to the bottom for drainage, and the reservoir:
Mixed up some Eco Earth and sand--66/33:
Filled it up with that mix:
Now, that was all of the Eco Earth that I have. More importantly, I want to let the paint cure before I finish filling it up with media. I am planning on finishing it up with Procoir and sand--66/33, but I am going to check the pine needle stash, so the top portion of the media may change. I like to top-off with sand, so that is part of the plan.
I'll get it completed this weekend, and now I have to see about ordering plants from Matt and Steve!
Last edited by Naja002 on Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:46 am, edited 2 times in total.