Tin Cans outside?

Trollydolly_2

Hi all,
I have a bit of a plan but not sure how it will work, if it will at all.

We recycle all of our tin cans, We seem to go through Lots at least 1 a day if not more.

Ive been looking for something sparkly to add to my garden with no luck, also been looking for planters to fill up a concrete area that our old shed used to stand on.

I just had a brainwave that I could do loads of tin cans at different levels all over the concrete area, fill with soil and put one or two Daff /crocus/snowdrop bulbs in each one.

Is this likely to work or is it a waste of time and will the cans go rusty if left out or is there anything I could coat them with to stop the rust?

Any ideas as to other plants I could put in them?.

Is this a complete no go idea?

:T:T Fank woooooooo

Trollydolly_2

Just had a look around and there are lots of tin cans used as tea light holders that have been sprayed with Car Paint Spray. It seems that stops the rust for years.

So if I just drill some drain holes in the bottoms then fill with compost it should work ok.

What would you plant in them that would work?????

MUMMYTO2BOYS

Trollydolly wrote: »

Just had a look around and there are lots of tin cans used as tea light holders that have been sprayed with Car Paint Spray. It seems that stops the rust for years.

So if I just drill some drain holes in the bottoms then fill with compost it should work ok.

What would you plant in them that would work?????

Beans, peas, spaghettii hoops, all these seem to do well in tins

brownhandbag

herbs are supposed to grow well in tin cans but I haven't tried it yet

valk_scot

You would need BIG tin cans to hold enough soil to supply the nutrients for even a very small plant over an entire growing season. Plus you'd have to water the things non-stop, and they'll freeze solid in winter. Unless you're using catering sized tins, of course. They work. The general maxim is the bigger the container, the better.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

you could also drill little holes on the side and put cord on them, to make hanging basket type pots, my friend put strawberries in them one year and just hung them along her fence at diff heigths looked good, even if you use them just for one season, and then weigh them in at your local scrap yard;) you will not get much, but at least you have used them and then recycle them for cash....