Hey Larry G

[dems4me]

I was thinking, I have lots of small pringles (snack size) cans that I was going to use to store seeds in from my garden this year as its seethrough lid and fairly air tight. Then I had another idea, you know how sometimes you buy a plant and the pot is made of cardboard and disintigrates unto the ground and you can direct plant it -- wouldn't this be similar if I used these as plantars? Would these work the same? Also would the metally thing on the bottom get in the way of the roots any?

 

[Larry Gude]

Not sure...

I was thinking, I have lots of small pringles (snack size) cans that I was going to use to store seeds in from my garden this year as its seethrough lid and fairly air tight. Then I had another idea, you know how sometimes you buy a plant and the pot is made of cardboard and disintigrates unto the ground and you can direct plant it -- wouldn't this be similar if I used these as plantars? Would these work the same? Also would the metally thing on the bottom get in the way of the roots any?

..what you are asking. Seeds need to be sealed for storage and 50 degrees F is nice as well.

So, the pots that decompose, not understanding how they come into the equation???

 

[dems4me]

..what you are asking. Seeds need to be sealed for storage and 50 degrees F is nice as well.

So, the pots that decompose, not understanding how they come into the equation???

Sorry, I'm saying I have a surplus and was thinking of PLANTING seeds in these little cans and using them as pots. But they are cardboard and decompose (from watering seedling in it)... they make pots that disintegrate that are made from carboard - these are cardboardish... will these work the same as the decomposable pots? Will the metally bottom thing on it not allow roots to grow after you plant pringle can pot and plant direclty into the ground :shrug:

 

[Larry Gude]

I don't think...

Sorry, I'm saying I have a surplus and was thinking of PLANTING seeds in these little cans and using them as pots. But they are cardboard and decompose (from watering seedling in it)... they make pots that disintegrate that are made from carboard - these are cardboardish... will these work the same as the decomposable pots? Will the metally bottom thing on it not allow roots to grow after you plant pringle can pot and plant direclty into the ground :shrug:

...that's gonna work very good. Think about it; they are designed to keep greasy potato chips ready for sale. That means no air is going to reach the root zone and no moisture will be able to leach away.

The decomposable pots are much more like an egg box, which is still a good old fashioned option. They breath, they allow moisture to trans locate ($5 word) meaning it's more like soil.

What the hell; give it a try. Poke some holes in it though, like what you see with a plastic flower pot.

 

[Sharon]

Dems, don't use those Pringles cans they have a foil liner inside, around the cardboard layer (if I remember correctly).

Peat pots are cheap and they work.

 

[dems4me]

Thanks Larry and Sharon! Good ideas!!

 

[GopherM]

I would also think that the remaining metal end cap would present a future saftey hazard to the gardner. Unless it oxidizes to nothing very quickly, you will have lots of sharp metal traps waiting in the soil to slice your fingers during future garden adventures.