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- Plant a milk jug
- Prepare milk jug
- The Drainage: Is it possible without it?
- Plant the milk can step by step
Milk churns are hardly used for milk nowadays
Plant a milk jug
Milk churns are no longer used today, but they look decorative and evoke melancholy feelings. Therefore, they are often used as a decorative element, for example as a flowerpot. What to look out for when you want to plant your milk can, you will learn in the following.
Prepare milk jug
If you want to enjoy your planted milk can for a long time, you should prepare it accordingly. Milk cans are almost always metal and metal is known to rust over time. If that does not bother you, or you're even a fan of rusty deco elements à la shabby-chic, just jump to the next point. However, if you want to prevent rusting, you should protect your milk can. If you want to use them indoors, a protection on the inner wall is sufficient, if you want to place the milk can in the garden or on the terrace, you should also treat it from the outside. Simply paint them from the outside with a waterproof metal paint for outdoor use. This can be transparent or colored.
In order to protect the jug from moisture inside, various methods are available:
The Drainage: Is it possible without it?
In principle, it is recommended to plant each flower pot with drainage to prevent waterlogging. This is especially true in the outdoor area, where rain falls from the sky and can flood the milk can. Who uses his milk can only indoors, the may u.U. Do without the drainage, but then should pour with a lot of sensitivity and in any case provide a drainage layer in the pot.