Content
- Plant a wine box
- The best ideas for the wine box
- Step by step, plant the wine box
- 1. Waterproof the wine box waterproof
- 2. Drainage
- 3. Fill with soil
- 4. Put plants
- 5. Optional: cover surface
- Tips
Violets will feel right at home in the wine box
Plant a wine box
You have a nice wine box at home and want to use it for something useful? Wine boxes can give a home to flowers, cacti and even fruits and vegetables. Here are some ideas on how to grow your wine box and how to do it step by step.
The best ideas for the wine box
Step by step, plant the wine box
For planting the wine box you need:
1. Waterproof the wine box waterproof
If you want your wine crate (s) to stand outdoors, you should first paint them with a weatherproof paint or paint. Especially nice, especially if you want to plant several wine boxes, harmoniously coordinated strong color tones.
Then lay out your wine box with the pond liner or another tear-resistant foil. Allow the film to overlap slightly and staple it tightly.
2. Drainage
Who wants to leave his planted wine crates in the open air, should cut several holes in the bottom of the pond liner, so that excess rainwater can flow away. Cover the drainage holes with a potsherd or the like to prevent them from clogging.
Then add a layer of expanded clay or pottery shards to the wine crates for added protection against moisture.
3. Fill with soil
Now place your wine crates at the desired location and fill them with soil.
Depending on the desired planting, it may be useful to sublime some compost (for example when growing vegetables) or to mix in some sand (for example for succulents). Fill your wine box with three quarters of earth.
4. Put plants
Now place the plants you have selected in the desired location and fill up the rest of the earth. Let a pouring margin of about two to three centimeters between the earth's surface and the edge of the wine box.
5. Optional: cover surface
To protect your planted wine box from drying out and prevent weed growth, you can cover the soil with pebbles, mulch or moss.
Tips
A visually appealing variant for larger areas is the stacking of several planted wine boxes as a pyramid. First, stack the foil-lined and painted boxes before filling them with soil and planting them.