Apartment gardening

freeseasy · 3 months

I began by shopping at thrift stores and garage sales. Even if you can't find a pot, you might be able to find something that you can use as a pot with the addition of a few drainage holes. I once found a vase in the shape of a boot at a thrift store for $1.50, I took a ceramic drill bit to the bottom to create a couple of drainage holes and made a great pot for a cactus. Be creative.

bobtheturd · 3 months

Plastic containers used for food items (yogurt, ricotta cheese, etc.) will work well for herbs. Just poke some holes in the bottom.

rabbidgirl07 · 3 months

Do you have a dollar store?

birdmankustomz · 3 months

take a 2 liter soda bottle, cut it so its about 6" high. wrap it in black duct tape so that light can't show through, then punch holes in the bottom. They work great, and are practically free.

sreg18 · 3 months

If you've got the room, storage containers can be a great option. You can even make them in to self-watering pots! http://www.josho.com/gardening.htm

mindinlimbo · 3 months

I'm moving soon, planning on starting this: http://www.windowfarms.org/

nhare330 · 3 months

Here's a quick and easy self-watering planter made from a 2 liter bottle. Tutolrial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuUFSPFbnL4 I've been making a lot of these and the plants growing in them grow faster and better than the ones in a regular planter.

a_c_munson · 3 months

Go to you local hydroponic store and buy grow bags or pots.

Cm0sButt0n · 2 months

I ran into the same problem as you where I don't have much light inside due to lack of good windows. I also couldn't justify having a ton of pots on my balcony. However, I found a nice cheap substitute for a good size plant bed. Cinder blocks, bricks, tarp to line the bottom and inside (keeps the balcony clean if you ever move stuff), and of course dirt. For mine I used 8 half width cinder blocks for the base and 16 red bricks for the top. I lined it with a painters tarp to keep it from leaking water out of the sides and bottom. I am lucky that I have a water faucet directly below my balcony so I just have my own hose that I hook up every couple of days to water things.

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