African Violets and Gesneriads: Geez Louise,I thought I taught my son..., 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Whew ... I am having trouble finding threads lately! I knew just a day or so ago I came across this one and finally found it again!

Anyway, it got me to thinking of some of the things I've recycled to use as planters. I was out watering this morning and spotted this little hoya cutting that I rooted, and remembered its little pot was a recycled Philadelphia Cream Cheese container! All I did was poke holes in the bottom for drainage and spray painted it green to blend in with other pots. I am partial to green or terra cotta colored planters rather than white for some reason.

These cream cheese containers make perfect planters for small or miniature size plants, or for rooting cuttings, because they are only 1 1/2" deep from the bottom to the lip, and a just a tad over 3" across. I like the Pan Pots a lot and have ordered a few at times, but the smallest I've found of those are 2 1/2" deep.

I bet those of you who are talented with drawing and painting (and I know a few of you ARE), you could turn some of these little containers into real pretty pots for AV's! I bet they'd especially work well for the mini trailers.