morning glories in pots

Hello, I'm having a discussion with my DH about an old metal shed. I want it gone, he says it is just fine, despite having to keep a piece of firewood on the roof to keep it from blowing off. The shed is on a concrete slab, so I can't just plant at the bottom. Is it possible to grow the plain old morning glories in pots and if grown in pots, will they get tall like those I have on my 6 foot trellis (they are in the ground)? I would like to screen this shed from me AND my neighbors. I'll leave an opening for DH to get inside. How deep will the pots need to be and do I need anything besides a good potting soil and something for them to climb? Perhaps I should use hyacinth beans, too, and the weight of the plants will crush the shed?

My thanks, Cathy

LOL, the only bad thing is when the MGs die back in the winter, that old ugly shed will re-appear!

I'm thinking about moving his half of the bed out there, or maybe get a few girlfriends to help me push it over while he's at work. I finally got rid of the old BBQ by buying a new one for his birthday. He said take it back, the old one was just fine, but then I cried and acted really hurt (don't tell him I was faking, okay?). I'm saving up for a new dishwasher because the old one only has a few spokes left to hold up plates and 1/4th of a silverware basket, but it too, is good enough. He's really the sweetest man, but stubborn, OMG! Maybe I should get a wood delivery and have it stacked around the edges. We don't have a fireplace, so it would just look like a wood stack all year. good grief!

My DH gets attached to things he really should let go...like that old tractor from the 1950's that barely runs anymore, and all his 8-track tapes.

8 track tapes, oh my.

Cathy,
I grew most of my morning glories in containers this year. The containers are more like troughs, about 3 feet long and maybe a foot deep. My MG's did fine in them.

Joanne

Thank you Joanne, if the darned thing is still standing next spring, I'll try it.

I grew a bunch of morning glories in windowbox planters on my third-floor apartment's balcony, in order to provide shade and concealment from my neighbors. The planters are only about 6 to 8 inches wide and deep, and are sharing almost two dozen vines of various types between them (I was expecting some die-off, which didn't happen). They're filled with plain old potting mix from the hardware store. Despite the crowded and less-than-ideal conditions, the vines have each grown to anywhere from 10 to 15 feet long, and have produced hundreds of flowers and seeds all year.

On a windy day--tie a rope to it and to your vehicle and pull it over. Tell him Mother Nature did it-- SHE will understand;)

Hillbilly_gran, we had terrible wind storms & 2 ice storms here in the past year, took out over half of my trees, power lines down everywhere, people were without electricity for 2 weeks, but the shed still stood. Why one of them couldn't have fallen on it I don't understand. Took the gutters off the house, tore my huge trellis out of the ground, neighbors things in different yards, and the shed still stands. Maybe one of the doors could fall off today and not be fixable, wink wink. Hmmm, I'd better hurry, he'll be home in just a bit.