Showing posts with label gardening idea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening idea. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Dollar Store Gardening Idea with Succulents

Toward the end of May, I went to a dollar store to buy some plastic liners for my planters. While I didn't find any liners, I found these cute guys (see the pictures below).

You're supposed to grow grass seeds out of the tops of their heads, but I removed the seed pods, filled up the bodies with dirt and planted small sempervivum succulents (hens and chicks).


I don't usually like head planters, but I think these guys look great. 

I water them using a spray bottle and spray streams (not mists) of water into the openings around the bottom of the plants. The bottom of the planters are porous, so I can also leave them in a tray of water for about an hour to soak the dirt. 

What cool items have you used as planters? What kind of succulents do you use? 

P.S. I tried to grow the grass seeds in a separate pot for my cat. They never sprouted.