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Quick Compost and Container Garden for Earth Day

reused coffee can for plants

Quick Compost Container Gardening:   Today is Earth Day a great day to get outdoors and celebrate the glory of earth.  I decided to plant some seeds so I can have  a bountiful summer.  With my dogs a low garden is not my first choice because everything get trampled.  This year I am returning to my Raised beds.  Which have strawberries and lettuce in them since the like shallow soil.  Plus I am planting Roma tomatoes in containers and squash in my front yard.

The tomatoes I am starting from seed. I wanted to reuse and recycle some containers.

  • I  did a quick blend of organic material to add to my soil  I bended apple core, egg shells, banana peel, coffee grounds, and coffee for the liquid- in my Nutria bullet.  Then added the mixture to my soil.

quick compost

 

  • It looks like this after blending.. like a disgusting dirt organic smoothie

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  • I am recycling an old coffee can.   I painted it a bright color, using a screw driver and hammer  knock some drainage holes.

reused coffee can for plants

  • Painted the can  leaving the lid on top not wanting the paint to touch the soil

 

reused coffee can for plants

  • Filled it with a reused broke butter dish for allow the excess water to drain.

reused coffee can for plants

  • Planted the seeds.
  • I then I put the remaining seeds into a egg carton to start the germination process to be transfer to containers later.

reused coffee can for plants

Here are some great ideas to use as planting container:

  • old food containers
  • old rubber boots
  • tires
  • old suitcases
  • old pallets
  • old globes from light fixtures
  • wash basins
  • milk jugs

quick compost

Be sure to check out my post on a Raised Pallet Garden

Raised Garden