What to repurpose into flowerpots for indoors?

I've got a few cuttings from my mom's plants that have rooted, and nothing to plant them in. Anyone know of a good DIY recycling project to make some indoor flowerpots with drainage in case I over-water them?

 

That depends on the size of the plants,spider-but a plastic bottle cut down with a few holes into the bottom does a neat job [I do it]

Washing-up bowls [again,punctured] do a good job for things like Geraniums,which like to spread their roots,as do old ice-cream tubs.
[also,a w/u bowl is ideal for growing cooking herbs such as mint,garlic,etc]

Old metal buckets also work-they're good for trailing plants as they can be hung up.
Once painted,they look surprisingly good.

I've also got 2 old plastic deskside waste bins holding miniature rose bushes-I just painted them with creosote in-and-out and they do a grand job as roses don't require much watering.

Be inventive,and best of luck mate!

 

Ooh! We have a winner~ got a couple empty bottles, thinking if I cut them and turn the top upside down and put it inside it'd be a good way to drain, and I could put some pretty rocks in the bottom to weigh them down. I'll try to post photos when I work out the how-to.

 

:groupwave: Yay, happy plants!

 

tin cans, like from soup, or coffee cans. any plastic container, ice cream tubs, chipped bowls. cut the tops off of two-liters and use those. even wine bottles can be planted in. don't worry about putting holes for drainage if you can't. they aren't necessary if you keep a good eye on the water- water when the soil is dry to the touch, because overwatering will rot the roots.

 

Empty bottles are a great option. I have a few old paint cans (punctured holes in them) which I have used as flower pots. Plastic containers which are a waste in your kitchen can be used for planting. If you have climbers growing in water then wine and beer bottles are good too.