Gourds, coconuts, rotten wooden stumps...you can grow succulents by just digging a hole, it's addictive!

Growing succulents on wooden stakes

There are actually a lot of old wooden stumps thrown away on the roadside and on the mountains. Careful flower lovers can pick them up and take them home to grow succulents. They are beautiful, breathable and can also provide nutrients. It is really a good deal!

How to make flower pots with wooden stakes?

1. First, use electric grinders, saws and other tools to make a hole in the wood pile, and then cut off the corners you don’t like according to your personal preferences;

2. Fill the hole with some nutrient soil, vermiculite and other media, then wrap the roots of the succulents with sphagnum moss that has been soaked in water and squeezed out, stuff it into the soil, and then fill the surrounding area with sphagnum moss.

Sphagnum moss will become soft after being soaked in water, and will quickly clump after drying, making it easy for succulents planted on it to be fixed.

3. If the wooden stakes are large enough, you can fill the entire pit with succulents and then lay some pebbles for decoration.

When growing succulents with wooden stakes, you don’t have to worry about overwatering, because the stakes have many holes and good air permeability, and the sphagnum moss is also very absorbent, so the succulents are not likely to have root rot.

So, flower lovers, when you walk on the road, you must have a wandering gaze and the perseverance to pick up scraps.

Gourds to grow succulents

Gourds are usually used as water ladles, which are very convenient for washing clothes, cooking, watering flowers and growing vegetables. But, there is a new way to play that you have definitely never seen before, which is to use it to grow succulents!

How to make a flower pot with a gourd ladle?

1. Clean the outside of the selected gourd, then draw lines and mark the area to be hollowed out.

2. Cut it open with a knife, scoop out the pulp, then boil it in water for a few minutes.

3. After heating, you can use a spoon to clean the inner wall. After drying, you can fill the soil and grow succulents.

4. Interested flower lovers can use acrylic or other pigments to paint on the surface.

Note: Try to choose old gourds and dry them outside in the sun for a long time. They will not rot easily after they are completely dry and hard.

Coconut shells for growing succulents

The round belly of the coconut shell is a natural material for making flower pots, and it is very easy to place or hang!

How to make flower pots from coconut shells?

1. Wash the coconut shell, drink the juice inside, then cut it in half with a saw and dig out the pulp. If it is difficult to dig out, use a screwdriver to pry it open little by little.

2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to drill a few holes at the bottom to allow air to flow through.

3. Soak the coconut shell in a 500-fold diluted carbendazim solution to disinfect it. Take it out and dry it after 1 day to prevent the succulents from being infected by bacteria and rotting.

4. After completing these, you can prepare the soil and grow succulents. You can also paint the outside with acrylic paint according to your personal preference.

5. If you want to make a hanging potted plant, you can drill a few holes on both sides of the coconut shell, string it with thick hemp rope and hang it up.

Succulents are really versatile.

Give it a pit and it will grow beautifully.

Flower lovers, what other interesting succulent pots do you have?