making containers

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  1. Madahhlia

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    If you google "Thai garbage cans" you may find pics and instructions of how they are made. You'll need a sharp knife and some way of stapling/riveting them together. Not sure what they use for the base.

    Let me know how you get on.
     
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      Snowbaby, for ease and swiftness you can just stack tyres without any cutting etc. I just got carried away with the Thai ones.
       
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        Oh yes, I get that. I don't have the skills to do anything other than stack and fill em up hehe!! I meant by the paint in order to protect the plants (from the tyre rubber?!)
        I'm definately going to try it though, I have 2 tyres in the garden which I acquired from my local kwikfit as I thought the kids would enjoy climbing etc on them, but the inside fills with water meaning the kids get soaked (bahaha!) so currently they are redundant. I might pay another visit to kwikfit - if I can stabalise them when stacked, they could potentially be so much deeper than the planter tubs I find in local stores here.
         
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        @Madahhlia

        One could certainly use the actual tyre but the rubber is really tough and one would need a very sharp knife and probably lots of plasters too. :)
        A hacksaw may do it and be safer than a knife, may even have a go with a jig saw as well :hate-shocked:.

        For the actual "container" the inner tube will certainly be easier and use the tyre for the stand.

        @Snowbaby
        As for using food cans for growing herbs in, won't the cans corrode with time and possibly taint the herbs?
         
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        Oooooh maybe. That's no use. Back to pintrest!

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        Tainted with iron is ok, good for you :)

        In days gone by they'd put a rusty nail in the drinking water bucket.

        @fat controller still drinks something called Irn brew I think :snork:
         
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          When our last washing up bowl developed a crack, instead of throwing it out I used it for growing carrots in the greenhouse.
          It's currently got 'Arctic King' winter lettuce growing in it. :)

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            Irn bru - drink of the gods :blue thumb:
             
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              Love this thread. I will be scouring my house and garden for inspiration and watching with interest for what others come up with. I've only so far re-used old bricks and slates for edging and raised borders but there's an old tin bath down the bottom of the garden that could be cleaned up. The wellies/shoes are still my favourite, so far.
               
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              Made in Scotland from Girders!

              Don't drink it much nowadays - the dentist tells me off :nonofinger:
               
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                Now there's a thought, using Girders to form a serious raised bed with added Iron :)
                 
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                  Iron is OK but food tins as far as I know are made from alloys and normally "sealed" with a protective film several microns thick and when that goes, who knows what can leach out of the alloy.
                   
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                  Being a bit over complicated there Dave, food tins are Steel or Aluminium.

                  Only alloys I know of being used are for tubes of Tomato & Garlic pureƩ.

                  Wouldn't like to mess with the Aluminium ones though:)
                   
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                  Don't know how readily available coconuts are in the UK:

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