window box liners
06/28/16 21:53 Filed in: gardening
I'm no expert at planting window boxes, but last year I had success planting our window box. We have a small window box that holds 4 geranium plants. I always used to try and find small containers to fit, but the plants never thrived. I decided to try plastic bags. I start with a bag for each plant. The bag should be a little bigger than the root ball you are planting. I took four bags that the newspaper is delivered in and folded the bag down to the height of the window box, last year I used ziplock bags and that worked great too. I cut the corners of each bag for drainage. I put dirt in the bottom, then put the plant in the bag and pack dirt all around the sides of the root ball so it's pretty compact. Then I place them side by side in the window box.
a bag for each plant
fold the bag down to the height of your window box
cut the corners of each bag for drainage
put dirt in the bottom of the bag
put the plant in the bag and pack dirt all around the sides of the root ball so it's pretty compact
Place them side by side in the window box. This picture was taken after about a month.
a bag for each plant
fold the bag down to the height of your window box
cut the corners of each bag for drainage
put dirt in the bottom of the bag
put the plant in the bag and pack dirt all around the sides of the root ball so it's pretty compact
Place them side by side in the window box. This picture was taken after about a month.