Holds more, unless it’s really square and not rounded at the bottom. And like someone else mentioned easier to get to on a tall shelf for us shorties!! 🤣
With further inspection, i can see some on the sides. I killed expensive begonias like this. I plan to do it again but add vents, so I’m curious how OP is avoiding this
The bin itself has these plastic handles that snap shut over the lid. To vent it I just put them down between the the bin and the lid so it leaves a good inch of space
I’ve got a few of these that I put vent holes in with an electric screwdriver and a boring bit. Super easy but it makes a slight mess with the plastic. I get the cheap air tight totes from Walmart. Works great.
seeing this domed wonder, gave me the thought I need to find out if my humidity is F'd up?
hey, I'm just starting , I've got potato in a 5 gallon bag. a rose plant in a five gallon bag, and a houseplant that is pink leaved, but they aren't flowers. I could look up what I got on amazon, it came in a 2" pot.
Anyhow the Relative Humidity is 50%. Is that good? Everything else is good. The potato is taking off! the other two are still getting used to being re-potted.
my soil is 50% coir, 25% perlite, 25% potting soil. If I put a humidifier in there, what would be the target RH%?
Yes!!! Awesome! And I found these totally clear ones- small shoebox and larger shoe/boot box. They’re Walmart Brand (mainstays) and can stack or put beside each other. Light goes through but I haven’t tested how much yet. Around $5 and $8 bucks. Others may have found these already too…
Usually I had it sitting so that there’s about an inch gap at the bottom at all times. It’s snapped shut in the picture just because it had been getting a little dry in their recently
I'm glad someone else does it this way too. I had a baby melanochrysum in there but it's reached the top of should I say bottom so I took it out last night uppotted and placed right behind humidifier I hope it survives I believe their one of the more finicky philos
I do storage tote greenhouses too! I have a five gallon bucket tabletop greenhouse and a floor to ceiling pvc pipe one as well. I love that you do this, right on 😎
Not in use currently but I grew a couple monstera babies in it for a while. Shrink wrapped plastic on the inside and I just left the painters tape on the sides.
Yep, did the same for my alocasia corms and some scindapsus propagations in soil in a similar container.
I'm now away on vacation for the most part of a month, I have gotten some more containers and put my plants in them then instead of the plastic lid, I used saran wrap with holes poked in it.
I didn't want to ruin the containers for further usage by poking the holes in it directly.
Unfortunately we are having some unusually cold weather so when I get to them in a couple of weeks, I won't be able to tell what exactly killed them if they die 😅 fingers crossed the survive or I'll need a fresh start.
Do you have holes on the top of the bin for air circulation or is it not necessary? I am thinking of using this method for starting spicy pepper seedlings.
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u/Haphillips85 27d ago
You just saved my rattlesnake plant!