Earlier this year, I had the idea of 3d printing pots and using them for my garden. So I printed a bunch of them, filled them with plants and laid them into a pot. The idea is that I have the flexibility to sell the plants individually.
This is how they look like.
At the beginning they look fine, but after several months they became too small. They were very convenient to move around, but are not artisanal enough to market. So I decided to stop and plant them straight into the soil.
Here are some pictures.
Starting with Basil.
Ginger.
Watermelon. The stem is slightly beaten by the edge of the pot.
Happy family in the new pot.
With the plants moved to another pot, I prepared the soil for planting by mixing with perlite. With perlite, the soil is much softer and airy so plants grow better. Also, it prevents the soil from hardening after long periods.
The perlite I got from Taobao, 25L if I remember correctly. There is roughly half remaining.
I use a mixing ratio of 1 part perlite to 4 parts soil.
The pot with pomegranate could use some topping up. So I added some mulch and then added a layer of freshly mixed soil above.
Bonus picture of a peanut seedling.
And then I added mulch and more soil to this pot and moved the pineapple plant over.
Next, I added another pot to the collection and filled it up with coco peat soil.
Then I moved the dragon fruit seedlings over.
This operation ended up taking up more than 2 hours.
That’s all~
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