Diy Concrete Plant Pots
Use fluted forms to fit with cottage inspired garden furniture or choose straight lines and geometric shapes for a more modernistic look.
Diy concrete plant pots. Plant with a few bulbs for early blooms in springtime. Download a cut list to make a concrete. Place your plastic cup inside the open and newly cut box so it stands in the centre. So concrete isn t exactly the best for plants.
It creates an alkaline environment that most plants will not enjoy. Step 1 overview for how to make a concrete planter illustration by gregory nemec. You have two options here. Like mentioned earlier this depends on the type of planter you are making and can involve.
How to treat your concrete pots so you can use them as planters. Transition to colorful annuals in summer and autumn. How to make a concrete planter create mold for the planter. Be sure to push your interior mold down far enough so the inside gives plants room to root.
Mix concrete while mixing. I love the different colors and textures of all these little planters made just with paper cups. Saturday build the forms and fill with mix steps 1 5. Sunday open the forms step 16 17.
For a 20 inch wide planter with a 16 inch insert i used about 1 5 bags of concrete mix. How to make concrete flower pot diy concrete planter step 1. Pay extra attention to any. They make the perfect centerpiece for your outdoor.
Diy concrete planters are extremely adaptable in terms of style. You ll want to grab some rocks from outside to place in the smaller bowl or container to weigh it down a bit. Go for the glam industrial look with these concrete and gold leaf diy concrete pots. Step 2 prep the molds.
Wipe the inner and outer molds with motor oil or release spray. Quikrete countertop mix about 16 for an 80 pound bag. Diy concrete planters tutorial step 1 mix the concrete. How to make concrete planters plastic containers to use as concrete molds choose all sorts of shapes for the molds but make sure that the plastic is.
You can soak your small pots in water for a few days which will leach out much of the alkalinity. Step 3 fill the planter. Cut the top half of the juice box off so that you have an open tray piece a few inches tall. You can add a.
Cut two long. This concrete flower pot diy requires you to mix the concrete in a bucket with a shovel pour the mixture into the outer container and then press the smaller container into the concrete to make a planter mold. Cooking oil foam brush fine concrete topping or repair concrete standard concrete has gravel in it and these larger stones will affect the. Bags of quikrete countertop mix 3 quikrete quik tube building forms 16 12 and 8 diameters 2 pvc drain caps 2 diameter 3 sheets of corrugated plastic smooth top non stick cooking spray duct tape silicone caulk 1 length 2 pvc we actually didn t end up needing this 1.
Quikrete translucent concrete stain about 27 per gallon.