Gardeners turned a golden-yellow pumpkin into a planter, cute but not very practical
Pumpkins have a very hard shell. Has anyone ever thought of hollowing one out to use as a flower pot?
Some gardeners ask: can a pumpkin used as a flower pot look good? Will it attract bugs?
(Take a look at this, would you still say it doesn't look good?)
As for the worry about rotting or attracting bugs, that can also be avoided. As long as the flesh is hollowed out, the pumpkin's outer shell is indestructible and can be used for a period of time, and the tone of the shell will change somewhat over time.
(Planting pansies and variegated periwinkle is also quite nice)
Some gardeners also make planters out of coconut shells and the like, but they are too hard and it is very difficult to drill drainage holes! With a pumpkin you don't need to worry too much; although it is hard, drilling holes is still quite simple.
(Pilea, hare's-foot fern and mosses)
What plants are suitable for a pumpkin-shell flower pot? You can make a combination planter, you can plant succulents, but actually I feel the most suitable is to plant some trailing plants, and you can even make it into a hanging basket.
Growing some copper coins (Hydrocotyle), pothos, English ivy or maidenhair fern and the like are all very suitable.
(A beautiful and charming potted chrysanthemum)
The size and hardness of a pumpkin make it a qualified flower pot, and you could even say it is a perfect ornament.
Strangely, it is not very popular in our country, because people don't like to keep pumpkins in the house; there is a bad meaning attached to it, but that is all superstitious (someone once even threw a pumpkin out of a window and smashed someone's car).
(A succulent combination planter, this one is grown with sphagnum moss)
At Halloween in the West, people like to hollow out pumpkins and carve them into ghost faces to drive away evil spirits, and the pumpkin flesh that is scooped out is of course used to make pumpkin pie or pumpkin cakes!
Pumpkins are not only delicious; their shells have a ceramic-like texture and glossy colors, making them very suitable for use as flower pots for home decoration.
Note: if you want the pumpkin flower pot to be more durable and to last longer, after hollowing out the flesh you can first soak it in diluted bleach, then apply a lubricant on top. Below, the editor will teach you step by step how to do it!
It only takes 6 steps for you to get a natural flower pot with a ceramic-like texture
The plant planted in the pumpkin flower pot below is copper coins (Hydrocotyle), and it complements the orange-yellow pot perfectly.
(The image above is the finished product)
"Step 1": Cut a round lid from the top. If you don't trust your own skill too much, you can first draw a circle with a pen, then cut, and afterward remove the flesh inside.
"Step 2": You can use a spoon to scoop out the inner flesh. Take it slowly; the flesh can be used to practice your cooking skills.
"Step 3": You need to scoop out until you reach the fibrous flesh, scraping it all away until nothing is left. The shell should be about 1 cm thick. The flesh must not be left behind, otherwise it will easily spoil.
"Step 4": Remove the soil from the copper coins (Hydrocotyle) and keep only the roots. You can rinse them clean with water, trying not to damage the roots. Clean them well and replace with fresh soil.
"Step 5": Place the copper coins (Hydrocotyle) into the pumpkin flower pot. Do you need soil? That depends on your mood. Actually, water-grown copper coins are excellent and look very clean.
(Here are water-grown copper coins)
"Step 6": The last step, spread some small gravel on top to secure the plant, then add water, but do not fill it too full, and place it in a ventilated spot with a little light.
General knowledge: The pumpkin is a very rustic-tasting vegetable. Its flesh is rich in starch, vitamin A, B1, C, minerals and dietary fiber and other nutrients, and of course it can also provide a lot of the energy the human body needs!