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    Home » Gardening

    Thrifted Colander Turned Lettuce Planter

    Published by Pam Kessler | 183 words. · About 1 minute to read this article. -

    What do you get when you cross a bunch of lettuce plants

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.
    with a vintage thrifted colander?

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.

    A lettuce bowl,

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.
    that is apparently not all that original of an idea.

    When I thought of putting these lettuces in a colander, I thought I was being so creative. Such a perfect mixture of my love of vintage thrifted items with my love of gardening.

    Plus you have the tongue-in-cheek uniqueness of growing your food in the very thing you should be washing it in later.

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.
    Then I was looking through a friend's blog the other day and she showed two colanders on her patio that she had planted with herbs.

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.
    I guess it's one of those things that prove that nothing is an original idea anymore?

    Or maybe I have just seen this somewhere before, stuck it in the depths of my overcrowded mind and mistook my memory as a unique creative thought?

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.
    Oh well, I actually planted this whole container of lettuce for Ben anyhow. He doesn't seem to mind if it's "been done before" or not. Guinea pigs are great like that.

    Planting lettuce in a colander - use coffee filter as a liner, fill with potting soil and plant your favorite lettuces.

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    1. Sherry@Back2Vintage

      June 01, 2011 at 10:06 am

      Put me in the "it's new to me" column. I love the idea and it looks like Ben does too!!!

    2. A Rosy Note

      June 01, 2011 at 9:22 am

      Happy Blog Anniversary Pam!!

      I love your little colander idea...it's new too me 🙂 I can see that Ben like it too. Gosh, he's cute.

    3. Sue

      June 01, 2011 at 8:58 am

      Happy blogging anniversary, Pam! I'm really glad that we got to meet "in real life!" LOL Enjoyed seeing you again on Sunday. Thanks so much for coming down to Waynesville for the sale. I hope you like your "junque." And I like your lettuce planted in the colander. I had some flowers planted in some kind of metal container, but it kept rusting on my patio. Ick.
      ♥ Sue

    4. High Street Cottage

      June 01, 2011 at 8:39 am

      Happy Anniversary Pam! You've sure accomplished a lot in one year. I feel the same way about an idea, I'll usually preface it the same way, by saying it's probably been done before. But I happen to love what you did,and the fact you did it for Ben is even better. xxx

    5. Happier Than a Pig in Mud

      June 01, 2011 at 5:52 am

      Happy Anny! The planter looks great, I'm sure Ben is very happy:@)

    6. Country Dreaming

      May 31, 2011 at 11:01 pm

      I think it's a cool idea and Ben does seem to like it.

      Happy Blogversary!! Yea for you.

      Melinda

    7. La Vie Quotidienne

      May 31, 2011 at 10:21 pm

      Happy Blog-birthday! I never would have thought of doing this and it is such a cleaver idea. Very cute...and speaking of cute, how about Ben, just adorable.

    8. JunqueMagnet

      May 31, 2011 at 9:55 pm

      Happy Blog birthday. It's a great idea no matter how many times it gets done!

    9. Jane

      May 31, 2011 at 9:50 pm

      Happy Blog Anniversary!! I'm glad I've been along for the ride!
      I think your idea to plant in the colander is wonderful....it was new to me.
      Jane

    10. Ann@A Sentimental Life

      May 31, 2011 at 9:40 pm

      cute idea! Congratulations on your anniversary!

    11. Crystal Jeffers

      May 31, 2011 at 8:45 pm

      well I think the idea is original to those of us who never thought of it before. 🙂 I love the idea and am always looking for things to plant things in.

      happy bloggaversery. 🙂

    12. Katie@LeBeauPaonVictorien

      May 31, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      Happy Bloganniversary! I love the idea of planting lettuce in a colander.....the first time I saw it myself was only recently...at a local nursery they were selling them like that. I thought, how cool! Why can't I think of things like that??? 😉

    13. ⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜

      May 31, 2011 at 8:36 pm

      LOL...works for me. I love the idea!

    14. La

      May 31, 2011 at 8:34 pm

      Happy Anniversary! This is the first time I have seen a colander used as a planter. Great idea!

    15. Kim K.

      May 31, 2011 at 8:31 pm

      I think it's a genius idea. Ben is adorable. We had a Harriet for nearly five years. She would squeal every time we opened the refrigerator in hopes of fresh carrots or lettuce. Happy blogging anniversary!!

    16. Sunny Simple Life

      May 31, 2011 at 8:28 pm

      This is absolutely an adorable idea. I personally have not seen it before so it is new to me.

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