Socks For your Plants

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There is a small shopping bag at my house that holds random without socks, socks with holes in them and other bits of clothing that aren’t really good for much anymore. We normally use the socks for rags, but it you have some funky without socks, you might be interested in using them for planter covers.

what you do is take whatever small container you want to plant seeds in, pull the sock by it, tuck the end into the planter, fill with dirt and plant your seeds. that might manufacture your yogurt container or milk carton planters look a bit more interesting on the windowsill. It might work well with tin cans, though I don’t know how

well those would grow things. I would propose using something you can assemble a few small drainage holes in, and putting it on some type of tray that can catch the additional water.

Unfortunately a quick look in my sock bag and all we have are white and black athletic socks with holes in them. Not precisely fun and exciting, unless I wanted to applique on them or tie-dye them or something. Or, find a squirrel to give them to and forget the planter.

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[Source] Christina Clark