Mini Hanging Garden

Want an indoor garden that won't take up table, counter, or floor space? Looking for a simple and pretty green addition to your home? Would your kids like to have their own my-sized planting project?

This mini hanging garden is suitable for either indoor or outdoor use. It is simple, easy to make, free, and constructed from 100% recycled materials. It works particularly well as a seed starter or for slow-growing plants. You can grow as many or as few plants as you would like and can make the ropes as long or short as you need.

This is also a fantastic project for kids--we use a method similar to this in our preschool to grow seedlings and the kids love it because it's just their size! Once completed, this mini garden can be hung up in a window to make a pretty living curtain for any room.

The materials I list for this project make one rope of planters, but obviously you can make more to suit your needs.

Step 1 Materials

For this project you will need:

- 1 plastic grocery bag
- 4 film canisters or other small containers
- 1 piece of thin string (roughly 6-10" long)
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 box cutter or razor blade
- soil
- seeds

Optional:
- hot glue gun
- dowel

Comments

[Lost-chan]

I don't use cameras that require film anymore, and neither does anyone I know. What else can I use as containers? (I'm totally drawing a blank for ideas. >.>''')

[Chucknsc]

You can use one of the many throw away plastic drink bottles

[padawanspider]

Also, a few years ago, Wal-Mart's photo dept. would give me all the film canisters I wanted if I asked for them. They might not do enough film anymore, but you can try (also any other store with photo dept., i.e. Walgreens).

[lcatherton]

pill bottles?

[Lost-chan]

Awesome! I have those around. :3

[woelfwynde]

You could also use soda and water bottles.

[kathrynmichelle]

This is so cool! I've been wanting to have some plants this summer. I'm excited to get started on this!

[Solderguy]

This is really nice! I might give this a go as soon as I make some space in my room.

[ChrysN]

Nice and and made from 100% recycled materials! That's great!