Gardening with galvanized steel wash tubs

While it is super easy to convert soft metal containers into planters by punching holes through the bottom, sometimes we don't want to destroy containers that have other uses....such as galvanized wash tubs.

I've done quite a bit of gardening with galvanized steel wash tubs and discovered that without holes, deep rooted veggies (such as tomatoes, cukes and squashes) don't seem to fare as well. The veggies I have had the best success with are shallow rooted spring veggies such as salad greens, bunching onions, radishes, and spinach.

To use your galvanized wash basin for gardening, simply fill it up with high quality potting mix, Gently scatter the seeds, cover with a thin layer of potting mix and then water in. That's all there's to it!