A zinc bucket makes a beautiful decorative element, especially when it is in full bloom. Below you will find some nice ideas on how you can plant your zinc bucket and what you should pay attention to when planting.
How to plant a zinc bucket and should it have drainage holes?
Herb gardens, mini rock gardens or colorful plant arrangements are suitable for planting a zinc bucket. Drainage holes are recommended for outdoor use to avoid waterlogging, or water sparingly for indoor use.
The most beautiful ideas for the zinc bucket
Zinc buckets are not particularly large, unlike a zinc tub, for example. Therefore, the planting options are somewhat limited. However, if you have a large zinc bucket or even a zinc tub, you will find ideas, tips and tricks for planting here. We have collected ideas for small zinc buckets below:
The Zinc Herb Garden
As I said, zinc buckets are not particularly large, but they are very decorative. So how about planting zinc buckets of different sizes with one plant each, in this case a delicious culinary herb? Place your zinc buckets in a beautiful formation on the balcony, kitchen or patio and enjoy your herbs. Make sure you plant lavender with it - it smells good and blooms beautifully.
The rock garden in mini format
Although zinc buckets are not large, fortunately there are very small plants! Fill your zinc bucket (€39.00 at Amazon) with sand and soil and plant a few mini succulents and cacti in it. Place stones in between and finally cover the earth with pebbles. – Your rock garden in the zinc bucket is ready.
Colorful ideas for the zinc bucket
How to add color to your zinc bucket:
- Hang your zinc bucket on a beam and plant it with hanging, colorful flowering plants such as bellflowers, bluebells or petunias.
- Paint your zinc bucket colorfully and plant it with green plants such as a bobhead or a spider plant.
- Bulb plants need less space - why not create a spring flowering zinc bucket with, for example, violets, daffodils and hyacinths.
Does the zinc bucket need drainage holes?
Whether you should drill holes in your zinc bucket for drainage depends primarily on where you want to place your zinc bucket. If it is to be placed outside where it gets rainwater, you should definitely provide drainage holes so that excess rainwater can drain away and the roots do not rot due to waterlogging. However, if your zinc bucket is to be kept in the apartment, you can do without the drainage holes, but you should then water with great sensitivity.
