Flower pots are a thing of the past - simply plant your vegetables directly in the earth bag. Here are tips, tricks and the right instructions.

No own garden and only a small balcony? Space quickly becomes scarce: flower pots and window boxes in particular take up a lot of space and the long-awaited vegetable garden suddenly turns out to be much smaller than hoped for. At the same time, the old flower pots made of plastic and the like are not really a feast for the eyes. Luckily, a simple sack of potting soil can help: Vegetables can be easily grown here in a flexible and space-saving manner and the whole thing also looks extremely decorative (thanks to the jute sack). We will show you how to plant your plants directly in the earth bag.

Planting directly in the ground bag: advantages of the ground bag

First of all, you have to emphasize the enormous space savings when using a ground bag instead of a flower pot. Unfortunately, most flower pots are round - the result is that the space is not used optimally and there are small and large gaps between the individual pots that cannot be planted. But even square flowerpots are not ideal as a space-saving solution, as they are hardly flexible and therefore cannot be adapted to curves or difficult room layouts. The Erdsack, on the other hand, with its square shape, can also make full use of corners and can also be moved and processed by hand, so that it can also be used in difficult spaces.

Using a ground bag saves a lot of space (Advertisement: Many thanks to Floragard)

At the same time, using a sack of potting soil is much more environmentally friendly: If the plants are planted directly in the sack, there is no plastic waste later in the form of old and broken flower pots. The jute sack, which is instead used as protection and disguise, is usually a natural product that can be easily degraded and therefore does not cause any damage to the environment. Finally, the decorative value should also be mentioned: the plants peeping out of the jute bag are visually much more appealing than their counterparts in flower pots and are guaranteed to be rare.

Planting Directly in the Soil Bag: Materials

You don't need a lot of skill or technical talent to plant plants directly in a ground bag. In fact, all you need is:

  1. A standard sack of potting soil
  2. A burlap sack matching the size of the sack of potting soil (or slightly larger)
  3. Vegetables
  4. pen
  5. Scissors or Cutter
  6. Ribbon

Plant directly in the ground bag: Instructions

First place the sack of potting soil where it is to be placed later and mark the places where your plants will later be. Make sure that each plant has enough space to its neighbors to develop undisturbed. It is best to place the plants on the spot and draw around them with the pen - this way the hole will later be the ideal size for burying the plant in it. Now the hole can be carefully cut with a cutter or scissors in the foil of the flower soil bag.

Holes are carefully cut into the potting sack (advertisement: many thanks to Floragard)

If the holes are to your satisfaction, you can pull the jute sack over the flower sack (a helping hand can make the work much easier here). This not only makes for a nicer sight, but also protects the foil of the earth bag from unwanted cuts and tears thanks to its tear resistance. Make sure that your jute bag lies over the earth bag the way you want it, because only minimal corrections are possible later. If the sack fits properly, you can also cut the appropriate holes in it. Now a bit of tact is required: Since the holes should of course be congruent, you should carefully feel where the hole is in the sack and start cutting at this point. After a few cuts, however, you can already see the lower hole and from now on you can cut out the hole as in the template. Now loosen the soil in and around the holes a little. Then the sack is ready for planting: place your vegetable plants in the holes provided and press them down carefully.

A jute sack over the flower sack makes for an even more beautiful sight

Suitable plants are, for example, chili, aubergine or basil, but many other types of vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers or zucchini can also be grown in the earth bag without any problems. To make the whole thing look a little nicer, you can nowTuck away excess jute fabric and tie the sack up at the front with a fabric ribbon. Now water the young plants well and you already have a small garden in a jute sack.

Planting Directly in the Soil Bag: Summary

  1. Draw holes on the sack of potting soil; Use plants as templates
  2. Cut Holes
  3. Pull the jute sack carefully over the sack of potting soil
  4. Cut congruent holes in the jute bag
  5. Thoroughly loosen the soil in and around the holes
  6. Insert plants and gently press down
  7. Adjust jute bag and close opening with ribbon
  8. Water plants thoroughly

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Vegetables