Plastic Bags As Plant Containers

  How to Use Plastic Bags As Plant Containers Planting in plastic bags is cheaper than purchasing plastic or clay pots for your garden. Start seedlings in bags for transplanting, or grow vegetables directly in the bag until you are ready to harvest the plant. While bags of compost or potting soil are the simplest plastic bags to use, any sturdy bag is capable of being used as a planter–including heavy-duty trash bags. Choose plastic bags for your plants. Pick heavy-duty bags that are the proper size for the amount of plants you plan to sow. A compost or potting soil bag holds approximately three adult plants, and a regular-size garbage bag holds five plants. Fill the bag with rich growing mix. Make your own by mixing one part peat moss with one part compost and adding one or two handfuls of perlite. Tie the end of the bag closed securely once filled so the compost doesn’t leak out. Shake bag to loosen the mixture. Lay the bag on the ground horizontally and move the compost inside u...