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Iron bowl planter thingy

Someone was giving away this old iron bowl, I had to have it. I was going to use it as a water feature but there's a crack halfway up.
I could use it as a planter for cannas, and let them sit in water. Any other ideas folks? And what is it?


I could use it as a planter for cannas, and let them sit in water. Any other ideas folks? And what is it?


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Can you drill holes in the base? Otherwise, you'd have to put something else inside, and keep checking for waterlogging. I do that with my Dad's old pot he used for stripping lacquer from brass instruments - it has no holes, and I'm worried that I'd damage it if I'm too forceful.
I wonder if it's from an old heating system, or a brewery?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'd have thought there would be an 'attachment' of some kind underneath if it had been a bell @Lyn.
Perhaps @WillDB could turn it over and have a gander...
It's obviously had more to it at some point , because of the rough edges
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Look similar.
They'd be nice with virtually anything really
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...