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Repurposing a pasta pot.

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in The potting shed
This was the only pot that wouldn't  work on my new induction  hob. Unfortunately,  it was the one I used for practically  everything.
Apart from the obvious for the base, has anyone  any ideas what I could do with either or both parts in the garden?
I would mention to anyone  interested,  old frying pans and woks make great container/ large pot saucers with a nifty handle for turning plants to catch the light

PS it's  deeper than it looks 8n photo
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Hanging basket for the holey top one?
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Jenny_AsterJenny_Aster Posts: 945
    Would make a great self watering system, thread a few wicks down to the lower pan that's filled with water and plant up the top one with wicks leading up the soil. 
    Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am! 

    Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    I was thinking along the same lines Jenny. 

    You could also use the top part for things that like very free drainage such as sempervivums.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Growing herbs.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Basil would be appropriate, I suppose, but I'm not all that keen on it 😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Chervil?  Tarragon?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Love tarragon. Never tasted chervil
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It's similar, being also kind of aniseedy but its foliage is more feathery and enjoys shade rather than full sun.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    i use an old pot like that to boil black
    walnut fruit the part outside shell to make ink. 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Can't use it to boil anything anymore
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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