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It’s springtime and that means it’s time to plant flowers.
I don’t mind working in the garden, planting flowers and even weeding periodically. What I do hate by the middle of August is to drag out the garden hose and water the flowers every single day. It’s hot and I’ve lost interest. By this point, I’m ready for the cooler weather to set in.
Do you lose interest at the end of the summer? Please, tell me I’m not alone!
By late August my flowers start to look drab, wilted and withering away. OK, maybe not withering away to nothing, but you know what I mean.
A couple of years ago I came across a really awesome solution to the watering problem, add a diaper inside of the flower pot. For real! And, guess what? It works.
I picked up this really cool coal bucket at a garage sale last summer.
It’s really simple. Place dirt into the bottom of the pot if it’s a deep container. If your container is shallow you can skip this step.
Add a diaper or large adult undergarment. I used an undergarment from my Grandfather’s house after he passed away.
Place a layer of dirt on top of the diaper/undergarment.
Next, add the flowers. I picked up a really cool mixture from Home Depot. It’s a pot of flowers called Drop and Bloom. They’re a combination of flowers in one pot.
Carefully remove from container and drop into your flower container. It’s awesome! Super easy.
Give your new flowers a much-needed drink of water and that’s it. You’re good to go. No more watering flowers every single day leaving you more time to do things you really love.
Keep an eye on your flowers and water them as needed.
The first time I tried this simple little hack, I only watered my flowers once in the month of August. It was fabulous. It was super warm, but we were blessed with rain once a week and that was enough to keep them going all month.
For more flower ideas visit Lamour et Fleurs.
Ahhh, more time to enjoy the kids and spend my time relaxing instead of watering.
I wouldn’t recommend using the diapers in your food garden. I wouldn’t want the diaper stuffing anywhere near my food. Would you?
Have you tried it? I would love to hear your results.
Drop me a comment below. Thanks for stopping by.
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I haven’t tried it yet and I’ve already done most of my spring planting. I do have 4 planters out front that are still pretty with pansies but when i change them, I am definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
This is such a good idea! I feel like I’m watering all the time and my planters still don’t get enough water. I am going to try this.
What a great idea! We are on water restrictions here in Ca., so this is a great way to make the water last longer and not evaporate so fast. Thanks for the tip!
And if your grandpa only knew! LOL That’s a great idea.
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful creativity on The Inspiration Board at homework. I love this idea and it would save SO much time!
Have a wonderful and creative day!
carolyn ~ homework
Andrea, I have not tried this but I will now! Thanks for sharing!
Great idea! I haven’t planted any containers yet, so I may have to steal some diapers next time my grandson is over! Pinning this one!
Honey you are so not alone with that one. LOL….can’t wait to get it planted and when it gets hot…..I drag myself to water. I saw the diaper thing on FB and meant to try it but have not yet. Gotta see how it works.
I was skeptical at first, but it works!
Weird but intriguing!
Actually you can find on the web where people are purchasing the silicone gel (the stuff in the diaper) and adding it to their soil to keep plants and their gardens watered longer. This includes food. This is also the same stuff (crystals) that they put in vases for cut flowers and for sprouting seeds in. It works fabulously!
I’ve seen where people have removed the insides of the diaper and mixed it into the soil. I’m happy with just tossing a diaper in. I wasn’t aware you could actually purchase the gel. Thanks for sharing!
Wow I never would have thought of using adult diapers. This is totally awesome. Thanks for linking up on #HomeMattersParty Looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.
Thanks for linking this up to my “Thrifty & Vintage Finds” link party! What an interesting idea!
Wow, who knew? I have already planted all of my containers, but I will give this a try next year. Fabulous! Thanks for sharing with SYC. Pinned.
hugs,
Jann
Great idea! Thanks for linking with Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
woohooo !!
good to know!
catching you!
gail
Oh my gosh this is so neat! I hate watering flowers too and I usually kill them by the end of summer….lol. I’ll have to give this tip a try. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
Clever idea! We live in drought prone So Cal, and it NEVER rains in the summer months. With water at a premium, any help is a bonus. I put my pots on a shoe rack (like the one for closets) and stick in the middle of the grassy area of our yard before dark. When the sprinklers come on at 5 am (we are down to three days a week now) the flower pots get a ‘shower’ while the grass is being watered. Its rubberized metal so it won’t rust and the excess water drips on to the lawn. I picked it up cheap at Big Lots. Amazon has them too, but for more $$ than I paid. It’s light weight and easily transported since I also use it to chase the sun when I’m waiting for my seeds to sprout. This easily cuts my watering down to about once a week during the hottest summer days. Another tip for large pots is one I saw on the web: cut up old, stained cotton t-shirts and after putting a shallow layer of soil in the pot, layer the strips of cotton fabric with another deeper layer of soil before planting. Soak it well so the cotton absorbs plenty of water, then plant your flowers. Make sure the pot has a hole so the cotton doesn’t get mildewed. I haven’t tried this yet, but others have and say it works well.