|
Mon, Oct 31, 11 at 10:00
| I have a broken oven/stove that I would like to use as a planter. The bottom drawer is a no-brainer, and the glass top is an obvious surface to hold pots, but I'm having trouble picturing what to do about the oven part. If I leave the door on, it will be hanging right over the bottom drawer. Would I want to just remove the door? If anyone has some pics of "planted ovens" or just ideas, please share!
Would also love any input on "cooking puns to plant", like "hot" pink, or maybe strawberries planted in a pie plate on top, maybe a "hot" pepper planted in a sauce pan, that kind of stuff. TIA! |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Mon, Oct 31, 11 at 10:12
| What a fabulous idea. Nice that it has a glass top. My mom has an old glass top oven in her garage... I posted a link to an oven planter on flickr below. It is a double oven so they could use one drawer and then the door or the other oven. Too bad the doors don't open sideways, you could use the oven for storage. Even with the door off you could use it to store things. And your flowers would hide the storage, just not anything too large so you could get it out without damaging your plants. Can oven doors be pushed open from the inside? Just something to think about if there are kids around. If any one gets in you want them to be able to get out. If not I'd say take the door off or disable the latch. (At least they are not air tight like fridges.) Be sure to post pics as you progress. Kathy |
Here is a link that might be useful: oven planted
|
| I was thinking if you used a piece of steel to hold the oven door part way open(screwed on both side of oven & door) & had a V shaped planter, probably have to make it out of redwood then flowers could be"hot from the oven" of course they would be red!! Jan |
|
- Posted by oldgraymare 4 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 31, 11 at 23:44
| How about planting it with herbs? Chives and Basil in pots on top. I agree with Sunnyca.. I would bolt a strap on the oven door and stove side wall to form a V..(can be open 12-14 inches) fill oven with a planter (maybe a small tote with drainage??) and dirt and maybe a trailing Rosemary that would trail over the door. |
|
- Posted by oldgraymare 4 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 1, 11 at 0:00
| How about planting it with herbs? Chives and Basil in pots on top. I agree with Sunnyca.. I would bolt a strap on the oven door and stove side wall to form a V..(can be open 12-14 inches) fill oven with a planter (maybe a small tote with drainage??) and dirt and maybe a trailing Rosemary that would trail over the door. I have a old Monarch electric stove with a soup pot in my yard. I have herbs in pots (and the soup pot) on top.. I was using the oven area for trowels and such. I never did take a picture of it so I will have to do that! |
|
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Nov 1, 11 at 9:18
| Absolutely LOVE these ideas! So glad I asked. This won't happen until spring, so please feel free to continue adding more. |
|
- Posted by cheribelle Z5 IA (My Page) on Sat, Nov 5, 11 at 16:37
| Gotta say, I LOVE that duck planter!In the oven..... |
|
| I'm wondering if you could take the over racks, somehow attach/weld them together to make a "trellis". Then prop them up against the side of the oven and plant nasturtiums of some other climber on them. |
|
- Posted by luna_llena_feliz (My Page) on Sun, Nov 6, 11 at 19:29
| I'd look for old pots to plant in to put on the stove. I like sunnyca's idea of somehow holding the door partly open and pixie_lou's idea of the trellis made from oven racks. Would be cool with a plant overflowing out of the oven. Don't forget to add some cute salt & pepper shakers to the mix by letting them sit on top of the stove. Cute idea! |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Garden Junk Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.