Alternative Uses for Extra Tea Tins?
I used some of mine to make soy candles as christmas gifts. I even scented them like the teas. :) Some of my more rectangular ones I’ve been using to help store silk stockings and other tights.
My mom has a couple vintage Harney tea tins she uses as planters, has not said anything about rust…I should poke her and find out if she coated them first.
I have some tiny ones that I am trying to figure out what to do with. Too small for pens but I might go the soy candle route.
Now I’m curious as I love the idea. Did she poke holes in the bottom for drainage? She is undoubtedly better at plants than I am and maybe she doesn’t have overwatering issues but that is what I would be concerned about over the rust. Their tins seem to be coated inside anyway. I think, at least… I may well be mistaken. :)
Yes, Nicole, I have my plants in regular planters but I do know that holes in the bottom are a must. The key to not overwatering is to not water the plant directly, but water the tray that the plant is in. The plant will soak up the water it needs through the holes. I’ve been doing this for weeks an my plants’ soil is always nice and moist :)
So apparently one of them did rust :( I think the ones she used for herbs she poked holes in…and the ones she used for succulents she just had rocks in the bottom. I think, she has an amazing knack for gardening where I managed to kill everything!
Rust is not necessarily bad for plants. It will add iron to the soil which is good. However, it does depend on how much rust there is. I certainly think it would be safe to use a metal tea tin for growing a plant for 1-2 years. But if you were going to keep it for 10 years, that might be different.
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