Greenknight's Cactus Wagon
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:17 pm
Years ago, I was thinking about building a stand for my small cactus plants to sit out in the sun - one that would keep them off the ground and I could pick up and carry to move it under cover when it rained. Then I recalled this old decrepit little kid's wagon that was in a pile of stuff to be sold as scrap. This was perfect for the job. The handle had long ago broken off, and it was all rusty - even had some holes rusted in the corners between the bottom and sides of the bed (I didn't need to drill drain holes). Only 28" long (~71cm), it was not hard to carry around. The metal would heat up quickly in the sun, and the extra warmth would give the cacti a boost in our mild climate. The look of this rusted relic seemed appropriate for cacti, too.
I didn't think it would be good to have the pots sitting directly on the metal, but I had collcted a bunch of styrofoam trays from grocery items (reduce, reuse, recycle
), so I used those under them. They've long since gotten flattened out, but that's fine - I don't have to dump them, I just tilt the whole thing to help the water run off. I didn't expect it to last this long, but putting it out in the sun and keeping it from getting rained on has preserved it for 40-some years - and here it is:
I didn't think it would be good to have the pots sitting directly on the metal, but I had collcted a bunch of styrofoam trays from grocery items (reduce, reuse, recycle
), so I used those under them. They've long since gotten flattened out, but that's fine - I don't have to dump them, I just tilt the whole thing to help the water run off. I didn't expect it to last this long, but putting it out in the sun and keeping it from getting rained on has preserved it for 40-some years - and here it is: - 20221011_161238crp.jpg (149.54 KiB) Viewed 3787 times