Kitchen Supply Planters

In this Instructable, you will learn how to plant a succulent and spider plant using re-purposed kitchen supplies. We will be planting the succulent in a tin can and the spider plant in a pitcher. Continue reading below to learn how to make these unique kitchen supply planters!

Materials List:

• Newspaper
• Garden gloves (optional)
• Garden soil
• Measuring cup or small hand shovel
• Kitchen pitcher or other container of similar size (we used a gravy boat)
• Tin can (coffee, soup, etc.)
  • You will need more than one if you want to plant more succulents
• Ribbon
• Craft paint
• Paint brush
• Other craft supplies you wish to use to decorate your tin can
• Spider plant
• Succulent
• 1 1/2 cups of water

Lay down your newspaper on a flat surface like your kitchen table or even the floor!

Gather all of your supplies and lay them out on the newspaper -- however you wish to organize

• We will start with the tin can

**If you wish to leave the tin can plain, you can skip this step**

• Take any paper/plastic wrapping off of the can
• Paint the tin can any color with craft paint
• If you have other craft supplies (glitter, stickers, etc.) you can use those to decorate the can as well

Please wait for the paint to dry before you move on to the next steps

While you are waiting for the tin can to dry, you can start working on the spider plant pitcher (see step 11)

Take the measuring cup or small hand shovel and scoop dirt into the tin can until it is 3/4 full.

Use your fingers to separate the soil in the can and create a small hole for the succulent.

Carefully pick up the succulent by the base of the plant and place the succulent into the hole you created in the tin can

Use your hands to move some of the soil around the inside edge of the can into the center to fill in the area around the succulent

• You can add more soil around the succulent if needed
• The soil that the succulent originally came in should be covered
• Be careful not to cover the green leaves of the succulent

Using a water glass or small container, water the succulent with about 1/2 cup of water.

• You will want to saturate the soil around the succulent
• If 1/2 cup of water does not saturate the soil, add more water until the soil around the succulent is saturated with water

**Please click on this link to learn how to care for your succulent: https://www.succulentsandsunshine.com/guide-growin...

Windowsills work best, but anywhere in direct sunlight will work!

Place the pitcher in front of you on the newspaper.

• Any glass/plastic/ceramic water pitcher will do.

Use the measuring cup or hand shovel to scoop the soil into the pitcher until it is 3/4 full.

Use your fingers to separate the soil in the can and create a hole for the spider plant.

Carefully pick up the spider plant by the base of the plant and place it into the hole you created in the pitcher

Use your hands to move some of the soil around the inside edge of the pitcher into the center to fill in the area around the spider plant.

• You can add more soil around the spider plant if needed.
• The soil that the spider plant originally came in should be covered.
• Be careful not to cover the leaves of the spider plant.

Using a water glass, water the spider plant with about 1 cup of water.

• You want the soil to be moist, but not soggy.

**Please click on this link to learn how to care for the spider plant: https://www.almanac.com/plant/spider-plants

**If you wish to leave the pitcher plain, please skip this step**

• Move the pitcher and ribbon to a clean part of the newspaper or on another clean surface.
• Cut a piece of ribbon that will fit around the diameter or handle of the pitcher, leaving extra ribbon to tie a bow.
• Using the ribbon, tie a bow around the pitcher.

Direct, hot sunlight can burn the spider plant's leaves, causing brown tips and spots.