Why You Should Start Adding Pinecones To The Bottom Of Your Planters

Garden planters come in all shapes, sizes, and materials, and large planters can be used for shrubs and even small trees. Although sometimes the entire space of a large planter may be needed for a plant’s root system, usually only the top few inches are taken up by plants. To lessen the overall weight of the planter, filling the bottom half with lightweight material, not soil, is recommended. One of the best lightweight natural materials to use to take up space in the bottom of your planters is pinecones.

Materials like pinecones relieve your plants of excess moisture in addition to lowering the overall weight of the planter compared to filling the entire planter with soil. Unlike synthetic materials, like plastic water bottles, bubble wrap, or styrofoam, pinecones are all-natural and won’t add any undesirable chemicals to your planter’s contents. Using pinecones to fill in the bottom half of your planter also means purchasing less soil. Since pinecones are free to pick up in your yard or the woods — unless you live in a non-wooded area, of course — they’re also a thrifty choice.