I've seen Altoid tins used for a lot of things— watercolor tins, candle holders, sewing kits, even paperclip holders. But a pocket garden is something I haven't really considered until seeing this Instructable. This is a potentially great fix for those craving to exercise their green thumb, but are confined to a small apartments with no yard or foliage in the surrounding area. These would also be really fun on a desk at work.
It only takes around 3 days to sprout seedlings, with the help of a tissue and water over top. It's always refreshing to watch stuff grow, even if it is in a teeny-tiny tin! Check out Instructables for more info on how to grow your own!
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I might have to try that on my desk at work!
This is darling. It'd never work at my day job, but I'm going to do this in my home office. (It is 100% guaranteed the cat will munch them, but maybe that'll keep him from sitting on my laptop keyboard and entering fun search queries like ```````````````````````````````````` with his kitty butt.)
Cute idea!
Too cute! I would love to see somebody sit on a bench in a busy downtown area, take out their lunch, then take out their 'pocket garden' and set it down next to them. Lunch in, er, near the park! :D
I think it's cute but really you guys - are you THAT hard up for content? ; )
Love it! Celestial Seasonings used to make (maybe still do?) similar tins for Sampler tea bags. I use them for mini "Zen Gardens"- little pebbles & sand that I rake with a piece of broken comb. I also made a mini "Oasis Garden"- sand, a piece of blue glass to represent water, a few springs of greenery for palm trees, & a few brown wood beads to represent coconuts, & a plastic camel from an old Nativity ... So cute & fun!!! Never considered using actual living plants!!!
don't be such a party pooper, edgaroso! very cute, very worth the post.
Cool idea. I suppose we can do this in a jar too? :)