With what can I fill a large planter?

Jeanne Jarrett
by Jeanne Jarrett
  4 answers
  • Gk Gk on Aug 04, 2019

    If you want to use less dirt in your planter you can fill it partially with styrofoam packing peanuts before adding dirt. I have also used crushed pop cans and plastic bottles as well as pea rock. I also tried using loose polyester batting that you can use to stuff pillows. All work to save buying so much potting soil! I plant different varieties of flowers in my big pots and they grow beautifully as long as I know how much dirt their root systems will need to develop.

  • Lauren of Mom Home Guide Lauren of Mom Home Guide on Aug 04, 2019

    You could also put a smaller inverted planter in it before filling the larger planter with dirt.

  • DesertRose DesertRose on Aug 05, 2019

    I did not have packing peanuts on hand but I had styrofoam that came in a recent purchase. I chopped it up and filled my HUGE pot. First I covered the bottom with a filter to hold in the dirt, then the foam pieces, then put in the dirt. Then I replanted my beautiful geranium. It is doing great and the pot is much lighter now. I have to bring it in for winter months.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Aug 05, 2019

    If you are looking to "fill" before adding a plant you can use rocks or mulch. Also, you can turn a smaller pot upside down in the bottom to take up space.