24 Should tin cans be used? 


A fine showing of Easter Lily Cacti (Echinopsis) grown in tin cans. Small 
“pups” reach flowering size in one to two years. 
the well-to-do growers, yet fine amateur collections have been grown 
in cans and even exhibited by covering with light green corrugated 
paper—the ribs running up and down. Drain holes should be made 
in the s7de of the can near the bottom; the danger from nematode 
and ants will thus be minimized and the plants will not grow 
through the bottom. Dip the cans in hot tar to prevent rusting. The 
soil must be well prepared since the moisture evaporation will be 
less than with glazed pots. 
