Jo in Ga wrote:
If you use the Brita water filter pitchers, don't throw away the filter..set it aside to dry thuroughly, hen puncture the menbrane at the bottom and empty the tiny gravel into a cup..makes great mini gravel..For a planter, I used the top of a flip top cigrette box and coated it with glue, then packed this tiny gravel all over..came out great..
If you use the Brita water filter pitchers, don't throw away the filter..set it aside to dry thuroughly, hen puncture the menbrane at the bottom and empty the tiny gravel into a cup..makes great mini gravel..For a planter, I used the top of a flip top cigrette box and coated it with glue, then packed this tiny gravel all over..came out great..