Raised bed Planter Box 4 less than 30 bucks

[caregiverken]

lovin those planters bro! inexpensive as well. nice 42o

Thanks Buddy :)
I am a Poor farmer..but I make do.;)
When I get my 1st pension check. I might be able to buy soil. o_O

 

[caregiverken]

this bed was made from free wood last year.
Last years soil (revamped a litttle)
My JillyBean bed this year

 

[420alldaze]

hey bro its about using common sense , and they work good too. a friend of mine just called me and asked me for my old dirt the other day. lol 42o

 

[caregiverken]

Got my new bed filled today :D

I probably have too many in there...Because these will more than likely get 6 foot tallo_O
But it will just be one giant Hedge this way...lol :D

 

[sox]

Looking great Ken, those are SUPER happy plants! what kind of wood is it?
Gotta watch for the seeping, seaping, seiping...howevery you spell it..of chems from treated wood.;)

 

[socalval]

nice and easy .

 

[LukeJ]

I know Redwood would would work better. But they are 6 bucks a board.
that would cost bout $80
But, I got these fence boards at lowes for 2 bucks each.
Then found some on craigs list for a buck...going there tomorrow

12- 5foot X 5inch Fence boards = $24.
1 8ft 2x4 cut into 2ft pieces = $1.50
few dozen 1 5/8 screws = .50

Took about an hour to put together with a couple smoke breaks :)
View attachment 210228

I loosened up the ground a bit underneath. .View attachment 210229

And Put 1/2 chicken wire on the bottom to keep the gophers out View attachment 210230


Put 9 cuft in there so far...gonna put a few cuft of pearlite and another 8 or 9 ft of soil.View attachment 210227

I hope to grow a couple 6ft round bushes in it ;)
I plan to feed with A1 nutes and the tea recipes I'm finding here at the farm. :)

I know Redwood would would work better. But they are 6 bucks a board.
that would cost bout $80
But, I got these fence boards at lowes for 2 bucks each.
Then found some on craigs list for a buck...going there tomorrow

12- 5foot X 5inch Fence boards = $24.
1 8ft 2x4 cut into 2ft pieces = $1.50
few dozen 1 5/8 screws = .50

Took about an hour to put together with a couple smoke breaks :)
View attachment 210228

I loosened up the ground a bit underneath. .View attachment 210229

And Put 1/2 chicken wire on the bottom to keep the gophers out View attachment 210230


Put 9 cuft in there so far...gonna put a few cuft of pearlite and another 8 or 9 ft of soil.View attachment 210227

I hope to grow a couple 6ft round bushes in it ;)
I plan to feed with A1 nutes and the tea recipes I'm finding here at the farm. :)

This looks really good and very, very cheap!!! Congratulations on saving quite a few dollars. I bought my planter box for more than 400 dollars from this site. I kind of feel bad that I did not find your post earlier!!! But such is life I guess. You did some really nice job on that planter box, good for you!

 

[ProdigyGrower]

NICE BRO WINING

 

[caregiverken]

thanks you guys...I have made more simple boxes...
and I think these are the ones I will make more of.

3'X3' 16 inches deep....wire bottom

amended soil underneath....I think I can fit bout 8 more of these in my garden :)

 

[Fraktaal]

Awesome planter box brother. Looks deep. How much soil does it take to fill one of those?

 

[caregiverken]

Awesome planter box brother. Looks deep. How much soil does it take to fill one of those?

I think it took about 8 bags (1.5cuft each)

 

[Fraktaal]

I think it took about 8 bags (1.5cuft each)

Smaller than it looks! Reading the specs again, it is only 5ft long.

 

[monkeymun]

Nice beds Ken. How long do you find the wood lasts before it starts decomposing?

I've used colorbond for raised beds in the past. Figured it wouldn't break down like wood, but it did get damned hot when the sun hit it and dried out the soil in contact with it.

 

[caregiverken]

Nice beds Ken. How long do you find the wood lasts before it starts decomposing?

I've used colorbond for raised beds in the past. Figured it wouldn't break down like wood, but it did get damned hot when the sun hit it and dried out the soil in contact with it.

Im not sure how long they will last mun.
The ones I made last year with scrap plywood are still good..
I also made some last year from old crappy wood too and they are still fine.
I pretty sure these beds will be usesable for 5 or 6 years no pr0blem.

I made a bed from steel studs last year also ( used them at work)
and it does get a little warm...but the plants do ok in it.

But I dont think I would use metal again

this is a recent shot of that metal bed

 

[sox]

very nice ken!

 

[monkeymun]

Im not sure how long they will last mun.
The ones I made last year with scrap plywood are still good..
I also made some last year from old crappy wood too and they are still fine.
I pretty sure these beds will be usesable for 5 or 6 years no pr0blem.

I made a bed from steel studs last year also ( used them at work)
and it does get a little warm...but the plants do ok in it.

But I dont think I would use metal again

this is a recent shot of that metal bed
View attachment 225280

Yeah, I wouldn't use metal again either. I think wood is preferable. I might coat them with oil to help them last a little longer, but even without, I think your estimate for how long they should last is pretty accurate.

Nice shot of the metal in action!

 

[caregiverken]

That was then^^^


this is now

So far, I think its working

 

[neverbreak]

loving this thread ken. i'm subbed.

neverbreak.

 

[yellowhead]

All those beds look great. The plants in them are going gangbusters!

 

[caregiverken]

loving this thread ken. i'm subbed.

neverbreak.

All those beds look great. The plants in them are going gangbusters!

Thanks you guys :)
I guess I will have to treat this as a Diary now..
.the plants in the OP are looking like they will be 10 ft tall..6 ft wide
so come back in august...I will update...lol..;)

But I am making more Beds this weekend...so come back monday..to see those :D

:p