Cheap containers for seedlings?
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Comments (43)treeskate, I've been making several containers of that size. This year I'm using 1x10 pine boards and 2x2s. I get the cheapest pine boards they sell at Menards. For a 3' long box you can get 6' 1x10 boards and cut them in half. 1x10s are really 9" 1/4 wide so use 2 per side. Screw them into a 2x2 and then screw the sides in to make a box. For the bottom I use an old piece of 3/4" plywood that I have laying around. Screw the bottom into the box and drill holes for drainage and you have a planter. Paint it inside and out with a porch and floor oil based paint and it will last. That Glidden stuff Home Depot sells is really good and they have various colors. I would estimate for your project you'd need (using prices at my Menards here in Chicago). 2 6' 1x10s for front/back $9 1 6' 1x10 for sides $4.50 3'x 1.5' 3/4" plywood ~$5.00 (you can scrounge for this) 1/3 gal oil paint $7 ($20/gal) screws ~$2 1 8' 2x2 $2 So total cost is between $25 and $30 If you dumpster dive you can sometimes find 3' scraps of pine for free! :-) Click on the link below to see 2 of the new boxes I built using pine. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreContainer cabbages and cheap soil
Comments (3)Most veggies are somewhat tolerant of heavier soils than are optimal in containers, but the $1.50 bags you purchased probably are not suitable for use in containers. Generally those cheap bags are actual topsoil complete with a few twigs and rocks. This would be fine to use to fill in a low spot in the yard or even in a veggie garden, but in a container I think you will find it holds a lot of water and very little air and plant roots, to be healthy require both. You would most likely be better off growing in pure compost rather than using compost to amend the dirt for container use. If you can swing it, return those bags (unless you have another use for them) and get a bag of potting mix (not soil) for your containers. Your plants will appreciate it....See MoreWhere to find CHEAP containers / plastic pots?
Comments (2)Check with a large nursery. I see large piles of pots at some nurseries. It seems they would rather have the $$ than the pots lying around....See MoreCheap ideas for large containers? Wheeled garbage can
Comments (16)I have garbage pails without wheels. When I have excess soil from gardening that I went to get rid of I fill my garbage pails up with soil so bulk pickup can discard it. The pails become very heavy to move without wheels but I move them very easily with my hand truck. This is similar to the hand truck I use https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-000-lb-Capacity-Dual-Handle-Hand-Truck-60138/202204469...See Moremandolls
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