Instead of using all wood this free raised planter box uses corrugated metal for the sides.
Corrugated metal planter boxes diy.
Take the help of this tutorial to replicate this idea.
It s also raised slightly higher than your average raised bed making it easy to bend over and plant seeds as well as harvest.
Even pressure treated wood doesn t last forever though and by this spring the beds were all but falling apart.
See more ideas about metal planters corrugated metal garden beds.
After you build a raised bed you should ideally wait a day or two before planting seeds.
Corrugated metal planter box when we first moved into our home twelve years ago i created a large fenced area for our veggie garden 100 x 50 and built raised beds out of 12 boards and 4 x4 corner posts for veggies and flowers.
1 box of decking screws at least 2 5 or 3 20 comes with it s own star bit 1 box self tapping metal screws 1 5 we used these and they worked great for us.
One of the many other galvanized planter ideas that you can find in this list.
24 x 12 ft sheet of corrugated metal or whatever size you want.
Diy metal trough planter.
Step 5 place sheet metal inside the diy planter container.
Our metal is 30 gauge.
If you d rather not fill the entire garden bed with soil some people like to put recyclable items at the bottom of their garden box first.
Metal raised garden bed from mk library.
This size cost us 22 dollars.
Create a very durable raised bed for your garden using corrugated metal redwood and some basic hardware.
10 4 x 2 s of pressure treated lumber.
You might think about which soil amendments if any you d like to add and plan out which plants will be best in the same box.
Also make sure all the screws you choose are rated for use with treated lumber.
Home centers typically carry light gauge corrugated metal which is fine for this metal raised garden beds project as long as you reinforce it with plywood.
There are also a lot of tips included on how to set up an irrigation system.
How to fill your garden box.
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Drill a bunch of 1 4 holes through metal for water drainage.