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  • Strawberry planter idea

    I have a couple of 30 gallon blue drums being unused and thought I might be able to turn them into strawberry planters.

    My plan is to cut them in two from top to bottom, laying them top to top and then creating a spine out of a 3x3 fence post. Once connected together I can then sink two more posts into the ground to attach the spine and create an elevated trouth at say 4 foot high. Once attached, create drainage holes and add mdpe hoops to take netting.

    Do you think this will work? I should probably of checked with Big Mally as he seems to be master of invention.

  • #2
    Phew!...........Nowt like pressure..................I don't fully understand what the final thing is going to look like but the first concern I have is the weight. A half barrel filled with compost is gonna need some serious supports. If the barrels are spare as you suggest, why not cut one in half as you say & only make one planter out of one of the halves then assess whether to put it on legs or not. I personally would sit it on the floor with timber on each end hammered into the ground to stop it rocking. It will still be approx 12" high.

    Edit: I'm assuming that both top & bottom have closed ends.
    Last edited by Bigmallly; 16-06-2014, 07:11 PM.
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    • #3
      Assumption is correct BM, never considered the weight. I will get it drawn up and will probably make more sense. As ever grateful for the honest response.

      just thought it would keep it out of the reach of slugs.

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      • #4
        Are you very tall, Greenleaves? Being a little dwt myself, I'd have difficulty tending to a 4' high planter - waist height would be better, I think.
        Do the barrels have lids - or are you joining them together at the top, because they're open?
        I don't quite follow the "spine" idea - is it to support the weight of the barrels?
        If you cut a barrel in half lengthways, won't it lose some of its rigidity? Will it cope with the weight of soil?

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        • #5
          Thanks VC, poorly explained and thought through. Back to the drawing board me thinks.....6'3" by the way.

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          • #6
            Waist high is not a measurement VC after all you would be on your tippy toes to reach my waist high.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Being a little dwt myself, I'd have difficulty tending to a 4' high planter - waist height would be better, I think.
              That'll be 2'4" then.................
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              • #8
                True Potty but lots of nice things come in small parcels - ask SWMBO

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                • #9
                  Do you grow dwarf beans VC

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                  • #10
                    Looks like its time to remind you all of this http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ead_66183.html

                    ........and yes, GL, I do grow Dwarf beans but I keep a ladder handy for the top ones.

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