Blue Barrel 55 Gallon Barrel Garden Planters
But this year we came up with a new approach using treated lumber and 55 gallon plastic barrels.
Blue barrel 55 gallon barrel garden planters. Evie strawberries will be going in the ot. Make several marks around the perimeter of the barrel with a felt tip pen and then connect the marks with a line. See more ideas about 55 gallon barrel 55 gallon drum. I used three of the barrels to build six raised garden beds.
The wood was free and the barrels were purchased off of craigslist for 10 a piece. If you re looking for 55 gallon drum projects barrels can be great for raised bed gardens and earthboxes. In this article you ll see raised bed gardens earth boxes rain barrels and aquaponics 55 gallon barrel drums projects. Sep 10 2015 explore louann larson rux s board 55 gallon barrel ideas on pinterest.
We ve used raised garden beds for years to grow watermelons squash tomatoes peppers eggplants corn and strawberries. Cut a plastic 55 gallon barrel in half lengthways and you can use it to create a couple of raised planters for your garden. Shop for rain barrels in garden center. Ozark beauty strawberries in the full barrel.
Using second hand 55 gallon food safe plastic barrels and some scrap wood that i cleaned up on the planer i was able to create some very basic planters for my backyard garden. Apr 18 2017 raised garden made from plastic blue barrels and easy on your back. Buy products such as 55 gallon black rain barrel rts home accents 35 gal. Just make sure that you collect plastic barrels that food grade made from hdpe and have contained only food type items.
Make a raised garden bed to use outdoors or in a greenhouse. Total build time was roughly 4 hours with a couple mistakes in there. If you have the time tools and skills to do the work you can have a raised bed garden up ready in a day. If you love these barrel ideas check out all the awesome things you can make for your homestead using 55 gallon metal barrels.