Set the planter in place again and check it for level in both directions.
Corrugated metal planter box plans.
When the planter is in place cut a couple large slits in the bottom of the plastic liner so excess water can drain into the soil below unless you plan to install a self watering system.
Building the boxes is straightforward and it shouldn t eat up too much of your time.
See more ideas about metal planters corrugated metal garden beds.
May 22 2019 explore misscindylou s board corrugated metal planters on pinterest.
It s also raised slightly higher than your average raised bed making it easy to bend over and plant seeds as well as harvest.
There are also a lot of tips included on how to set up an irrigation system.
Diy metal trough planter.
It has short sides it s 10 5 inches deep and is just over 3 feet long.
Drill a bunch of 1 4 holes through metal for water drainage.
The bottom of the box will need to be covered with either flat sheet metal or with corrugated steel roof panel.
Take the help of this tutorial to replicate this idea.
2 4 x 8 pieces of corrugated metal or this corrugated garden bed kit click here to buy on amazon if you re unable to cut the metal.
Metal raised garden bed from mk library.
Now you can move the planter into its final position and begin filling the box with dirt.
Their raised planter box used cedar tone pressure treated lumber way budget friendlier than the standard cedar.
The garden bed kit is a convenient raised garden bed kit on amazon.
That requires a watertight liner.
Add soil or deepen the trench to level the planter.
Instead of using all wood this free raised planter box uses corrugated metal for the sides.
Because the old corrugated metal we used had a few minor holes and rust spots we used landscaping fabric to line those areas.
One of the many other galvanized planter ideas that you can find in this list.
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.
Even pressure treated wood doesn t last forever though and by this spring the beds were all but falling apart.