How To Make A Pallet Garden
If y'all're reading this mail service, chances are yous've got an quondam pallet that isn't being used at all. I had one too, and I knew at that place was SOMETHING I could do with information technology…but what?
With a footling artistic thinking (and Googling), I came upward with a cool idea for a vertical pallet garden that cost me under $30 to build!
It should abound nigh 12 heads of lettuce and 12 bunches of spinach, which helps me hit my goal to grow lxxx% of the the greens I eat. With food quality existence such a major business concern correct now, why notgrow your own and become more self sustainable?
Let's get started!
The Materials
- An old pallet
- Scroll of burlap sheeting
- Staples
- Potting soil
- A couple cans of spraypaint (optional)
- Seedlings (optional, you tin start from seed)
- Hammer
- Scissors
Full Cost: I went with spraypaint and seedlings, and the full cost was $35. Pretty cheap for a TON of growing space!
Paint the Pallet
If you want to add some way to your pallet planter, selection upwardly a couple cans of spray paint and lay your pallet down on the burlap sheeting that you lot purchased. Brush it off with a wire brush or your paw just and then you lot have a nice make clean surface to work from.
Requite the pallet a few good coats and let it sit down for an 60 minutes or ii to dry out out. Feel free to get a little crazy with it! I went with the xPonics yellow and greenish, or as close as I could become to them 🙂
Laying out the pallet on the burlap. Make sure you do this unless yous want to have a very unique expect to your grass 😉
First coat consummate!
After letting it dry for a flake, add another glaze of pigment and let information technology dry for about an hour or so.
Staple the Burlap Sheeting
It's of import to go this part right. The burlap is what will hold your soil in the pallet and give you plants roots room to abound and thrive. If y'all don't staple it down well plenty, you might get some leakage or a flat out rip that will ruin your garden. Become with a iv-v inch spacing betwixt the staples and make sure to completely enclose the pallet.
Exit one side of the pallet open so you lot can pour soil and water in.
Stapling down the first half of the burlap sheeting
Example of how to space your staples so the burlap won't break!
Fully stapled burlap sheeting, completely enclosing the within of the pallet. The superlative is open up and then I can water my plants or add together extra soil.
Add the Soil and Seedlings
Almost done! Add your potting soil into the slats and brand sure that you make full it completely. Exit the pallet horizontal while y'all cascade in the soil, because right now at that place is zip to hold that soil into the pallet. After you constitute, the roots will have hold, spread out, and create solidity in the soil that will proceed information technology from falling out of your pallet.
Pallet full of potting soil!
Planting spinach, arugula, and crimson leaf lettuce. Making sure that spacing is correct, and that they're well seated in the soil.
And there information technology is! A cheap, DIY pallet garden that can produce a ton of greens for you and your family!
Taking Intendance of Your Garden
Be sure to get out your pallet garden horizontal for 2 weeks or so to let the plants take root. If you decide to hang your garden vertically, utilise concrete screws or something strong enough to hold the garden…it's heavy!
And there you lot have it…a DIY pallet garden that costs about $thirty bucks, looks crawly, and grows a ton of greens without taking up a lot of space. Allow me know what you call up in the comments…and if yous really enjoyed this article I wouldbeloved yous if you shared this with friends and family unit!
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Source: https://www.epicgardening.com/diy-pallet-garden/
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