Blue Barrel 55 Gallon Barrel Garden Planters

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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. Cut a plastic 55 gallon barrel in half lengthways and you can use it to create a couple of raised planters for your garden. 2 turn the barrel on its side and drill a 1 2 inch hole on the line. 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. Buy products such as 55 gallon black rain barrel rts home accents 35 gal. The wood was free and the barrels were purchased off of craigslist for 10 a piece. If you love these barrel ideas check out all the awesome things you can make for your homestead using 55 gallon metal barrels.

If you re looking for 55 gallon drum projects barrels can be great for raised bed gardens and earthboxes. 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. If you have the time tools and skills to do the work you can have a raised bed garden up ready in a day. Make a raised garden bed to use outdoors or in a greenhouse.

Rain barrel w planter at walmart and save. Make several marks around the perimeter of the barrel with a felt tip pen and then connect the marks with a line. These can be placed on wooden frames to raise them off the ground to make gardening more accessible for elderly gardeners or those with limited mobility. I used three of the barrels to build six raised garden beds.

See more ideas about 55 gallon barrel 55 gallon drum. Just make sure that you collect plastic barrels that food grade made from hdpe and have contained only food type items. Shop for rain barrels in garden center. Evie strawberries will be going in the ot.